Egyptian digital fleet payment solutions provider Octane has received the Entrepreneurs Award among Egypt's Top 100 Companies at the 11th Amwal Al Ghad Awards Ceremony, "Egypt for the Best Summit 2026," in recognition of its technology-driven contributions to fleet management.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid met with executives of local startup EVRAID to discuss plans to localize electric vehicle (EV) technology.

Egypt for the Best Summit 2026, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, honored Ahmed Wadi, Founder and CEO of Money Fellows

Egypt-based human capital technology company BasharSoft Group has made a $400,000 seed investment in BrainsMingle, an AI-powered professional networking platform, marking its first strategic investment since acquiring iCareer last year.

Bokra has partnered with digital payments provider Geidea to offer digital savings products to more than 200,000 merchants across Geidea's network in Egypt.

Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), the venture capital arm of Beltone Holding, is increasing its investment in Egyptian consumer brands ariika and Lychee as the two companies prepare to expand their operations in Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian digital investment and wealth management platform Thndr has launched 'Thndr Gold’ to buy, sell, and track 24-karat gold directly from the app

Erada Finance has entered into a strategic partnership with the digital payments platform Axis Pay to integrate its financing services with a broad network of e-wallets operating across the Egyptian market.

Egypt-based fintech MNT-Halan is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) as early as this year.

MENA-based fintech Sovra has raised more than $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from angel investors, including Naguib Sawiris.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced that applications opened for the third edition of the Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition (AYAIR) 2026, which Egypt will host on October 12th and 13th under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with GIZ Egypt, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups in Egypt,

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid has attended the launch ceremony of the Startup Egypt event, which represents a significant leap towards building a more integrated institutional framework to back the growth of startups.

Foras.ai has made a strategic investment in Founders Media, the parent company of WAYA Media, as the business news platform looks to expand its presence across Egypt, the Gulf, and the wider MENA region.

Global digital payments company Visa has launched applications for the sixth cohort of its Africa Fintech Accelerator, with fintech startups across the continent invited to apply by May 17th, 2026.

Egypt-founded, Saudi Arabia-headquartered social e-commerce platform Taager has opened its first supply office in China as it seeks to strengthen its cross-border commerce infrastructure and gain greater control over product sourcing and supply chains.

Edafa Venture announced the acquisition of two artificial intelligence startups operating in the construction and healthcare sectors during the AI Everything Middle East & Africa – Egypt exhibition, organized by GITEX Global in Cairo on February 11th-12th.

Basel Rahmy, CEO of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), participated in the launch event of Startup Egypt, highlighting the agency's efforts to back the startup ecosystem,

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid held a meeting with Leslie Maasdorp, CEO of the British Investment Corporation International (BII), to explore investment cooperation opportunities

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) launched an upgraded version of the "Egypt Innovate" platform, a national digital hub aimed at strengthening the country's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.