deep tech
AI & Automation
Qualcomm Make in Africa 2026: Edge AI Hardware Backs Deep-Tech Startups
⚡ Key Takeaways Qualcomm’s 2026 Make in Africa cohort selected 10 deep-tech startups from 1,200+ applicants across 45 countries with...
Startups
Algeria’s Hardware Startups: Electronics, IoT Devices, and the Deep-Tech Opportunity
⚡ Key Takeaways Fewer than 5% of Algeria’s 2,300+ labeled startups work in hardware or electronics, but those that do...
Startups
Frore Systems: From Qualcomm Spinoff to $1.64B Unicorn on AI Cooling
⚡ Key Takeaways Frore Systems closed a $143 million Series D round in March 2026, bringing total capital raised to...
Startups
Algeria’s $600M Venture Studio: 1,000 Deep Tech Startups Across 58 Provinces
Algeria launches a $600M venture studio with ASF, CERIST and DeepMinds to build 1,000 deep tech startups across all 58 provinces. Full analysis inside.
Startups
Beyond Software: Deep Tech Hardware Startups in Quantum, Photonic
Deep tech hardware attracted over $6 billion in venture investment globally in 2025, with quantum computing alone pulling in nearly $2.5 billion across more than 200 deals — figures that would have seemed fantastical a decade ago, when the prevailing wisdom said hardware was a
