He ventured into entrepreneurship while still a student. Years later, he launched Sylabs, an incubator that supports young Algerians in starting their businesses or acquiring new skills.

Abdellah Mallek is an Algerian entrepreneur and the founder of Sylabs, which claims to be the first private incubator and accelerator in Algeria. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene with a master's in applied mathematics in 2014. 

The following year, he launched Sylabs as a technology center and coworking space that supports entrepreneurs, organizations, and talents, giving them the tools to monetize their creative potential, venture into entrepreneurship, and boost employability. 

“Sylab’s most important achievement so far has been its ability to build an entrepreneurship community where there previously wasn’t one. Not only have we helped so many startups connect with big clients but we have also succeeded in attracting important stakeholders to the tech and entrepreneurship hub,” he said in 2020.

In partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Sylabs launched Industry'Elle, a program that supports women entrepreneurs in operating in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) industries.  The enrollment phase of the program, which aims to encourage women's entrepreneurship, ended on May 5, 2023. 

Abdellah Mallek ventured into entrepreneurship quite early, when he was still a student.  In 2008, he created a for-profit group of math and programming talents who earn money by tutoring other students.  In 2011, he co-founded an online tourism network called Welcome Dz. Some seven years later, he launched a radio show where subjects like entrepreneurship, technology, and career development were discussed. The show, called JOW RADIO, ended in 2020. 

In 2012, he was one of the co-organizers of Startup Weekend, a well-known entrepreneurship competitive event. In December 2014, he was also a mentor for Ampion, an international program that guides and equips promising and high-potential startups. Between 2014 and 2016, the tech entrepreneur worked as a contributing writer for the media outlet Wanda. 

In 2017, the media outlet Geeky Algeria named him one of the 10 Algerian entrepreneurs under 30 to watch. He is also on the list of the 30 most promising young African entrepreneurs published by Forbes magazine in 2018.

Melchior Koba