Startup Couches

On the couch today Sabry CTO at one of the newest YC-backed startups in the MENA region tells us about this salary-advance product that is changing the way employees get paid and making it flexible for everyone and even about his YC experience.

Lanre talks to us about the best way for any African to get into crypto and how he started building FluidCoins, he highlights the benefits of dollar-cost-averaging and how it is such a great way to save and invest in any asset especially cryptocurrency. The FluidCoins app is available for download today on your app store

Ahmed here talks about how Raseedi is a massive money-saving app for people across the MENA region especially in Egypt, with the dialer feature which also rewards you for calling your friends and helps you find the best deals and discounts on things like food and other household supplies.

Ahmed talks about Denta Carts how they are offering the biggest marketplace for dental products and services in the MENA region, focusing on the entire dental service delivery value chain.

Phebeon talks about a product that ensures that we all stay online and connected in public places and how Opencharge is becoming a big infrastructure on which other valuable services for better customer experience can be built for restaurants and other public places.

Samer takes us on a journey around the ESports sector in the MENA region and how GB Arena has been catering to both gamers and sponsors with entertainment and tournaments in the space.

Joseph takes us on his journey in the gaming industry in the MENA region, with a lot of games hosted with millions of downloads and revenue growth year-on-year. Play 3arabi is currently raising money to scale this successful game publishing business model.

Mustafa the co-founder of EYouth tells us how they prepare young people in low-income areas in Egypt for the labor market and even get them into paid employment through strategic partnerships they have secured and the challenges that come with it all.

In this episode Kyle CEO of Vollar talks to us about finding your true north and how he found volunteering services and is now building a business out of it, he talks about challenges and how important a support system is for uncertain times.

Antoine takes on his journey of building Finchatbot, helping financial institutions like insurance companies and banks to bring product offerings, customer support, and even onboarding through this conversational chatbot product powered by AI.