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InstaDeep: Karim Beguir
Founding MENA 路 1:19
From two laptops in Tunisia to a deal worth nearly $700 million. 馃嚬馃嚦馃
Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim started InstaDeep with just $2,000. After a difficult first year, they kept building their AI startup鈥攅ventually working with companies like Deutsche Bahn and BioNTech.
In 2023, BioNTech acquired InstaDeep in a deal worth approximately $682 million.
A Tunisian startup story that put African AI on the global map.
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