AUC Venture Lab Startup Accelerator

Run by AUC Venture Lab (American University in Cairo).

AUC Venture Lab's broader Cairo track is a four-month in-person programme helping founders design and grow tech-enabled startups while preparing for investment, spanning climate, edtech, healthtech, ecommerce, energy, AI, logistics, mobility and agritech. No funding amount and no equity terms are stated on the official pages.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

16 weeks (Shorter than MENA median 22 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Sectors

• Climate
• EdTech
• Health Tech
• E-commerce
• Energy
• AI & ML
• Logistics
• Mobility
• AgriTech

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://business.aucegypt.edu/centers/vlab/programs read 2026-09-06 — supports duration weeks, duration note, sectors, application url, format
• https://business.aucegypt.edu/centers/vlab read 2026-09-06 — supports website

Other accelerators in Cairo

• 500 Global in Egypt Scale Up Program
• AUC Venture Lab Fintech Accelerator
• Falak SMEs Accelerator
• TIEC Start IT Incubation Program

Last verified 2026-09-06.