FEPS Business Incubator First Cycle

FEPS incubation cycle is a six-month program of technical and financial support granted to entrepreneurs at the early stages of their startups. Through the online applications and interviews, only the best 20 teams will be accepted to participate in the boot camp. A second filtering process will follow, through the selection of the only 10 best teams that will receive a seed fund, mentorship and validation.

Audience

• Age from 18 to 35 years.
• The startup founder is a student/graduate from Cairo University
• Startups in all sectors are welcomed to apply, however we are interested in health, manufacturing, energy or tourism.
• Able to present the idea and prototype in a short video (maximum 2 minutes). The video should be uploaded to the FEPS website.

Objectives

Participants will get:

• Intensive training, workshops and project validation process.
• Five months mentorship. Mentors are experienced in the project area of the startup.
• The opportunity to match the startup with investors and partners.
• A 50 K seed fund grant from the EG Bank for the teams that pass through the filtering processes successfully. Without a share in the startup’s profits.

Cost

There are no fees for the applications. Apply before 22nd November, the process of application, is as follows:

1.        Each team member should create a profile on the website, through this link: http://fepsbi.cairouniv.net/fepsIncubator/signup

2.        The startup founder only should create a project profile and upload the prototype video, through the website: http://fepsbi.cairouniv.net/