The Startup Ecosystem of Tunisia
Tunisia has 1 city in the top 1000 and is one of Northern Africa’s best countries for setting up a startup.
COUNTRY RANKING
Since 2023, Tunisia lost 8 spots in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, having now positioned itself as 91st worldwide.
Population
Million
Regional Ranking
In Northern Africa
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Overview
The Tunisian startup ecosystem is still in the early phase of its development, but the total startup funding raised by the Tunisian tech startups increased significantly in 2022. The Tunisian government is well aware of the importance of creating startup hubs and has introduced the startup support organization Startup Tunisia. The organization passed a Startup Act in 2018, which is a legal framework designed to boost innovation and foster entrepreneurship. 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. 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.
With proximity to the Middle East, the rest of Africa, and Europe, Tunisia has the ability to make far reaching international business connections. To grow, Tunisia’s startup ecosystem needs to achieve a critical mass of high quality startups.
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Tunisia Top Startup Industries
14 startups
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Tunisia Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Tunisia has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
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- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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The Startup Ecosystem in Tunisia
Global Rank
Tunisia is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Tunisia’s startup scene is best represented in Software & Data, Fintech, and in Social & and Leisure.
Top Cities for Startups in Tunisia - Ranked by StartupBlink
| 2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 360th + 57 | 0.966 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
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