Egypt
Since its launch in 2011 by Sawari Ventures, Flat6Labs has been a key player in building and re-shaping the entrepreneurial scene in Egypt, offering young innovators with unique business ideas the opportunity to turn their vision into market-leading ventures. Egypt is recognized for being such a fertile place of growth due to the remarkable increase in the number of deals and total funding (31% increase in 2020) that the country has seen in recent years.
PROGRAMS
InvestIT
InvestIT is an investment-readiness support program for ICT-enabled startups in Egypt, launched by ITIDA, TIEC, and Flat6Labs.
InvestIT15 Dec 2024 - 15 Jul 2025
Apply NowClimate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program
In collaboration with the UK government, Flat6Labs is implementing the second phase of the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program in Egypt
CFA03 Mar 2024 -
03 Mar 2024 -
Makers – Contech Entrepreneurship Innovation Program
Makers - ConTech Innovation Program powered by Flat6Labs and in partnership with SIAC and Dar-Al-Handasah, is an Egypt-based program focusing on developing the contech (construction technology) ecosystem
Cycle 301 Nov 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
01 Nov 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
COUNTRY FUNDS
OUR BOARD
Hany Al Sonbaty
Founder and Chairman, Flat6LabsDina El Shenoufy
CIORamez El-Serafy
CEOAhmed El Alfi
Founder, Flat6LabsWael Amin
Board Member, Flat6LabsOUR TEAM
Amira Bibawy
Operations ManagerSeif Aldin Bahgat
Senior Program OfficerPeter Talat
AccountantHassan Mohamed
Accounting SupervisorAhmed Mohsen
Senior Creative DesignerAmal Hossam
Social Media SpecialistLenah Hafez
Senior Program Officer - Start Mashreq ProgramNadine Akkad
Senior Social Media SpecialistYomna El Ninnie
Senior People & Culture OfficerKarim El Shiaty
Senior Business Development OfficerCherif Hamdy
Investment ManagerMarc Elmankabady
Program OfficerFlat6Labs Closes EGP 207 Million of its FAC Egypt Fund, and Increases Cash Offering for Startups
From Left to right: Dina El Shenoufy (CIO, Flat6Labs), Ramez El-Serafy (CEO, Flat6Labs), Marie Therese Fam (Managing Partner, FlatLabs Egypt), Albert Malaty (Managing Director, Flat6Labs Egypt) Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program and Fund, announced today the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50 million to EGP207 million, to support Egyptian early-stage startups. […]
Flat6Labs Launches New Global Brand Identity
Flat6Labs, MENA’s leading seed and early stage VC, and manager of startup programs in the region, introduces a new streamlined visual brand identity and a new unified website. Given Flat6Labs expansive operations and impact across MENA over the past 10 years, the new brand identity is launched to ensure a consistent and enhanced experience for […]
Flat6Labs Cairo Alumnus Argineering Launches RGKit Play to Enable Creatives & Designers Bring Their Stories to Light
On the 22nd of September, Argineering launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to back up its newly launched RGKit Play that will allow designers, videographers, and creatives of all kinds to add movement in style with their newly launched kit. Support them on Kickstarter here. The RGKit Play is a modular wireless kit consisting of […]
Meet Five Flat6Labs Cairo Startups That Secured EGP150m+ During The Last Two Months
Over the past two months, our startups around the region have been facing an unprecedented challenge that is the COVID-19 pandemic. Operations, liquidity and employment have been affected in many industries, but just as these challenges presented themselves, many of our startups adapted to the situation. Five of these startups were capable of securing follow-on […]
Official Press Conference: Match Group Acquires Harmonica as Flat6Labs Fully Exits
On the 4th of September, we bore witness to the official press conference of the acquisition of the matchmaking app Harmonica by the tech giant, Match Group; as well as, Flat6Labs full exit from the marriage app. Harmonica’s CEO, Sameh Saleh; Match Group’s CEO of EMEA & APAC, Alexandre Lubot; Flat6Labs’ Co-founder, Ahmed El Alfi; […]
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Previous Demo Days
Flat6Labs 2023 Demo Day in Cairo
Egypt Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023, 6:00 PM Cairo 4:00 PM GMTEvery six months, Flat6Labs Cairo Seed Program launches a new cycle providing seed funding, a workspace, a personalized support program focused on market growth, as well as mentoring and individual coaching.
Flat6Labs Fall 2021 Demo Day in Cairo
Egypt Wednesday, 24 Nov 2021, 6:00 PM Cairo 4:00 PM GMTOur 17th Seed Program cycle took off on August 23rd 2021. The outstanding cohort graduating has products and services across multiple sectors including Health Tech, E-commerce, Food & Beverage, IOT devices, SaaS and Education Technology.
Spring 2021 Demo Day in Cairo
Egypt Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021, 3:00 GMT 5PM CLTOur 16th Seed Program cycle took off on March 14th 2021. The eight startup teams have been working over the past four months on growing their customer base, refining their offerings, expanding to new markets and building strategic partnerships
Flat6Labs Cairo Fall 2020 Demo Day
Egypt Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021, 5:00 PM Cairo 3:00 PM GMTOn November 1st, 2020, we launched the 15th cycle of our flagship 4-month accelerator program, welcoming ten outstanding startups
Flat6Labs Cairo Spring 2020 Demo Day
Egypt Saturday, 25 Jul 2020, 5:00 PM Cairo 3:00 PM GMTOn February 16th, 2020, we launched the Spring 2020 cycle of our flagship 4-month accelerator program, welcoming eight outstanding startups.