Zain Great Idea’s regional accelerator program reaches third stop in Cairo

Zain Great Idea’s regional accelerator program reaches third stop in Cairo

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, announces that the regional accelerator program of its 7th Zain Great Idea tech startup accelerator has successfully reached its third destination in Cairo, Egypt at the RiseUp Entrepreneurship Summit 2023. Zain’s program reached its third regional stop after the first two in Dubai and Riyadh. Nine Kuwaiti entrepreneurs who have founded tech startups and joined the 7th season of the company’s renowned Zain Great Idea tech accelerator program attended the RiseUp Summit in Cairo, considered one of the largest entrepreneurship gatherings in the MENA region.

The event featured over 150 startups, over 250 speakers and experts from around the world, and thousands of visitors and entrepreneurs. The 9 Kuwait-based startups are Armada: a tech-logistics company, Central Tenders Company: an e-platform that specializes in tenders for the private and public sectors, Droom: a prepaid subscription box provider for fashion and beauty, E-Fly: Kuwait’s first smart e-vehicle sharing app, NOMADS: an e-platform to help digital nomads and freelancers to find clients, Kashcool: an interactive e-learning platform, Staffii: a provider of HR software tools, Trendal: an online shopping and e-marketplace platform, and Business4sale: a digital platform for business exiting and investment.

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