GrowthLabs, an Egypt-based startup ecosystem builder, acquired Startup Gate, an Egypt-based founder and investor network platform, for $657,000 (EGP 35 million) in a transaction facilitated by M-Empire.
The acquisition aims to build what the companies describe as MENA’s first unified digital infrastructure for innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup support.
The combined platform will integrate Startup Gate’s founder and investor network with Catalyst OS, GrowthLabs’ operating system for incubators and accelerators.
GrowthLabs plans to expand into five new countries by the end of 2026 across the Gulf and Africa.
Founded by Islam Mohamed, GrowthLabs says it has supported more than 5,000 startups through over 60 international programmes.
