Category: Events

Flat6Labs Tunis has proudly celebrated it’s fifth Demo Day on Wednesday May 13th at 2 PM Tunis time / 1 GMT online, with 8 innovative startups presenting their businesses to hundreds of registered attendees.

The fifth cycle includes startups operating across a range of industries including Industry 4.0, Automotive, Marketplaces, Robotics, Education, FinTech and Tourism. All startups have technology at their core and ready to showcase their products to potential investors, media and the larger business community.

You can view and connect with the startups here: https://demoday.flat6labstunis.com/.

The accelerator has strategically worked to expand its network by constantly promoting new partnerships with stakeholders in the public and private sectors. Its main partners are Meninx Holding, the Tunisian American Enterprise Fund (TAEF), BIAT Bank, as well as the International Financial Corporation (IFC) who joined the fund last year. The recent partnership with IFC includes an investment of $1M in the Anava Seed Fund managed by Flat6Labs Tunis to encourage women and youth initiatives, in addition to technical support to the accelerator.

During the past 3 years of operations, the startup accelerator and investment fund has reached many important milestones that include supporting its portfolio by securing follow-on funding, creating jobs, increasing awareness about entrepreneurship and supporting startups across the local ecosystem in Tunisia.

Flat6Labs Tunis has received more than 1,500 applications, but only 36 Tunisian Startups were chosen for our five cycles and they were the ones who graduated from the program with an initial investment of 200,000 TND, in addition to technical perks, rigorous training, coaching, access to an extended network of investors that enhanced their business development and their products and services.

Moreover, the accelerator played a major role in inspiring young people towards entrepreneurship by engaging with the community and partnering with local universities and professional organizations with a major focus on entrepreneurship such as Open Startup Tunisia and Enactus, as well as corporates like E&Y and Meubles Intérieurs.

Flat6labs Tunis also organized large events such as Startup Open Doors which gathered more than 100 startups across the country during the Global entrepreneurship Week. Flat6Labs also hosted a Job Fair in collaboration with the Facebook Developers Circle where 35 startups offered more than 100 jobs to 500 participants. And last year, Flat6Labs Tunis launched the Investor Academy, an initiative focused on creating awareness about investment in innovation and startups specifically focusing on Business Angels.

Subscribe to the event: https://demoday.flat6labstunis.com/

Flat6Labs Bahrain held its fourth Demo Day, also its first Digital Demo Day for its 4th Cycle on the 6th of May, 2020, where 7 innovative startups presented their businesses virtually to hundreds of registered online attendees.

The 4th Cycle included startups addressing problems with unique solutions across an array of industries including Telehealth, Education & Student Services, F&B, Lifestyle Applications, Fashion Tech, Exergaming, and Fitness Applications. All of the startups have technology at their core and are ready to showcase their product to potential investors, the media and the greater business community. Registration for the digital event can be made at:

The graduation of the latest batch means that Flat6Labs Bahrain has successfully completed four Cycles since its launch in March 2018. Within its 2 years of operations, the accelerator has reached several milestones which include job creation, supporting startups & the local ecosystem, raising awareness on entrepreneurship in the country, engaging with youth and women through community engagement activities, supporting its portfolio with securing follow-on funding and more.

Out of 1,100+ applications that were received by Flat6Labs Bahrain, a total of 28 companies both Bahraini and international have graduated from the programme with a USD $32K seed investment, as well as rigorous training, coaching and mentoring that have enhanced their business development and product/services offered. Several of these have gone on to receive much traction and become renowned names in the Kingdom’s startup ecosystem such as Inagrab, Telp, Sinc, Majra, Tamarran, Akalati and Springring. Through its expansive network of VCs in the region which include Faith Capital, 500 Startups and Arzan VC; the accelerator has successfully supported several of its portfolio companies in raising a collective sum of USD $1.6 Million in follow-on funding; over a 2x multiplier of the initial invested amount.

Flat6Labs Bahrain has also contributed to economic growth in the country through not only investing in innovative & youth led businesses, but in job creation as well. Together with its 28 companies, 100+ full-time jobs and 70+ internships have been created. Furthermore the accelerator has played a key role in inspiring youth towards entrepreneurship through its community outreach by partnering with all the local universities and professional institutes and conducting workshops to educate the public on how to approach launching a startup , offering its space for free for ecosystem events, participating in key ecosystem activities, mentoring through programmes such as Injaz, Mashroo3i and Intelaaq, speaking at panel discussions related to startups, youth and women, sponsoring prizes in startup competitions by offering a seat in the Cycle Bootcamps, and organising its own community events such as its Women in Startup panel during GEW 2019.

