Four women-led North African startups from Egypt and Tunisia have been selected for the Womentum AcceleratorAccelerator.
3 Startups from Egypt and one from Tunisia will join 4 others from the Middle East for the Womentum Accelerator.
Run by Womena, the Womentum Accelerator is a four-month experience-based programme that will offer the best businesses access to up to $160,000 and focuses on growing female-led tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa.
In partnership with Standard Chartered, it will take the selected startups to Berlin and Dubai for an immersive experience in these two vibrant hubs, with a remote mentorship period in between.
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The top-performing startups will receive access to US$160,000, with US$100,000 coming in the form of investment from womena and US$60,000 in prize money awarded by Standard Chartered.
The Egytian Startups are:
Fresh Source
Fresh Source is an agrictech Startups that connects smallholder farmers to the modern value chain.
Chefaa
Chefaa is an Artificial Intelligence powered on-demand marketplace for pharmaceutical products.
Pas-sport
Paz-sport is a matchmaking platform that connects local and regional athletes with sports scholarships at universities globally.
Dabchy
Dabchy is an online community for the buying and selling of used clothes, bags and accessories.
“The Womentum selection this year speaks to the maturity of female-founded startups in the Middle East,” Sayid Christina Andreassen, managing director of Womentum Accelerator.
“All of these companies have phenomenal businesses from a large diversity of industries, ranging from construction tech to virtual goods and gaming.”
