Overview:
Flat6Labs is a regional startup accelerator program that fosters and invests in bright and passionate entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas. We provide seed funding, strategic mentorship, a creative workspace, a multitude of perks, entrepreneurship-focused business training, and directly support our startups through an expansive network of partner entities, mentors, and investors. It is the perfect environment to advance your company significantly in a short period of time.
Locations:
Flat6Labs is currently operating out of Cairo, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Bahrain and Tunis with immediate efforts to expand to more locations in the MENA region.
Learn more about what is special about each location.
Offerings:
Flat6Labs offers you:
For each startup selected, we invest $30-50K in seed funding in exchange for minor equity in the company depending on the accelerator chosen across MENA.
We provide 4 months of top-notch mentorship, strategically linking each team with established mentors in their field. The teams will have more insights about logistics, technical issues, attracting a customer base, hiring employees, and presenting yourself well to investors.
Entrepreneurs will be provided with up-to-date focused training sessions from industry experts, corporate leaders, and academic partners.
Entrepreneurs will be provided with over $300K in perks and benefits, and with some of the best resources available to build their companies. As a member of the Global Accelerator Network and various other partnerships, all startups will get the chance to take advantage of huge perks from sponsors like Microsoft, PayPal, Amazon Web Services, etc.
There will be a team of lawyers specialized in dealing with startups, to provide our entrepreneurs with legal consultation, support, and services. This legal support comes in the form of company establishment, legal contracts, agreements, and IP.
Startups will be provided with state-of-the-art office space, and a chance to work side by side with other entrepreneurs at a similar stage. And in addition to having a great working physical space, our office includes access to an ever-growing network of entrepreneurs, investors, business and technology services, partners, and more.
We promise an ever-expanding network as a backbone to our entire program. We have strong relationships with various local and international industry experts, companies, CEO’s, managing directors, academic institutions, innovators, media, service providers, governmental entities, NGO’s and a lot more.
Application and Process:
- Apply:
To join Flat6Labs, you have to apply online to join one of our programs. There will be a multiple-stage screening process involving our top applicants with the aim of finding the best candidates to join our program.
- Accelerate
After the selection, once you have been accepted, you become part of the Flat6Labs family and you will be provided seed funding in addition to a lot of other benefits.
- Grow:
By the end of the program, you will be prepared to pitch your startup to the investor community at Demo Day with the goal of raising another round of funding to grow your business. After Demo Day, you leave Flat6Labs premises, but you will still have access to our continuous network of connections and support.
| Location | Upcoming Cycle | Final Deadline | Start Date | End Date | |
| Cairo | Cairo – Cycle 12 | Dec 19, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 | APPLY NOW |
| Jeddah | Jeddah – Cycle 9 | – | – | – | COMING SOON |
| Abu Dhabi | AD – Cycle 4 | – | – | – | COMING SOON |
| Beirut | Beirut – Cycle 4 | Dec 30, 2020 | May 15, 2019 | Jun 15, 2019 | APPLY NOW |
| Tunis | Tunis – Cycle 4 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | APPLY NOW |
| Bahrain | Bahrain – Cycle 3 | Sep 22, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | Sep 15, 2019 | APPLY NOW |
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