RiseUp Summit

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RiseUp Summit
GenreConference and Exhibition
DatesDecember
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Cairo, Egypt
Years active10
Inaugurated2013
FoundersMuhammad M. Mansour, Abdelhameed Sharara, Con O'Donnell, Gehad Hussein
Next eventNovember 25 – 27, 2021 at The Great Pyramids of Giza
Attendance
  • 7,000
Organized byRiseUp, LLC
Websiteriseup.co

RiseUp Summit is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation event that takes place in Cairo, Egypt.[1] It has been described as "one of the largest gatherings of entrepreneurs in the region". It started in 2013 to bring the MENA region's entrepreneurship ecosystem together.[2] The summit is a three-day, entrepreneurship marathon. The first RiseUp Summit occurred in 2013.[2][3]

After attending

SXSW
for the first time, founding partner Muhammad M. Mansour was inspired to co-create RiseUp Summit, with the support of other ecosystem players.

About RiseUp

RiseUp is a platform that connects startups to the most relevant resources, worldwide.

Participants

Previous participating firms include

John Casson
.

References

  1. ^ "Cairo to Attract 5,000 Investors and Entrepreneurs in RiseUp Summit Next Month". Egyptian Streets. November 26, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Startups in the Arab world". The Economist. January 14, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. ^ El-Din, Mohamed Alaa (December 10, 2016). "RiseUp Summit 2016 kicks off on Friday". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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