The accelerator has worked strategically to expand its network by consistently fostering new partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders. Its two main partners are Tamkeen and EDB, however Flat6Labs Bahrain has also forged over 40 partnerships which include Zain Bahrain, its official Telecom Partner, AWS, Microsoft, GAN, Bahrain Fintech Bay, Tenmou, Charles Russell Speechlys, BIBF, Ahlia University, University of Bahrain, Royal University for Women, Arabian Gulf University, and many more.

Pakiza Abdulrahman, Head of Startups at the Bahrain EDB, said: “Flat6Labs Bahrain is a key contributor to the Kingdom’s fast-growing startups ecosystem. It achieves tangible results for its portfolio companies — whether they be innovative homegrown, Bahraini startups or international entrepreneurs seeking a regional base to grow and scale their ideas and businesses. These local and international startups are the backbone of our ecosystem. I look forward to congratulating many more Flat6Labs Bahrain graduates in the years to come.”

Check out the Demo Day and our startups here.

StartEgypt, the pre-acceleration incubation program, established to inspire and support thousands of Egyptian entrepreneurs in the field of social impact enterprises, held its second annual forum to showcase its 45 graduating startups, from all over Egypt incubated in Cairo, Assiut, and Alexandria during 2019.

StartEgypt Forum is an annual showcasing event that presents the incubated startups culmination of efforts during the previous year. The startups get the opportunity to present their businesses to investors, leading business professionals, government officials, press, and coaches & mentors to expand their business connections in order to take their ideas to an even more advanced stage.

The program had originally launched in Cairo in 2017, with the first cycle starting in June, 2018. After their launch in Cairo, StartEgypt recognised the potential that entrepreneurs in non-centralized cities had. Therefore in 2019, the program has expanded to Assiut and Alexandria, graduating 45 social impact startups over the course of two cycles in Cairo, two cycles in Assiut, and one cycle in Alexandria, with entrepreneurs coming from all over Egypt, and startups working across various industries offering innovative solutions to disrupt the market.

Flat6Labs Cairo, the leading Startup Accelerator in Egypt, held its fall 2019 Demo Day with eleven new start-ups graduating from its second cycle of fiscal year 2019.

Flat6Labs Cairo’s fall 2019 cycle commenced on August 25th in 2019 and welcomed eleven promising new teams, filtered from over 1200 applications, who are now excited to launch their businesses to the general public. This cycle has entrepreneurs coming from all across Egypt and the startups are working across various industries, from Home Automation, Health Tech, Logistics and SaaS, to E-commerce, Management Consulting, Web Development & Recruitment, offering innovative online and digital solutions set to disrupt the market.

Attending the Demo Day are Flat6Labs investors, mentors, top government officials, reputable technology experts and influencers from the region, and press, who are keen on witnessing the progress of the start-ups and the latest innovations in the region.

Flat6Labs Cairo fosters and invests in bright and passionate Egyptian entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas, and supports them by providing access to a vast network of local and international investors, industry experts, partners and corporations. With a fund size of EGP 100m, Flat6Labs Accelerator Company (FAC) aims at investing in up to 100 early-stage startups and 300+ entrepreneurs, during its five years investment period. Every six months, Flat6Labs Cairo provides seed capital to eight to ten new startups, each company receives from EGP 500K to EGP 750K in funding for up to 10% equity.

“We’re extremely happy to be graduating this latest batch of 11 startups and cannot wait to see how they’ll continue to scale their businesses to a new level post Demo Day”. He adds, “We can say with confidence that this group of entrepreneurs are go getters and relentless in their quest towards success, and we fully stand behind them even after they’ve left Flat6Labs Cairo’s doors”. — Ramez El-Serafy, Flat6Labs CEO

The eleven graduating startups that are showcasing their technologies and business ideas at Flat6Labs Cairo Fall 2019 Demo Day include:

• AION: AION Innovations offers easy to install and affordable smart home solutions which are accessed and controlled remotely using an innovative mobile application.
• Axon: AXON is a medical platform which saves individuals and organisations up to 80% on medical and wellness services through one consolidated annual membership.
• BeXel: BeXel is a cloud-based software that helps quality control engineers in checking safety standards for equipment used in various sectors such as oil, gas, construction, and hotels.
• Consulting Pad: Consulting Pad empowers businesses by matching them with experts from world-class MBA programs and multinational companies.
• Curotrip: A one stop shop for patients all over the world to get connected to Egyptian medical professionals , book and plan the whole medical journey in a few simple steps.
• Fridge: Fridge provides all the required grocery and hygiene supplies to businesses on an interval basis (monthly, weekly, or daily) at wholesale prices. Saving businesses time, money and resources.
• HOVO: HOVO is your tech-enabled logistics partner that provides trucks in 20 mins across Egypt. They proudly have a fleet of over 3000 trucks in different sizes.
• Makwa: Makwa is a mobile application that provides doorstep dry cleaning, laundry pickup and delivery services.
• ShipHaly: ShipHaly An online platform that connects shoppers to travelers, offering a secure, affordable, and seamless shopping experience.
• Talents Arena: Online technical hiring platform, enabling companies to hire the best technical talents in 14 days or less.
• Wuilt: Website builder that creates a multi-lingual websites in 3 easy steps, in less than 10 minutes.

