Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) has successfully concluded its fourth edition, celebrating the achievements of 15 Egyptian startups across various sectors.
The winning startups are: Sight, SR Padel, ILLA Logistics, 2oolameme, Peace Cake, Synapse Analytics, Mozna, Pepla, Menthum, Technobit, Raw African, SAL, Willy’s, Reme-D, and Rology.
This year’s theme, “Breaking Silos Together: Building Resilience and Embracing Opportunity,” highlights the EEA’s commitment to nurturing the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The event, sponsored by ievents and Tatweer Misr, along with key partners such as EGBANK, Orange Egypt, and PepsiCo, was held on September 21st at the Grand Egyptian Museum, gathering over 100 prominent business and entrepreneurial leaders.
Amr Mansi, founder and CEO of Ievents and the EEA, expressed pride in the platform’s growth. He noted the increasing creativity and capabilities of Egyptian youth, aligning the initiative with Egypt’s 2030 vision for social and economic sustainability. Mansi emphasized that the EEA is expanding its platform by involving more partners and initiatives to provide real opportunities for entrepreneurs, fostering a supportive and collaborative community. He also highlighted this year’s significant regional participation, both in project submissions and in the judging panel.
Here are the winners for each category:
- Outstanding Youth Entrepreneur Award: Sight (Hussein Shahbender, Founder)
- Sports and Wellness Award: SR Padel (Khaled Nagy, CEO; Seif Abousenna, COO)
- Disruptor of Traditional Industries Award: ILLA Logistics (Mahmoud Elzomor, CEO; Alaa Jarkas, COO; Ahmed Sakr, COO)
- Art to Business Award: 2oolameme (Abdelrahman Selim, CEO; Sarah Abouelkhair, Chief Creative Officer)
- Content Innovation Award: Peace Cake (Kareem Abou Gamrah, CEO; Ahmed Youssef, Commercial Director; Randa Habib, Account Director & Head of Client Servicing; Ahmed Safi and Marwan Imam, Content Leads)
- Digital Solutions and Customer Experience Award: Synapse Analytics (Ahmed Abaza, CEO; Galal El Beshbishy, COO)
- Environmental Sustainability Award: Mozna (Mousa Khalil, CEO)
- Fashion Vanguard Award: Pepla (Dina El-Mosalami, Chief Creative Officer; Farah El-Mosalami, COO; Omar El-Azhary, CFO)
- Fintech Excellence Award: Menthum (Himanshu Shrimali, CEO; Ismail Sarhank, COO)
- Global Reach Achievement Award: Technobit (Ahmed Osman, CEO)
- Local Hero Award: Raw African (Yasmine Fikry, CEO; Dina Fikry and Dalia Fikry, Co-Founders)
- Product Design & Innovation Award: SAL (Salsabeel Amin, Chief Designer)
- Quick Serve Restaurant Champion Award: Willy’s (Wael El Shorafa, CEO; Mohamed Anwar, CIO)
- Rising Star Award: Reme-D (Salma Tammam, CEO; Aly Magdy, Head of Automation)
- Disruptive Duo Award: Rology & Astrazeneca (Amr Abodraiaa, CEO, Rology; Mahmoud El Defrawy, Chief Medical Officer, Rology; Moaaz Hossam, Chief Business Officer, Rology; Yara Essam, Digital Business Partner, Astrazeneca; Mohamed Saber, Medical Science Liaison, Astrazeneca)
The event is powered by key partners including ievents, Tatweer Misr, and EGBANK, with support from Orange Egypt, PepsiCo, Startup Scene, Concrete, Nestlé, and Influence Group. It was hosted at the Grand Egyptian Museum by Hassan Allam Holding. Other notable partners include Meta, The Sage Experience, and Dina Iskander. LOGIC Consulting and the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham) also contributed as ecosystem partners.
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