Impact Investing in Action
A hybrid hackathon at Bibliotheca Alexandrina preparing 200 tech founders from Alexandria and the Delta to pitch to impact investors.
- ✓Apply by 8 Oct 2026
- ✓Up to EGP 1,000,000 in prizes
- ✓Demo Day 19 Nov 2026
A multi-city innovation hackathon challenging teams across Egypt's Delta and Upper Egypt regions to solve real urban problems — with the best solutions fast-tracked into icealex's incubation programme.
Egypt Cities Hackathon runs three editions this season, each with its own audience and partners. See the details and apply from the edition page.
The Egypt Cities Hackathon (ECH) is icealex's flagship hackathon — a multi-city event that invites entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and community leaders to tackle pressing urban challenges facing Egypt's cities.
Running across two parallel streams — Delta Cities and Upper Egypt Cities — ECH ensures that innovation reaches beyond Alexandria and Cairo to cities that have historically been underserved by startup ecosystems.
Top teams from each stream receive mentorship, cash prizes, and a fast-track pathway into icealex's incubation programme to build their ideas into real ventures.
Questions? hello@icealex.com
Highlights from our Facebook page: graduations, winners and pitching days from the latest editions.