Series A
Digital Economy
Barq raises $329.5 million as its wallet reaches a $1.85 billion valuation
Barq's Series A backs a broader payments offering. Its user and processing figures remain company-reported; Algeria availability is not established.
Startups
Eka Robotics: $150M Series A at a $1.45B Valuation for a Robot That Feels What It Grips
Eka Robotics raised a $150M Series A at a $1.45B valuation led by a16z and F-Prime for a vision-force-action robot model and sub-$1,000 gripper.
Startups
Flapping Airplanes: A Year-Old AI Lab With No Product Raises $1B at a Reported $6B Valuation
Flapping Airplanes, a year-old AI lab with no product, raised a $1B Series A at a reported $6B valuation. What it means for Algeria's AI strategy.
Startups
Velaura AI Reaches Unicorn Status Off a $110M Series A Round
Velaura AI crossed a $1 billion valuation on August 18, 2026 with a $110 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, betting that AI infrastructure is now constrained more by power than by compute demand.
Startups
Humanoid Raises $152M Series A at $1.35B, Becomes Europe’s First Pure-Play Robotics Unicorn
London startup Humanoid raised a $152M Series A at a $1.35B valuation, backed by Bosch and Schaeffler, becoming Europe's first pure-play robotics unicorn.
Startups
Emerald AI’s $150M Series A: Betting That the Grid, Not the Chip, Is the Real AI Bottleneck
Emerald AI raised $150M at a $1.05B valuation to turn AI data centers into flexible grid assets. Why investors are betting on power, not chips.
Startups
Viktor: The AI Coworker Startup That Hit $15M ARR in 10 Weeks Raises $75M
⚡ Key Takeaways Bottom Line: Viktor’s $75M raise is the clearest signal yet that agentic AI embedded in enterprise messaging...
Startups
ASF’s First Exit: How Algeria’s Startup Fund Is Building a Series A Pipeline
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Algerian Startup Fund (ASF) recorded its first portfolio exit in December 2025 when travel-tech startup Völz...
Startups
Africa’s Seed Funding Gap: Why Early-Stage Startups Are Being Left Behind in the 2026 VC Surge
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa raised $705 million in startup capital in Q1 2026 — but deal counts fell 34% year-on-year,...
Startups
ASF + FCPR Co-Investment: Bridging Algeria’s Series A Funding Gap in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Afiya Investments, approved as Algeria’s first private FCPR under COSOB Regulation No. 24-02 by December 2025, fills...
Startups
VOLZ After the $5M: Algeria’s Travel-Tech Pioneer Maps North and West Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways VOLZ closed a 600 million DZD (~$5M) Series A in December 2025 — Algeria’s largest startup round...
