Social-Up
Your Start-Up

Join the Masterclass Series and be part of Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact in Egypt
- Register your Start Up
- Your Benefits

Onsite Grand Finale in Cairo

Be one of our finalists and join the onsite event in Cairo in the Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace

50 Start-Up
Seats available

As a egypt-based Start-Up, register for the event and claim one of the 50 available Start-Up seats

Program Kick-Off on June 5th

Join our remote Kick-Off event and participate in 12 exclusive masterclasses

Be part of Social-Up your Start-Up Event
and qualify for Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact

Your Benefits

Up to US $120.000 in Azure credits & technical Support

Get the chance to pitch in front of VCs at Grand Finale Event in Cairo

Be part of COP27 and other Microsoft events

Learn from world-class industry experts during 10 Masterclasses

Get free Microsoft licences (M365, Dynamics, GitHub, Visual Studio)

Join the global Microsoft Ecosystem with access to Sales Teams and Partners

How it works

Step 1

Participate in exclusive Masterclasses from inustry expert and boost your Start-Up

Step 2

Register and get onboarded into the Start-Up Program

Step 3

Be the one pitching your Startup in front of experts and VCs

Which Start-Ups can apply?

Your Start-Up should be based in Egypt

Your Start-Up should have a social impact

e.g sustainability, clean-tech, climate, agriculture ...

Kick-Off Event

5th June 2022

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

On June 5th we start with a remote Kick-Off event
where the whole program and masterclasses will be introduced.

Week 1: Design

06th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Inclusive Design & Accessibility

Adrian Paschek

Co-Founder
GDEXA

07th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Social Trends
& Legal Transformation

Dr. Abir Haddad

Founder & Director
Institute for Legal Transformation

08th June
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm

Storytelling & Pitch Perfect

Anjali Sharma

Managing Director
Narrative

Week 2: Build

13th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

VC Relations for Social Impact Startups

Ersin Üstün

Management
Bryck

14th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Low Code / No Code with Power Platform

Sultan Alsharfi

Microsoft

15th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Building Remote App Development

Alexander Alten

CEO & Founder Databloom

16th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

The Future of App Innovation

Ibtissem Ghanemi

Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft

Week 3: Run

20th June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Future Skills for a Sustainable World

Mohanna Azarmandi

Mentor
GDEXA

21st June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Diversity hiring in Social Enterprise

Bhawna Gandhi

HR Director
Sodexo

22nd June
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Level-Up your Business with Sales & Strategy

Marilyn Tan

Regional Director Snowflake

23rd June
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Cleantech for Climate Change

Karim Hesham Tarraf

CEO & Co-Founder
Hawa Dawa

29. June 2022

Grand Finale in Cairo

Our Top 10 Start-Ups will have the honour to pitch in front of our high class jury in the Technology innovation & entrepreneurship center (TIEC) in Smart-Village Cairo.

Cairo Angels

Cairo Angels

ITIDA

ITIDA

AUC Labs

AUC VLabs

Flat6Labs

Flat6Labs

Nahdet El Mahrousa

Nahdet El Mahrousa

Falak Startups

Falak Startups

Register

Register now and qualify for the program

Our Partners

The program supports social and environmental impact startups with technology, education, connections, and grants, helping them bring their vision of making the world a better place to live.