Category: Startups

U.S.-funded initiative to strengthen Tunisia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

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The Promise Project, a U.S.-funded initiative to strengthen Tunisia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, is bringing Tunisian innovation talent and startups to CES 2025, the most powerful tech event in the world, for the first time, aiming to connect Tunisian entrepreneurs with the U.S. and global startup communities. Organized by the Tunisian American Young Professionals (TAYP), the booth will feature cutting-edge innovations from Tunisian startups in sectors such as AgTech, Energy, Robotics, Smart Cities, and Food Tech. The exhibit will spotlight Tunisia’s dynamic startup ecosystem with special guests and live demonstrations throughout the CES event. Additionally, the program will…

Flouci: financial superapp for individuals, businesses to create free bank account, mobile wallet via smartphone

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Anis Kallel is the co-founder and CTO of Flouci (By Kaoun), a Tunisian-based fintech startup working to revolutionise digital banking in Francophone Africa by developing identification, payment and credit solutions tailored to the unbanked and underbanked. Flouci is a financial super-app that allows individuals and businesses to create a free bank account and mobile wallet via smartphone, while accessing a range of financial and government services. Inspired by the potential of technology to reduce barriers to entry for the underbanked and underserved, Flouci is addressing a critical need in a…

Five things to know about Tunisia’s tech and startup ecosystem

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Photo Credit The Condia Tunisia, is home to two of Africa’s high-profile exits, Instadeep and Expensya. Yet, not much is known about the country’s tech ecosystem. This article fixes that. Tunisia, Africa’s northernmost country, often flies under the radar in discussions about the continent’s tech and startup ecosystems. You might have heard of Tunisia through the historic exit of InstaDeep, which marked the largest M&A deal in Africa last year. In many ways, InstaDeep epitomises the typical archetype of a Tunisian startup: a deep-tech solution, born in Tunisia, headquartered in the…

Tunisia’s Wattnow closes multi-million dollar funding round

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IoT-based smart energy management startup Wattnow has announced the closing of a multi-million dollar funding round to help drive its already impressive growth, Disrupt Africa reported. Founded in 2018 by Issam Smaali, Wattnow helps businesses take control of their energy consumption through the combination of its plug-and-play hardware and software solutions. The startup’s service allows businesses to visualize their energy consumption in real time, control and automate certain loads, and receive alerts and notifications when something goes wrong. The data, captured by smart sensors, is analysed by machine learning engines,…

Fourth edition of INNOVA FOR TUNISIA LAB launched in Tunis

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The fourth edition of the ‘LAB INNOVA FOR TUNISIA 2024’ management training project was inaugurated on Monday in Tunis. The event, organised by the ITA/ICE – Italian Agency for Foreign Trade, in collaboration with its training office in Rome, was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Tunis, Alessandro Prunas, and Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Néji. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador Prunas underlined the importance of technology and ICTs as areas of development for Italian-Tunisian collaboration, recalling the recent signing of a memorandum to strengthen exchanges and expertise between…

Tunisian startups take part in the Viva Tech trade show in Paris from May 22 to 25

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Tunisian startups took part in the Viva Technology (Viva Tech) trade show, an annual event dedicated to technological innovation and start-ups, held from May 22 to 25 in Paris, France, the Ministry of Communication Technologies said in a statement issued on Saturday in Tunis. Tunisia will take part in the event by organizing a pavilion featuring a large number of Tunisian startups operating in various fields, such as smart agriculture, digital learning, artificial intelligence, intelligent transport, environmental technologies and financial technology. The Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Neji, who…

Tunisian retail-tech startup Winshot secures 6-figure funding to improve customer experience

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Tunisian retail-tech startup Winshot has secured a six-figure round of funding to enhance operational efficiency and elevate the overall customer experience for brands, retail chains and franchise leaders.   Winshot aims to tackle the intricate challenges of retail distribution networks by focusing on two pivotal elements – fostering stronger connections, deeper involvement, and heightened engagement among internal teams operating both in the field and at the point of sale; and utilising real-time monitoring to ensures seamless application of processes and adherence to brand standards at every point of sale within a distribution…

Electric cars made in Tunisia soon to hit market

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Produced in Mghira, in the governorate of Ben Arous by a Tunisian company and engineers, the Bako electric car will be on the market in April 2024. Compact and practical, Bako is the name of the electric car made in Tunisia that has just left Boubaker Siala’s workshops in Mghira, in the governorate of Ben Arous. With three seats, a sunroof, a reversing camera, and air conditioning, the one-by-two-meter prototype looks great. Fully rechargeable at home, this electric car does not require a driver’s license, vignette or registration. Market launch…

Call for applications to the “Start’n’Trade” program

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In a methodical approach designed to stimulate exporting SMEs and put them in touch with innovative startups, CEPEX is kicking off the “Start’n’Trade” program. Implemented by GIZ in partnership with the Ministry of Communication Technologies, this initiative aims to :Facilitate collaboration between SMEs and startups.Stimulate SME exports.Create opportunities for startups.Encourage the development of partnerships.Encourage open innovation. The exp At the heart of the Start’n’Trade program lies the opportunity for the most advanced company-startup pairs, in terms of Proof of Concept (POC), to win one of three vouchers worth 10,000 euros.…

Diaspora: Tunisian-French fintech My Easy Transfer raises €400,000 from 216 Capital

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216 Capital announced that it has invested 400,000 euros in Tunisian-French startup My Easy Transfer, which facilitates secure diaspora transfers. “This fund-raising marks a major step in the history of the startup, which aims to evolve its platform to meet all the payment needs of the diaspora: money transfer, sending mobile top-ups, local bill payment…in a single mobile application”, points out 216 Capital. It adds: Founded in 2022, My Easy Transfer also plans to evolve its model to become the first payment Super App for the diaspora, strengthening its presence…