IPO
AI & Automation
OpenAI’s $122 Billion Round: The Funding Event Reshaping AI’s Future
⚡ Key Takeaways OpenAI closed a record $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation, with Amazon ($50B), Nvidia...
Startups
Cerebras IPO: The Wafer-Scale Chip Challenging Nvidia’s AI Reign
Cerebras raised $1B at a $23B valuation and targets a Q2 2026 IPO. Its WSE-3 chip claims 21x faster inference than Nvidia.
Digital Economy
Algiers Bourse Renaissance: 43% Market Cap Surge and the Startup IPO Pipeline
The Algiers Bourse hit 745.4B DZD market cap with a 43% H1 surge, BDL's $464M IPO, and Moustachir's oversubscription. What it means for Algeria's startups.
Startups
Algeria Waives IPO Fees for Startups: Can the Algiers Stock Exchange Become a Real Funding Channel?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s three capital market regulators — COSOB, SGBV, and Algeria Clearing — have jointly waived all IPO-related...
Startups
The Exit Window in 2026: IPOs, Big Tech Acquisitions, and What Founders Should Expect
For three years, the startup exit market was frozen. The IPO window that had flooded venture portfolios with liquidity in 2020 and 2021 slammed shut as interest rates rose, public market multiples compressed, and institutional investors grew wary of growth-at-any-cost narratives.
Startups
Algeria’s Stock Exchange: Now Open to Startups at Zero Cost
On February 1, 2026, Algeria's financial regulator COSOB — the Commission d'Organisation et de Surveillance des Opérations de Bourse — announced that labeled startups would face zero fees to list on the Algiers Stock Exchange through 2028. It was a policy announcement that made headlines.
Startups
Moustachir SPA: How Algeria’s First Startup IPO Changed the Exit Game
On December 31, 2024, a month-long public subscription closed on the Algiers Stock Exchange. A two-year-old consulting startup called Moustachir SPA had offered 125,000 shares at 760 dinars each.
