RiseUp Announces the Launch of its 12th Annual Summit “RiseUp 2025” at the Grand Egyptian Museum

● RiseUp 2025 announces its 12th pivotal annual event, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives from across the MENA region.

● The summit features workshops, panel discussions, and startup competitions, offering a collaborative platform to fuel creativity and innovation.

  RiseUp has officially announced the 12th edition of its flagship event, RiseUp Summit 2025, set to take place at the Grand Egyptian Museum from May 8 to 10, 2025 under the theme "Tell Your Story”. For the third consecutive year, RiseUp is collaborating with the Grand Egyptian Museum, a rising hub for innovation, heritage, and creativity in Egypt. This renewed partnership strengthens RiseUp’s commitment to stimulating the entrepreneurial ecosystem by blending tradition with modernity, reflecting the organization’s future aspirations to build an inclusive and integrated entrepreneurial ecosystem. RiseUp Summit 2025 will bring together over 200 regional and global investors, 350 innovative startups, and 20,000 entrepreneurs and creatives in one space, demonstrating the strength and vibrancy of the entrepreneurial community in Egypt and across the region.

RiseUp 2025 summit will offer a range of innovative experiences, including a B2B matchmaking platform that facilitates connections between startups and solution providers, and investor matchmaking sessions that bring together investors and promising entrepreneurs. RiseUp 2025 summit will also introduce "Pitch N Ride," an innovative experience allowing entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to investors during a special car tour around the Grand Egyptian Museum. Additionally, the summit will feature a Creative Marketplace showcasing products from local brands and designers in fashion and home accessories, a career coaching space for mentorship and connecting talents with job opportunities, and a job fair aimed at supporting young professionals in their career paths.

The summit will host a distinguished lineup of speakers from diverse sectors, including Naveen Selvanathan, Art Director at Netflix Animation Studios; Eoin McGuinness, Head of Africa, CEE, & the Middle East at HubSpot for Startups; Javier Villamizar, Operating Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers; Ajibola Oluwatobi Ayoku Odukoya, Chief Operating Officer at the African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative (AfriLabs); Maha Abouelenein, CEO & Founder at Digital & Savvy; Simon Clowes, Creative Director at Apple TV; Amr Awadallah, CEO and Co-Founder of Vectara; Simon See, Chief Solution Architect and Global Head at NVIDIA AI Technology Center; and Yasmine Telsem, Global Content Partnerships Lead at X.