8 Egyptian start-ups were invited to compete in the Cairo round of Seedstars World, the largest seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes at Seedspace Hub in Maadi.
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Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo Ventureburn Integrated healthcare platform Hospitalia has been crowned as the winner of this year's Seedstars Cairo pitching competition. <a href="https://t.co/JALDJuMGe8">https://t.co/JALDJuMGe8</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAfricaMentor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theafricamentor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/africa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#africa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/startup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#startup</a>
&mdash; Africa Mentor (@TheAfricaMentor) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAfricaMentor/status/1165024835233300480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
The top three awards were given for the winners&rsquo; innovative sustainable solutions in their different fields. The first place prize went to Hospitalia, an integrated healthcare platform that provides access to top-of-the-line medical services at home, at any time of day. Hospitalia has qualified to represent Egypt at Seedstars Regional Summit in Switzerland where they will get the chance to win up to USD 500,000 in equity investments and other prizes.&nbsp;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/Seedstars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Seedstars</a> hosted its Cairo round at Seedspace Hub where 8 promising startups pitched in front of a jury panel. Who do you think were the 3 lucky winners? Come meet them here! <a href="https://t.co/GFx86Rd4rA">https://t.co/GFx86Rd4rA</a>
&mdash; Startup MGZN (@startupmgzn) <a href="https://twitter.com/startupmgzn/status/1165570900554502144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
Jury members included Francesca Bombassei from Seedstars World, Ziad Mokhtar from Algebra Ventures, Dina el-Shenoufy from Flat6Labs Cairo, Omar Barakat from BECO Capital and Amr Mostafa from Endeavor Egypt.
The second place prize went to RafiQ which is a virtual assistant Android app that understands Arabic voice commands in the user&rsquo;s local dialect with localized experience. As for the third place prize, it was awarded to&nbsp; HOVO, an on demand app for ordering trucks. The other finalists included ACT Microschools, Bokdoc, Curotrip, Mowafer Care and Ship&rsquo;nbag.
All the best to Egypt&rsquo;s representatives in Switzerland and may they do the country proud!

Egyptian Start-Up Hospitalia Snags First Place Award At Seedstars Cairo Competition

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