EmailMe Form - BOOST Growth Stage Application

BOOST Growth Stage Application

Thank you for your interest in BOOST Growth Program; this program is funded by HIVOS organization and implemented by Nahdet El Mahrousa.

Application Criteria

The team of founders:
- Team members are Egyptian
- The team has at least 2 members
- At least one founder is working full time in the startup

The startup:
- Startup has a defined and validated business model, and product market fit and has established distribution channels.
- Startup is delivering to customers, is generating revenues and preferably profitable.
- Startup has a team of 5+ employees (including full time and part time jobs).
- Startup is a registered entity for at least 1 year.
- Startup’s main operations are in Egypt.
- Startup is planning to employ at least 30-40 Egyptian employees within a year.
- We welcome all whom the above criteria applies to and encourage those operating in job training and placement services, shared economy, mobility, waste management sectors and artisan related industries with potential to export.
- We also highly encourage startups based outside Cairo to apply.

Applications are fully confidential, and will not be used for any other references without your permission.

Contact Person Information
Name *
First Last
Email *

Email Verification
Phone *
Startup Background
Startup Name *
Startup Web Site
Startup Location (location(s) of bulk of operations and activities) *
Cairo/Giza
Outside Cairo/Giza
Outside Egypt
If outside Cairo please select all governorates that apply
Which industry/sector most closely relates to your startup? *
Other industry/sector
What is the legal form of your startup? *
Other
Are you registered in Egypt? *
Yes
No
We are not registered yet
If registered outside Egypt, please mention country:
Year of Registration *
How long have you been in business? *
Mention the number of years your startup has been in business even before registration
Describe what your startup does in under 300 words *
What is the key problem you are trying to solve? *
Other than your direct customers, are there other stakeholder groups you have a direct impact on? Please describe.
Does technology play a major role in your product/service offering?
Yes
No
Are you currently enrolled in a startup support program? *
No
Yes
if answer is yes, mention program name
Business Information
What is your sales model? *
B2B
B2C
B2G
C2C
C2B
Don't know/not sure
How long has your startup been generating revenues? *
What is your average annual revenue? Please specify in EGP or USD (if generating revenue for less than 1 year mention average monthly revenue) *
mention per year or per month
What is your average number of customers per year? (if operating for less than 1 year mention average number of customers per month) *
mention per year or per month
What channel(s) or tool(s) are you using to reach new customers? *
Are your currently generating profit? *
Yes
No
Startup Team
How many people are on your founding team? *
Please mention details of the founding team below:

Name Age Role in Startup LinkedIn Profile

1

2

3

4

5
How many founding members are currently working full time in the startup ? *
Do you have any previous founders who exited the business? *
Yes
No
Excluding founding team members, how many full time and/or part time employees do you currently have in your startup? *
mention break down of full time and part time employees
Startup Funding
What is the amount of capital, if any, that you have already invested in the business? (Please specify in EGP or USD) *
Have you received any external financing from the below sources? If yes please select all that apply. *
Grants/Competition prizes
Loans from lending institutions such as banks
Equity based funding
We did not receive external funding
Other
Moving Forward
What are your next growth milestones? List 2 at least. *
Do you have any plans to expand your team/workforce within this year? *
Yes
No
Don't know/not sure
How many people are you willing to hire by the end of this year? (this includes direct team hires and/or creating job opportunities through placement and capacity building activities) *
What will you use BOOST funding for? *
How do you think Nahdet El Mahrousa can help you? *
If you have a pitch deck/ profile of your business, please upload it here:
Is there anything else you want to tell us?
How did you hear about this opportunity?
كيف عرفت عن هذا البرنامج؟ *
Nahdet El Mahrousa’s Facebook page
Facebook Ads
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Online Media
Google Search
Twitter
Nahdet ElMahrousa's website
From a friend
NM Staff
Co-working space
Other