Under the patronage of HE Minister of ICT, Mr. Adel Afiouni, Flat6Labs Beirut, Lebanon’s leading regional startup seed program and early stage fund, hosts its Fourth Demo Day at Music Hall in Beirut. The Demo Day introduced seven new startups from Flat6Labs Beirut’s seed program. This event showcased the graduating startups, acting as a platform for founders to present their products and services to a select audience of potential investors, the media and the greater business community. It also provides the startup founders with business development, networking and scaling opportunities.

The Fourth Flat6Labs Beirut Seed Program cycle, which commenced on June 6th, 2019 welcomed 7 new startups tackling solutions across an array of industries including personalized cosmetics, fleet management, pharmaceutical supply chain, water sanitation, IoT, SaaS for ISPs and on-demand platforms.

All the startups have technology at their core and showcased their product to potential investors, the media and the greater business community. Flat6Labs Beirut supports and invests in promising Lebanese startups with innovative and fresh ideas. Each team goes through several stages before they are selected to become a fully developed startup. Once inducted into the program, each startup has unlimited access to Flat6Labs Beirut’s overarching network of mentors, investors, consultants and experts. They also have the privilege of using the Flat6Labs Beirut office space as their own, where they are surrounded by a network of mentors, consultants, investors, business workshops, training sessions and perks, amongst many others.

The graduation of the fourth batch of startups solidifies the company’s aim to accelerate the growth rate of Lebanese startups and provide a steady pipeline to the rapidly-growing Lebanese venture capital ecosystem.

“In under 24 months, Flat6Labs Beirut has proudly incorporated and invested in 33 new Lebanese SAL companies, supporting them through product validation and going to market, and established a network of highly skilled and passionate founders, mentors and corporates. In fact, in 2018 and during its first 12 months of investment, Flat6Labs Beirut contributed to 50% of the investments in the Lebanese ecosystem” – Hany Al-Sonbaty, Chairman of Flat6Labs.

Omar Christidis, CEO of ArabNet said, “We are thrilled that Flat6Labs Beirut is graduating their fourth cycle of startups and has helped create 33 new companies driving the Lebanese economy forward. We look forward to creating more companies in the coming years.”

Here are the seven graduating startups that showcased their products and services during the fourth Flat6Labs Beirut Demo Day:

• Clean2O: Clean2O designs products that make water safe for cooking and drinking anytime, anywhere.
• Fleets.ai: Fleets.ai provides real-time fleet monitoring to optimize fleet performance, maintenance costs, and fuel consumption.
• IoTree: IoTree is a wireless sensory network of smart traps that are developed using a deep learning algorithm for the early detection of harmful pests and insects in farms.
• Joona: Joona offers playful and personalized quality skincare products according to dermatological types, conditions and preferences.
• PharmaKlik: PharmaKlik is a cloud-based omnichannel platform that links pharmacies with suppliers.
• Presentail: Presentail is a gifting platform for Lebanese expats featuring hand-picked products from nostalgic suppliers, delivered quickly and safely.
• Zima: Zima is a cost-saving SaaS that enables Internet Service Providers to manage their user bandwidth, billing and subscription– with no need for hardware.

Flat6Labs Beirut will launch its Fifth Cycle in November 2019 and has an open application process, allowing founders to apply at any time to receive feedback and enhance their selection opportunities for the upcoming cycle. Founders can always apply here.

Flat6Labs Tunis hosted its Fourth Demo Day; introducing eight new startups from its acceleration program. This was an opportunity for 8 innovative startups to present their projects to an audience made up of representatives of investment funds, bankers, Tunisian and foreign entrepreneurs as well as selected experts from the information and communication technologies sector (TIC).

Since its launch in partnership with BIAT, TAEF and Meninx Holding, Flat6Labs Tunis has supported 28 innovative startups as part of its objective to promote a new dynamic of business creation at the service of the growth of the Tunisian ecosystem through innovative solutions and applications.

