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title: "AUC Venture Lab"
description: "AUC Venture Lab, also known as V-Lab, is a startup accelerator of The American University in Cairo and is described as Egypt’s first university-based startup accelerator. It is hosted within the AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business and operates from AUC New Cairo, Egypt. The program provides a platform for entrepreneurs to engage with AUC’s community, resources, and business network while building investment-ready, tech-enabled ventures. In Africa, and particularly in Egypt, AUC Venture Lab focuses on innovation-driven, high-growth startups across multiple sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, logistics, marketing technology, and education technology. Based on available funding data, it has participated in at least five seed-stage rounds in Egyptian startups, including Velents in AI and analytics, Roboost in logistics and supply chain, dKilo in marketing and CRM, ElGameya in fintech, and OTO Courses in edtech. This activity highlights a consistent focus on early-stage, tech-enabled companies serving the Egyptian market. AUC Venture Lab has been recognized regionally as a leading accelerator and has run structured accelerator programs that combine mentoring, training, and access to networks. It has also partnered with institutions such as Commercial International Bank to launch specialized initiatives like the AUC Venture Lab FinTech Accelerator, further reinforcing its role in advancing Egypt’s entrepreneurial and digital finance ecosystem."
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# AUC Venture Lab

AUC Venture Lab, also known as V-Lab, is a startup accelerator of The American University in Cairo and is described as Egypt’s first university-based startup accelerator. It is hosted within the AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business and operates from AUC New Cairo, Egypt. The program provides a platform for entrepreneurs to engage with AUC’s community, resources, and business network while building investment-ready, tech-enabled ventures. In Africa, and particularly in Egypt, AUC Venture Lab focuses on innovation-driven, high-growth startups across multiple sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, logistics, marketing technology, and education technology. Based on available funding data, it has participated in at least five seed-stage rounds in Egyptian startups, including Velents in AI and analytics, Roboost in logistics and supply chain, dKilo in marketing and CRM, ElGameya in fintech, and OTO Courses in edtech. This activity highlights a consistent focus on early-stage, tech-enabled companies serving the Egyptian market. AUC Venture Lab has been recognized regionally as a leading accelerator and has run structured accelerator programs that combine mentoring, training, and access to networks. It has also partnered with institutions such as Commercial International Bank to launch specialized initiatives like the AUC Venture Lab FinTech Accelerator, further reinforcing its role in advancing Egypt’s entrepreneurial and digital finance ecosystem.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [AUC Venture Lab](/investors/auc-venture-lab)

## Summary

AUC Venture Lab, also known as V-Lab, is a startup accelerator of The American University in Cairo and is described as Egypt’s first university-based startup accelerator. It is hosted within the AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business and operates from AUC New Cairo, Egypt. The program provides a platform for entrepreneurs to engage with AUC’s community, resources, and business network while building investment-ready, tech-enabled ventures. In Africa, and particularly in Egypt, AUC Venture Lab focuses on innovation-driven, high-growth startups across multiple sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, logistics, marketing technology, and education technology. Based on available funding data, it has participated in at least five seed-stage rounds in Egyptian startups, including Velents in AI and analytics, Roboost in logistics and supply chain, dKilo in marketing and CRM, ElGameya in fintech, and OTO Courses in edtech. This activity highlights a consistent focus on early-stage, tech-enabled companies serving the Egyptian market. AUC Venture Lab has been recognized regionally as a leading accelerator and has run structured accelerator programs that combine mentoring, training, and access to networks. It has also partnered with institutions such as Commercial International Bank to launch specialized initiatives like the AUC Venture Lab FinTech Accelerator, further reinforcing its role in advancing Egypt’s entrepreneurial and digital finance ecosystem.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velents | /velents | Seed |  | 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Roboost | /roboost | Seed | 100000 | 2022-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| dKilo | /dkilo | Seed | 590000 | 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| ElGameya | /elgameya | Seed | 100000 | 2020-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| OTO Courses | /oto-courses | Seed | 100000 | 2019-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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- [All investors](/investors)
- [Funding rounds](/funding)

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