STARTUP WATCH- EYouth secures USD 180k in seed funding from EdVentures: Cairo-based social enterprise EYouth has raised USD 180k in seed investment from EdVentures, the VC fund announced in a statement (pdf). The organization, which runs entrepreneurship training programs for young people, will use the funds to develop an online platform to extend its services in Egypt and expand to other African countries. EYouth, which was founded in 2010, offers training programs to help young entrepreneurs can start and build their own businesses and connect to investors.
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