About RiseUp Summit RiseUp Summit is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation event that takes place in Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It has been described as "one of the largest gatherings of entrepreneurs in the region". It started in 2013 to bring the MENA region's entrepreneurship ecosystem together. The summit is a three-day, entrepreneurship marathon. The first RiseUp Summit occurred in 2013 and is now in its fifth year.
About RiseUp
RiseUp is a platform that connects startups to the most relevant resources, worldwide.
Participants
RiseUp participants include some of the world's leading companies, investors, speakers and support organizations. Previous participating firms include Uber, IBM, Facebook, The World Bank and Pepsi. Speakers have included Dave McClure from 500Startups, Mike Butcher from TechCrunch, Jared Friedman from Y Combinator and H.E John Casson. RiseUp usually partner with others from the Ecosystem. In 2017, RiseUp helped HIPO startups showcase their services at the HIPOs exhibition at the RiseUp Summit that year and share their stories on the summit stage with 5,000 attendees. HIPOs also received education opportunities at world-class universities and education platforms, such as Udacity and IE, alongside a number of special sub-events, including the invite-only MENA HIPOs Dinner hosted by Algebra Ventures, and the MENA HIPOs Breakfast hosted by Stripe_. In 2018, As part of the RiseUp Summit 2018 activities, the Flat6Labs Demo Day graduated eight startups from its second cycle of fiscal year 2018. This cycle has entrepreneurs coming from all across Egypt and the startups are working across various industries, from Scientific Research, Medicine and professional services to Real Estate, F&B and waste management, offering innovative online and digital solutions set to disrupt the market.
Awards
In 2017, RiseUp was awarded "Ecosystem Player of the Year" given to an organization with the biggest and broadest impact in the Middle East and North Africa by TechWadi.
