TIEC Start IT Incubation Program

Run by Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC).

Start IT is TIEC's in-person incubation programme in Cairo for SaaS and AI/ML startups, admitting on rotating rounds rather than to a fixed length — the round with an application deadline of 31 October 2026 begins incubation on 1 January 2027. The programme page states EGP 480,000 of support at 0% equity, covering marketing, HR, legal and technical services, plus a separate $10,000 AWS credit.

Investment

EGP 480,000 (Below MENA median $59k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 79% of MENA · Like 79% globally)

Duration

Not disclosed

Format

in person

Cadence

rolling

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Sectors

• SaaS
• AI & ML

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://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/Start-IT read 2026-09-06 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration note, batch cadence, application url, sectors, format

Other accelerators in Cairo

• 500 Global in Egypt Scale Up Program
• AUC Venture Lab Fintech Accelerator
• AUC Venture Lab Startup Accelerator
• Falak SMEs Accelerator

Last verified 2026-09-06.