AUC Venture Lab
Posted on June 4, 2018 in 2_Country Profiles, EARLY STAGE, Egypt, Egypt-EarlyStage, Egypt-Growth, GROWTH
1. Description
| Name of the organisation | AUC Venture Lab |
| Typology | Accelerator |
| Description | AUC Venture Lab is Egypt’s first university-based incubator and accelerator at The American University in Cairo. The lab enables startups to capitalize on AUC’s intellectual capital, world-class facilities and research capacities. It connects innovative startups with AUC’s network that includes alumni, faculty, mentors and investors. Through this, it fosters a thriving ecosystem of innovation, education and responsible business. |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Geographical scope | Egypt |
| Experiences in financing eco innovative projects | Open for Proposals from Green Entrepreneurs |
| Instruments | Equity Finance |
| Average investment – amount | Diverse |
2. Investor Criteria
| Scope of operations – Industry/tags | Technology, Innovation |
| Phase of growth | Early Stage; Growth |
| Most important prerequisites for financing a project | N/A |
| Most important barriers that prevent financing | N/A |
| Minimum investment required | N/A |
| Currently available financial products | Acceleration Program |
3. Contact details
| Contact persons / emails | AUC Business School entrepreneur@aucegypt.edu |
| Address and telephone | |
| Website | http://schools.aucegypt.edu/business/aucvlab/Pages/default.aspx |
