About Startup Egypt

Founder and general partner of M Empire Angels, with investments in over 200 startups across 30+ countries. He's a key architect of the Egyptian entrepreneurship ecosystem, bringing together advanced engineering, academia, and policy-making to identify and support high-potential founders.

As Professor of Mechatronics at Ain Shams University, Maged built the ASU Innovation Hub (iHub) into one of Egypt's leading university-based innovation centers, and led the Innovators Support Fund for the Ministry of Higher Education — shaping innovation strategy across 98 universities nationwide. His work sits at the rare intersection of deep technical expertise, academic leadership, and national policy.

Dr. Elokaby is Assistant Minister of Social Solidarity for Strategic Communication and its official spokesperson. He is a media and communications expert with a career of over 20 years in the Egyptian government.

Dr. Mohamed Elokaby has also led national communication strategies for major policy initiatives, managed media operations for global events including COP27 and COP28, and built his career across journalism, broadcast television, and government media leadership.

Ayman is the CEO and founder of Sprints, an AI-powered platform personalizing and gamifying learning for employment. He is also the co-founder of HiRemoters, MicroDoers, and AveLabs — spanning remote talent, augmented reality, and venture building.

Ayman's career includes leadership roles at Orange, IBM, and Valeo, giving him a rare blend of corporate-scale experience and serial entrepreneurship.

Founder and CEO of Untap, a talent, awards, and innovation infrastructure trusted by Dell Technologies, P&G, the United Nations, Accor, EGBank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Saudi government, and Oxfam, as well as over 100 organizations across 30 countries.

Before Untap, Sabrine founded SolverMine, an open innovation intermediary for the Middle East and Africa that has shaped Untap's core thesis: that talent and innovation are continuous ecosystems, not disconnected events.

Founder and CEO of Bokra, a savings platform built to help everyday Egyptians protect their wealth against inflation and currency depreciation. Ayman leads Bokra's product architecture, regulatory strategy, fundraising, and investor relations.

Previously Group CFO of one of Egypt's largest non-banking financial institution groups, where he structured Egypt's first securitization bond and led 40+ debt issuances exceeding EGP 50 billion. He has advised regulators, helped shape Egypt's bond and sukuk frameworks, and sits on the board of the Egyptian Securities Federation.

Executive Chairman of Exits MENA, the region's first fintech investment banking platform, and Founder of pie, Egypt's leading M&A advisory firm for startups. He's also a board member and angel investor across a wide portfolio of tech companies, including Koinz, Robusta, and Waffarha.

Nagaty also co-founded Halan, Africa's largest super app and Egypt's most-funded startup multiple years running, and is also co-founder and former CEO of Klivvr, Egypt's first digital agent banking platform. Earlier in his career, he was Regional Director at Careem and helped build Fawry, Egypt's first tech IPO.

Founder and CEO of Simplex CNC and board member of the Egyptian Chamber of Engineering Industries, helping shape policy for the country's manufacturing future.

Ahmed built Simplex CNC from a graduation project into one of the region's leading CNC manufacturing platforms, delivering 7,000+ machines across more than 30 countries and generating multi-billion EGP in revenue. With operations spanning 8 global offices and 3 manufacturing facilities, Ahmed has trained and employed 20,000+ young professionals in Egypt's industrial sector.

Co-founder of Meska AI and CEO of Sigma-Fit, a technology-driven apparel company pioneering smart fabrics and wearable tech. Meska AI helps organizations adopt AI through practical education and consultancy.

Through Meska AI, he's trained thousands of professionals across a dozen industries and countries, and advises governments on AI strategy and future-readiness. His initiatives span corporate AI programs, large-scale community platforms, innovation-driven events, and venture creation.

Founder and CEO of Entreprenelle, which has reached over 1,000,000 women entrepreneurs across the Middle East and facilitated the creation of 10,000+ projects. A leading voice in the region's entrepreneurship ecosystem with over 23 years in social development.

Rania chairs the School of Fashion Management and serves as a National Consultant for UN Women's Rabeha Alumni Network. Her work bridges entrepreneurship, gender equity, and the creative economy, turning advocacy into practical, lasting impact.

Marwa Saad is a pharmacist, quality of life consultant, and co-founder & CEO. She brings 20 years of cross-industry experience where her work is often at the intersection of healthcare, entrepreneurship, leadership, strategic consulting, and social impact.

Marwa has spent her career working with cancer patients, individuals with disabilities, and underserved communities — advocating for people-centered approaches to well-being. She also hosts the podcast Role Modeling by Marwa Saad, where she explores leadership through integrity, empathy, and purpose.