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

Ebtekar Program
GIZ and Flat6Labs launch the Ebtekar Agri Digital Acceleration Program for Agri Digital startups operating in Digital Agriculture
Ebtekar Digital Agriculture Start-Up Program01 Apr 2022 - 15 Jul 2022
01 Apr 2022 - 15 Jul 2022
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ESLSCA Incubation Program
Flat6Labs, in partnership with ESLSCA, has launched a unique innovation & entrepreneurship program dedicated to supporting ESLSCA as a leader in innovation by enabling current ESLSCA students to build viable and sustainable businesses through an incubation program.

Ebda’y
Flat6Labs in partnership with Entrepreneurship Academy powered by SANAD is launching a pre-acceleration program focusing on the empowerment of female entrepreneurship and developing their validated concepts to the growth stage.

DICE Program
Flat6Labs in partnership with Hatch Ideas-UK is launching an Accelerator Program funded by the British Council’s program for Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE). The program is focusing on the empowerment of entrepreneurs in order to encourage them to establish creative and social startups.
01 Aug 2021 - 01 Nov 2021
COUNTRY FUNDS
OUR BOARD
Dina El Shenoufy
CIOHany Al Sonbaty
Founder and Chairman, Flat6LabsAhmed El Alfi
Founder, Flat6LabsWael Amin
Board Member, Flat6LabsRamez El-Serafy
CEOOUR TEAM
Amira Bibawy
Office Manager - CairoRanda Elbiecy
Regional Portfolio Support Associate - EgyptRana Hafez
Senior Digital Marketing OfficerSeif Aldin Bahgat
Senior Program Scout - Cairo Seed ProgramPeter Talat
Accountant - EgyptHassan Mohamed
Senior Accountant - EgyptAhmed Mohsen
Creative OfficerAmal Hossam
Communications OfficerRagia Amr
Senior Program Manager, EgyptLenah Hafez
Senior Program Officer - StartEgypt ProgramYomna El Ninnie
HR OfficerKarim El Shiaty
Business Development 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 Fall 2021 Demo Day in Cairo
Egypt Wednesday, 24 Nov 2021, 6:00 PM Cairo 4:00 PM GMT

Our 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 CLT

Our 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 GMT

On 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 GMT

On February 16th, 2020, we launched the Spring 2020 cycle of our flagship 4-month accelerator program, welcoming eight outstanding startups.