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<br>Tunisia’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly in recent years and is now recognized as one of Africa’s leading innovation hubs. An example of this maturity is InstaDeep, which was acquired by BioNTech, highlighting the global potential of Tunisian startups and showing the strength of the ecosystem. Key sectors driving Tunisia’s startup growth include artificial intelligence (AI), big data, life sciences, and the blue economy, which are attracting both local and international investment.<br></p>
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<p><br>The Tunisian government is well aware of the importance of creating startup hubs and has introduced the startup support organization Startup Tunisia. Together with the Startup Task Force, the organization passed a Startup Act in 2018 which included a legal framework designed to boost innovation and foster entrepreneurship. In 2023, Tunisia introduced the Startup Act 2.0 to enhance the original legal framework, with a stronger focus on helping startups access global markets and scale internationally. Another initiative of Startup Tunisia, Startup Label, is a special status that enables startups to be exempted from capital gain tax for up to eight years.
Many international organizations support the startup ecosystem in Tunisia. For instance, the World Bank is providing support to women and SME development in Tunisia through the Innovative Startups and SME Project, and actively supports Startup Tunisia. It has launched two SME funds through the Tunisia Innovative Startups and SMEs Project.<br></p>
<p><br>The first one is InnovaTech, which focuses on investments in digital media innovation and technology, renewable energy, agribusiness, ICT, media and ecommerce, and digital transformation. The second one is a joint fund of the World Bank, Smart Capital, the CDC, and the GIZ called Anava Fund of Funds, which aims to invest more than 13 venture capital funds dedicated to startups in seed and early stages. Tunisian startup ecosystems benefit not only from public and international support but also from private sector contributions. Organizations like Tunisian Startups, an NGO founded by entrepreneurs to advocate for and unify the startup community, and Connect’Innov, an incubator and accelerator focusing on health technology startups, play crucial roles in supporting Tunisian entrepreneurs. With proximity to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, Tunisia has the ability to make far reaching international business connections. To grow, Tunisia’s startup ecosystems need to achieve more high quality startups like InstaDeepSources.<br></p>

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<br>Tunisia’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly in recent years and is now recognized as one of Africa’s leading innovation hubs. An example of this maturity is InstaDeep, which was acquired by BioNTech, highlighting the global potential of Tunisian startups and showing the strength of the ecosystem. Key sectors driving Tunisia’s startup growth include artificial intelligence (AI), big data, life sciences, and the blue economy, which are attracting both local and international investment.<br>

  

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<br>The Tunisian government is well aware of the importance of creating startup hubs and has introduced the startup support organization Startup Tunisia. Together with the Startup Task Force, the organization passed a Startup Act in 2018 which included a legal framework designed to boost innovation and foster entrepreneurship. In 2023, Tunisia introduced the Startup Act 2.0 to enhance the original legal framework, with a stronger focus on helping startups access global markets and scale internationally. Another initiative of Startup Tunisia, Startup Label, is a special status that enables startups to be exempted from capital gain tax for up to eight years. 
Many international organizations support the startup ecosystem in Tunisia. For instance, the World Bank is providing support to women and SME development in Tunisia through the Innovative Startups and SME Project, and actively supports Startup Tunisia. It has launched two SME funds through the Tunisia Innovative Startups and SMEs Project.<br>

  

<br>The first one is InnovaTech, which focuses on investments in digital media innovation and technology, renewable energy, agribusiness, ICT, media and ecommerce, and digital transformation. The second one is a joint fund of the World Bank, Smart Capital, the CDC, and the GIZ called Anava Fund of Funds, which aims to invest more than 13 venture capital funds dedicated to startups in seed and early stages. Tunisian startup ecosystems benefit not only from public and international support but also from private sector contributions. Organizations like Tunisian Startups, an NGO founded by entrepreneurs to advocate for and unify the startup community, and Connect’Innov, an incubator and accelerator focusing on health technology startups, play crucial roles in supporting Tunisian entrepreneurs. With proximity to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, Tunisia has the ability to make far reaching international business connections. To grow, Tunisia’s startup ecosystems need to achieve more high quality startups like InstaDeepSources.<br>

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The country has some notable startup success stories including , GoMyCode.

Tunisia has 1 city in the top 1000
      and is one of Northern Africa’s best countries for setting up a startup.

Tunisia’s startup scene saw an increase in 2025 and jumped
      8 spots from the previous year, outranking Albania.

Tunisia’s startup ecosystem ranks 2nd in Northern Africa and 82nd globally. Tunisia’s startups raised 822387 US dollars on average. Find the most promising startups, unicorns, and notable exits in Tunisia.

Startup Ecosystem of Tunisia | Startupblink

In 2025, Tunisia register a rise in
    Software & Data startups. Some of the most notable success stories in this
    industry are those of , GoMyCode.

With a large variety of accelerator programs and initiatives, Tunisia's startup scene stands out from that of other countries in Northern Africa. Tunisia offers a number of funding
opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups. Below is a list of some of Tunisia's most prominent support initiatives:

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 7 #116-50

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 12a #78-40

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Sinsa

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Building

Metropolitan Plaza Building

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Wings Accelerator

Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research

The Hive (Pre-Accelerator) program for Women Entrepreneurs

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch