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VC Firm 500 Global Selects 15 Egyptian Startups for Scale-Up Program

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VC Firm 500 Global Selects 15 Egyptian Startups for Scale-Up Program

Fifteen Egyptian tech startups have been selected for the first batch of the 500 Global in Egypt Scale Up Programme, a seven-week program designed to help founders scale their businesses.

The program is run by 500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, in partnership with the Egyptian Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). It is dedicated to pre-Series A and Series A startups in Egypt.

The selected startups are:

  • Birdnest
  • Blnk
  • Convertedin
  • Dresscode
  • FriendlyCar
  • ILLA
  • Khazenly
  • MQR
  • Nowlun
  • NowPay
  • O7 Therapy
  • Orcas
  • Rology
  • Suplyd
  • Sylndr

“Despite a challenging global and local macroeconomic backdrop, we found Egyptian founders proving that Egypt remains a thriving technology market in the Middle East and Africa,” said Amal Enan, Partner at 500 Global.


The Scale-Up program kicked off on October 1 at the Creativa Giza Hub, also known as The Factory, operated by ITIDA. It will culminate with the Scale Up Showcase on November 16.

The program is designed to empower founders through personalized mentorship and growth techniques, setting the stage for their future success.

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Andela Launches Talent Cloud to Transform Tech Hiring

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Andela, an Africa-focused talent outsourcing startup, has launched Andela Talent Cloud, an integrated end-to-end platform that connects skilled individuals with businesses, transforming the hiring process for tech companies and talents.
 

The all-in-one, AI-powered platform gives IT executives total transparency over talent profiles and skills assessment results, enabling them to make secure and informed hiring decisions.

Andela Talent Cloud provides clients with more speed, flexibility, performance, and trust than other hiring methods such as internal recruiting, consulting firms, and outsourcing.

“Andela offers a seamless approach. By combining the world’s preeminent private talent marketplace with an AI-driven platform, Andela helps companies scale their teams and deliver projects faster,” said Jeremy Johnson, Andela CEO and Co-Founder.

The platform, billed as the Talent Decision Engine (TDE), analyzes thousands of data points during the hiring process to evaluate several factors for each job position, including hard and soft skills, experience, title, location, work preferences, language proficiency, and client feedback.

Due to its hiring lifecycle optimization, businesses can locate, assess, hire, manage, and pay foreign technologists within the integrated platform.

In March 2023, the startup acquired Qualified, a technical skills assessment platform. Thus, Andela claims it has integrated developer assessment capabilities into TDE to more precisely determine the performance of the recommended talent on the job before selection.

Andela Pay manages every facet of foreign payouts, currency conversion, and compliance in more than 100 nations to ensure that talents receive funds effectively and economically.

In compliance with relevant regulations, the Andela Pay partner ecosystem also conducts Know-Your-Customer and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reviews on contracted technologists to ensure compliance by all remote workers.

Andela Talent Cloud is a game-changer for the tech industry, providing companies with a faster, more efficient, and more reliable way to hire top talent.

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