Tunisia

North African start-ups shine on AfricArena investor stage

Following a jam-packed AfricArena tour to the Tunisian capital, investors now turn their attention to Nairobi in Kenya for what promises to be a…

This founder uses fintech to speed up Tunisia

One of a hopeful generation of entrepreneurs that lived through Tunisia’s 2021 revolution as a teenager, fintech startup founder Anis Kallel believes in the…

AfricArena summit builds Africa’s start-up ecosystem

Tunisia has set itself the task of getting 1 000 labelled startups into its national ecosystem by 2024, and it is more than three-quarters…

Investment readiness: 5 tips for start-up founders

It’s a hard fact that all founders learn in their start-up journey: although securing funding is like finding the Holy Grail for entrepreneurs, that…

Orange Digital Ventures launches seed challenge to invest €500k in seven startups

Seven startups from Africa and the Middle East will be able to land investment of between €50 000 and €150 000 through a new…

Tunisian taxi scooter startup IntiGo raises over $300k from angel investors

Tunisia’s IntiGo, a taxi-scooter startup, has raised over $300 000 in investment from angel investors. An article in Tunisian business news site El Boursa yesterday…

World Bank to invest $75m in project to support Tunisian startups, small businesses

The World Bank plans to invest $75-millionto support Tunisian startups and small businesses. In a statement last month, the World Bank said it will…

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund to invest ticket sizes of up to €15m in African startups

The recently launched Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund will invest ticket sizes of between €3-million and €15-million or the equivalent in local currency, Cathay Innovation co-founder…

This is how Ventureburn will celebrate African tech startups this World Cup

The 2018 Fifa World Cup kicks off today. This year’s tournament stands out from previous editions as for the first time video assistant referees will use…

Here are the 20 measures the Tunisia Startup Act aims to promote

Tunisia’s news startup act — passed earlier last month — could propel the north African country to become the region’s next entrepreneurial hotspot. Here’s why….

How Tunisia’s Startup Act is a blueprint for other African policy makers

Tunisia’s new startup act, which was passed last month, is a blueprint for how other African countries could create an enabling environment for innovators and…

Seedstars to launch hub in Cairo, kick off first Seedstars competition pitch

Seedstars, a Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, will open its first hub in Egypt, Seedspace Cairo this Friday (4 May). The announcement was…

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator has opened applications for its next cohort — and has added seven more African countries to the three countries it initially targeted when it…

Ampion Venture Bus to wrap-up tech startup travels in Tunisia

From the inception of health app in West Africa to an innovative water sanitation solution in Southern Africa and a carpooling service in the…

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SA data science start-up Zindi shines at UN summit

Polygon announces first African bootcamp, hackathon

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