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NILEPRENEURS ACADEMY
Supporting Startups To Grow

Take a step back from your daily tactical activities and take charge of the overarching strategy that steers your business to scalability.

ACHIEVING GROWTH

DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES

About NP Academy

NP Academy is a fully-funded grant brought to you by NilePreneurs and sponsored by HSBC Bank to support startups founders in growing their businesses through a 6-month intensive program where they will develop their capabilities and skills.  

As an educational accelerator, NP Academy provides startups founders with the opportunity to work closely with business and technical experts to define the pain points and developing plans in their businesses to be ready to go to the next level.

NP Academy Benefits

Eligibility Criteria

NP Academy is a fully-funded grant brought to you by NilePreneurs and sponsored by HSBC Bank and the selection process won’t be easy with the presence of young and passionate startup founders in Egypt.

The competition is tough and you need to be prepared. If you find yourself and your business fit the below eligibility criteria, don’t wait a second and apply now for this no-to-miss opportunity.

STARTUP CRITERIA

• Registered as a company
• Operating for 2 years or more​
• Proven record of generating revenues  
• A clear business model with synergistic values

FOUNDERS CRITERIA

• Egyptian nationality
• Looking to develop a dominating strategy, to exponentially grow their businesses​
• Committed and passionate top management team (at least 2 founders with full- time CTO)​
• Have a flexible curriculum that can be integrated into the rhythm of their busy schedules.​
• Willing to turn learning into real development.​

BUSINESS TYPE

• Emerge-Tech: including AI, information technology, wireless data communication, man-machine communication, on-demand printing, bio-technologies, and advanced robotics.
• FinTech: including financial services to improve transactions use and delivery to consumers and expand financial inclusion and use technology to cut down on operational costs
• MedTech: including from diagnosing, monitoring and treating virtually, digital pharmacy, RFID sticking plasters to body scanners there are ever more technologies coming on stream to improve the lives of patients.
• AgriTech: defining new opportunities for technology and products in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture with the aim of improving yield, efficiency, and profitability.
• Travel and Tourism: since it is a major economic activity in Egypt with a wide-ranging impact on economic growth, employment, and social development. 
• Food and Beverage: F&B industries play a major role in economic activity with a wide-ranging impact on economic growth, employment, and local development. 
• Social / Sustainable: including the development and implementation of new ideas to meet social needs and create new social relationships or collaborations, improving society & the environment. 
• Product and Manufacturing: focusing on enabling technology and innovation producing an exciting and tangible product, and identify the product start-up set to become the ‘next big thing’. 
• eCommerce: providing innovative ideas through online channels & the outward-facing processes that touch suppliers, partners and customers, and including marketing communications, sales, order taking, delivery, fulfillment and customer service.
• Retail and Fashion: Consumer spending is on the rise, and innovative retail initiatives are launching on a regular basis. From fashion to homeware.

Program Structure