Yassir
Infrastructure & Cloud
Huawei-Yassir Partnership: Building Algeria’s Cloud and AI Infrastructure Together
⚡ Key Takeaways With $225.9 million in revenue in 2024 and approximately $193 million in total funding raised, Yassir is...
Startups
Algerian Diaspora Founders: Building Cross-Border Startups from Paris, Montreal, and Dubai
⚡ Key Takeaways With an estimated 6 million Algerians abroad — over 80% of those in North America holding advanced...
Digital Economy
TemTem’s Super-App Gamble: Can Algeria’s Second Ride-Hailing Platform Beat the Odds?
TemTem raised 5.7M to build Algeria second super-app with ride-hailing, delivery, and e-commerce across 21 wilayas. Here is how it competes with Yassir.
Digital Economy
Algeria’s On-Demand Services Boom: From Food Delivery to Home Repairs
⚡ Key Takeaways Five years ago, hailing a cab in Algiers meant standing on a street corner, negotiating a fare...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Mobile App Security Audit: How Secure Are Algeria’s Most Downloaded Apps?
⚡ Key Takeaways Millions of Algerians trust their phones with sensitive data every day — bank transfers through BaridiMob, ride...
Startups
Yassir Acquires Uno Hypermarkets: Algeria’s Super App Builds an Omnichannel Commerce Empire
⚡ Key Takeaways Yassir acquired Cevital’s 23-store Uno hypermarket chain on March 8, 2026, rebranding it as Yassir Market with...
Digital Economy
Yassir Acquires Kawarizmi: Algeria’s First Retail Media Play
Yassir acquires Paris-based Kawarizmi Group to build a retail media network across North Africa. What the deal means for Algeria's digital advertising market.
Digital Economy
Yassir’s $150M Bet: Building Algeria’s Answer to Grab and Gojek
The funding round has been covered. The $150M headline, the Bond-led syndicate, the super app ambition — that story is familiar to anyone following North African tech.
Digital Economy
11 Mobile Banks, One Winner: Algeria’s Neobank Race Is On
When Regulation 24-64 was signed on October 13, 2024, it did not just create a legal framework for digital banks in Algeria — it started a race. More than eleven companies reportedly expressed interest in or initiated applications for digital banking licenses within the first
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Competition Law Comes to Digital Markets: What Platform Dominance Means for
Digital Markets Enter Algeria's Antitrust Framework Algeria's competition law framework, originally enacted through Ordinance No. 03-03 of July 19, 2003, and subsequently amended by Law No.
Skills & Careers
The Startup Paradox: Algeria Has More Engineers Than Startups
Algeria's tech talent base is the envy of North Africa. Yet the country's startup count remains disproportionately low.