The program also offers several investment tickets of up to one million TND. It welcomes startups working in various sectors oriented towards innovation and the knowledge economy, including education, energy, transport, fintech, green tech, ICT, electronics and industrial solutions.

Last May Flat6Labs Tunisia started its fourth acceleration cycle by accompanying eight new startups that operate in different industries:

• Artify: An online streaming platform for Maghreb movies and other multimedia content.
• Datavision: A platform for “visual analytics” and smart boxes that help store owners measure the experience of their visitors.
• Farm Trust: e-commerce platform for fresh, organic and traceable agricultural products.
• Rahba.tn: Marketplace offering a variety of products and services targeting the agricultural sector and farmers.
• Taderok: Smart school books and an educational platform to help children learn more effectively.
• Tap4Glam: A mobile application of beauty and cosmetic services on demand.
• Teskerti: Electronic ticketing and access control platform to support event organizers and their audiences.
• Trust IT: An online marketplace for computer repair and delivery services.

As a prelude to the Demo Day, a convention signing ceremony was organized in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Flat6Labs Tunisia, Mr. Mehdi Tamarziste, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC / IFC) Tunisia in the person of his Resident Representative, Mr. George Ghorra. The IFC has signed a deal to invest $1m (about 3m Tunisian Dinars) in the Anava Seed Fund managed by Flat6Labs Tunisia.

The program is renewed every six months, to offer new Tunisian entrepreneurs the opportunity to benefit from a top-notch support during the different stages of their project.

Flat6Labs Tunis and its partners offer entrepreneurs a mentoring program, a co-working space, and many other advantages and privileges, as a prelude to the financing of startups by investors outside the program. To apply, please click here

On Friday, September 20th, 2019, Flat6Labs Beirut held its first Business Networking Event at Beirut Digital District 1280. The purpose of this event was to allow international and local corporations to meet Flat6Labs Beirut’s both current and alumni startups on one-on-one speed-dates in order to discuss potential collaborative partnerships and/or investments.

20 of our startups had the chance to meet with 39 companies from various industries; ranging from banks, telecom, e-commerce, NGOs and a lot more. In addition, the Ministry of Environment sent a representative as well to encourage the startups and develop stronger bonds with the innovative founders.

The event was split into three sessions of 90 minutes each, where each corporate had an assigned table, and the startups would meet with a new corporate every 15 minutes in a speed-dating format.

Fawzi Rahal, Flat6Labs Beirut’s Managing Director, introduced the 3 sessions with a brief presentation about Flat6Labs; which gave a more in-depth understanding to the corporates about its operations, regional offices, funds and activities.

An intriguing aspect of the nature of the event was when the startups were compelled to ponder about creative ways in which they could target their products and services to cater to companies they haven’t contemplated of collaborating with previously. During the event, things took an interesting turn and went beyond only forming partnerships when corporates shared business tips with the founders on a more personal level. For instance, the founder of the direct to consumer startup in the personalized cosmetics industry, Mounira Al Halabi, CEO of Joona, received tips on how to handle customer service and how to be an affirmative leader.

Flat6Labs team had received a lot of positive feedback from the founders; such as Naim Zard, CEO of Zima stating “I had such a fruitful experience. Various opportunities had opened up to me; for example, The Smallville Hotel wants to pilot our product in the future. Also, I got to meet a potential investor from BlomInvest.”

Mohamad Fakhreddine, CEO of Clean2O, was delighted he had the chance to speak and share Clean2O’s proposed solutions in improving water quality in Beirut with Richard Hanna, the representative of the Minister of Environment; it would have been difficult to be acquainted with him otherwise.

The corporates were very positive about the event as well, “The even was very organized, I really enjoyed it! There are a few companies I would like to meet again. I loved the ambience” said Maya Ziadeh, Investment Officer at Merit corporation — CMA CGM. Yusr Sabra, Managing Partner at Wakilni, and Johnny Abi Allam, Digital Marketing Manager at HiCart, agreed that they “found the matching better than expected, and the whole process was seamless and enjoyable; which led them to affirm that they would participate again and recommend their acquaintances to participate next time as well”.

Fady Azzy, Head of Retail Business Development at BLOM Bank also shared Yusr’s sentiment and stated that “Mostly, all aspects of the event were great and exceeded my expectations; hopefully, I will be able to participate next time.”

Business cards were exchanged, and the corporates were amped to know that they are invited to Flat6Labs Beirut’s Fourth Demo Day on October 10th to see our startups pitching their startups onstage, and learn more about any developments they’ve made since their meeting at the event.

You can apply for Flat6Labs Beirut’s upcoming cycle here!