Uplifting Accelerators in Egypt

Bootcamp for Accelerator Managers: Egypt

Next program: October 2024

Cairo, Egypt

500 Global & ITIDA

BAM Egypt by 500 Global, offered in collaboration with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), is designed to train and up-skill Accelerators and Incubators in Egypt.

500 Global has run more than 85+ accelerator programs around the world, and we are opening our playbook so you can learn from the challenges we’ve faced.

During this 5 day in-person program, 500 will share curated lessons and best practices from accelerators including:

Attracting quality deal flow
Finding experienced mentors
Designing valuable curriculum

This is a tuition free program.

We ran our first cohort of this program in October of 2023. Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn more.

Join the waitlist for BAM Egypt in October 2024!

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Catalysts for growth.

In emerging startup ecosystems, accelerators and tech hubs face the challenge of supporting startups while being ´startups´ themselves, often struggling to find sustainable business models. BAM Egypt has been specially designed to empower accelerators to amplify their impact and support the region’s future entrepreneurs.

Ideal participants are:

Accelerators and incubators based in Egypt or those who work primarily with Egyptian startups.
Able to commit to 5 days of in-person learning in Cairo.
Proficient in written and spoken English.

To maximize the effectiveness of this learning experience, we recommend bringing two team members from your organization. Ideally, the two team members joining BAM should include one person at the director/strategic level and the second from the operations/program manager level so that you can have the necessary support to implement your game plan from this program.

Our Approach

Our teaching methodology is focused on experiential learning and 1:1 feedback, giving you practical insights that you can apply to your program immediately.

Action-Based Exercises

Work with your peers during interactive role-playing sessions to learn by doing.
Learn from Experienced Mentors

Our team is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem experts that will share insights and best practices from running accelerator programs around the world.
The 500 Global Startup Evaluation Playbook

Bring theory into practice based on 500 Global’s step by step process of evaluating startups based on 10 years of accelerator management experience with international deal flow.

Inaugural Cohort

Our inaugural cohort spent the week diving into accelerator frameworks and superpowers, experienced a hands-on founder interview simulation and built invaluable relationships with fellow Egyptian accelerators.

Cohort 1 →

Hazem Hassanein

I was privileged to be one of the attendees of the first BAM Egypt iteration and what I experienced was eye opener on so many levels. Currently we're starting our first accelerator with a very small Round1 scale so it was quite important visualizing the end of that road for us, a full-fledged scaled up accelerator model. To simply put it: BAM Egypt 2023 helped me calibrate my compass and now I believe I'm on a better skillset ground to proceed in our journey. Thank you ITIDA & 500 Global for making this happen.”

Hazem Hassanein, Corporate Ventures Director, Significa Ventures

Hossam Abdallah

The program is amazing, it has saved at least one year of networking, it brought the ecosystem key players together, some of them you hardly find in the same room. The program is very well structured and I can't wait to see the impact on the way accelerators do their job.”

Hossam Abdallah, Programs Director, Cultiv LLC

Nayra Elberry

I was truly impressed by the practical knowledge shared by the 500 team in this program. The emphasis on learning and implementation was exceptional. Also being part of a dynamic cohort allowed for invaluable peer-to-peer learning and collaboration opportunities. A fantastic experience!”

Nayra Elberry, Head of Impact, Acasia

In collaboration with

ITIDA

ITIDA is the executive arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology which oversees the development of the local Egyptian IT industry through: custom tailored programs, policy, implementation, trade promotion, and being strategic advisor to local SMEs and multinational companies.

THIS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY 500 STARTUPS INCUBATOR, L.L.C. (TOGETHER WITH ITS AFFILIATES, “500 GLOBAL”). ALL CONTENT PROVIDED IN THIS WEBPAGE IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. 500 GLOBAL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBPAGE. WHILE 500 GLOBAL HAS TAKEN REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBPAGE IS ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE, NO LIABILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY ERROR OR OMISSIONS. NOTHING IN THE CONTENT DELIVERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SHALL CONSTITUTE OR IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL, TAX OR INVESTMENT ADVICE BY 500 GLOBAL (INCLUDING INVESTMENT ADVICE AS DEFINED IN THE U.S. INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940). THIS WEBSITE IS UPDATED AS OF JUNE 2023. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE OR GUARANTEE AN INVESTMENT FROM 500 GLOBAL, ITIDA, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. HOWEVER, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM DOES NOT PRECLUDE ITIDA, 500 GLOBAL, OR THEIR AFFILIATES FROM CONSIDERING FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN A PARTICIPATING COMPANY.