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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

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The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25 When CEO Noureddine Tayebi started Yassir, the plan was to build a super app that included services people — in the French-speaking Maghreb region consisting of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia — had little or no access to on one platform.

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4 keys to international expansion

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Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. As a founder, it’s your job to manage financial and operational risks. Levin Bunz. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

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His new job was to open a subsidiary for a French open source tech startup and that required hiring developers on the ground. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. It claims to have successfully placed 80% of its students through a job-placement program.

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

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According to the accelerator, six new countries home to these companies are making their appearance for the first time : Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Chile, Brazil and Singapore. We always said YC is founded on the principles that talent is globally distributed. But you need courage to start a company versus going and doing a job.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

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I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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April 28, 2023 ChatGPT parent company OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation VC firms including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are picking up new shares, according to documents seen by TechCrunch. Should we automate away all the jobs, including the fulfilling ones?

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