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From Enablement to Execution, Egypt’s AI Ecosystem Reaches Production Scale

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From Enablement to Execution, Egypt’s AI Ecosystem Reaches Production Scale

Today, Egypt’s AI builders gathered in the Grand Egyptian Museum for a reception that highlighted the nation’s rapidly growing AI ecosystem — spanning AI natives, developers, researchers, startups and enterprises — building applications across industries.

The event included a keynote from Paolo Guglielmini, vice president of EMEA at NVIDIA. Ahmed Mostafa, regional AI adoption lead for the Middle East and Africa at NVIDIA, delivered a session on “Why Accelerating Every Layer Matters,” exploring NVIDIA’s full-stack approach to AI development and deployment.

The event also featured a panel moderated by Basil Fateen, head of startups for the Middle East and Africa at NVIDIA, with participation from startups across smart spaces, healthcare, cybersecurity and robotics.

In Egypt, the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute learner base grew more than tenfold in a single year. In June, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt licensed Hassan Allam Data Centers to build and operate data centers in the country. Under that license, Hassan Allam Utilities and investment firm A15 agreed to develop a new data center, an estimated $400 million investment.

In addition, NVIDIA and A15 in July hosted an event connecting Egypt’s leading founders with NVIDIA’s global ecosystem. This has been complemented by recent startup and investor events in Egypt, including engagements with A15 and Plug and Play at the Creativa Innovation Hub at Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace, an affiliate of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Spanning a range of industries, members of the NVIDIA Inception program in Egypt include:

The NVIDIA VC Alliance has also expanded its presence in Egypt, with A15 and M Empire joining the program, connecting more local investors with NVIDIA’s global startup ecosystem.


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