Catalyzing Innovation · Empowering Entrepreneurs · Building the Future
Since 2011 we've supported 1,750+ startups and impacted 25,000+ youth across 14 countries.
Applications are handled on the icealex platform (icealex.untap.us). You will be taken there when you click "Apply now".
The icealex Impact Diagnostic is a structured framework that evaluates ventures across five evidence-based dimensions — giving founders a clear picture of their readiness and real-world impact potential.
Since 2011 we have been building Alexandria's entrepreneurship ecosystem on three core pillars.
We create environments where bold ideas can be tested, refined, and scaled — with support from mentors and tools that matter.
We bring together founders, academics, institutions, and communities to work across disciplines and break silos.
We turn passion into practice — providing the frameworks, networks, and resources to build ventures that create real value.
Building entrepreneurship infrastructure across Alexandria, Cairo, and Africa.
Incubation and acceleration programmes that take founders from idea to market.
Supporting innovation hubs and entrepreneurship-support organisations.
Consulting and applied knowledge for the public and private sector.
Hackathons, challenges, and events that spark new energy and community.
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Founded in 2011 in Alexandria, icealex is a community-driven innovation hub and consultancy empowering entrepreneurs, startups, and creatives across Egypt, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Active member of AfriLabs — a pan-African network of 250+ innovation hubs.
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"icealex gave me the tools and network that turned my idea into a real company."
"LSL was a turning point in my career. Not just a program — a community of ambitious women."
"Demo Day was the most important day of my professional life. I met my first investor at icealex."
Applications are open. Join 970+ innovators, founders, and entrepreneurs building in Alexandria.
