Meet the winners of RiseUp 2018 Startup Pitch Competition
Summary
The finalists were then given a chance to pitch at the Capital Stage in The Greek Campus in front of a panel of judges, which included, Sherif Makhlouf, a Partner at consulting firm Innovety, Hasan Haider from 500StartUps, Abdelhameed Sharara from RiseUp and Willie El Amin, Strategic Developer Programs Manager for Facebook, MENA. RGKit can help create designs that detect passersby, lights that react to movement, objects that twirl and swirl, items that turn to touch sensors and a lot more. Apart from the $50,000 investment, Argineering also won EGP 10,000 (~$550) worth of credit for Uber rides, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain course from IBM as well as membership to the bootstrap phase for the FBStart program by Facebook. VetWork through its mobile apps provide home visits of Vet physicians, pet insurance plans, and grooming. Takestep, a web and mobile platform (it seems that they’re not live for public yet) that connects all the stakeholders including patients, guardians, treatment facilities, and supervisors in the addiction recovery process, won the Social Impact Award.