On the sidelines of the International Council of Small Business (ICSB) World Congress 2019, Business Forward caught [...]
2 minutes with Mohamed Farid: What role does the EGX play in the startup world?
An entrepreneur-turned-Egyptian Exchange (EGX) chairman, Mohamed Farid knows the ins and outs of the entrepreneurial life. During [...]
[VIDEO] A forward-look at Egypt’s economy: Zeina Mandour on the role of startups in Egypt’s economic growth
Business Forward celebrated its first anniversary on December 3 under the umbrella theme of The DNA of [...]
100 million bugs detected: How Instabug aims to turn into Egypt’s unicorn
A global company with an Egyptian team, serving 15,000 platforms including Dubsmash, Houseparty, Souq, Samsung, and Lyft [...]
200,000 users later: How Tefly went from a reminder app to a healthcare provider
In a country known for its dense population, healthcare services are expected to keep up with the [...]
AUC launches MENA’s first university-based angel investor network
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched the first university-based angel investor network in MENA under [...]
[VIDEO] SWVL is $8 million strong: Meet the mass transit solution that broke funding round records
About 25 million - that is the number of commutes happening in Cairo on a daily basis. [...]
Women entrepreneurship lowest in MENA region: How a guide aims to change that
The rate of female entrepreneurs has been globally expanding in recent years, and women of the Arab [...]
Entrepreneurship in Luxor and Aswan: Tourism is out, agriculture and renewables are in
Egypt’s Luxor and Aswan governorates are mainly known for their dependency on the tourism sector, given their [...]
The six startups of the season: Who to watch from the rising stars
As the Spring semester comes to an end, the American University in Cairo’s incubator V-Lab and accelerator [...]