InstaDeep

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
InstaDeep was founded in 2014 by Karim Beguir, a polytechnic engineer with a degree in applied mathematics from <a href="/facts/New_York_University/4UnIkThy">New York University</a>, and Zohra Slim, a technology enthusiast and former director of a <a href="/facts/Data_communication/1yAhaANd">digital communication</a> agency. The company focuses on developing artificial intelligence driven solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
In 2019, InstaDeep raised $7 million in a Series A funding round from AfricInvest and Effort Catalyseur.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>
As of 2024<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=InstaDeep&action=edit">[update]</a> the company had offices in London, <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a>, <a href="/facts/Tunis/nmKNnW85">Tunis</a>, <a href="/facts/Lagos/sujDJmtW">Lagos</a>, <a href="/facts/Dubai/v44jdkJK">Dubai</a>, <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a>, <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>, <a href="/facts/Cape_Town/tFrIG1gz">Cape Town</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, and <a href="/facts/Kigali/nrmQaxMX">Kigali</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>
In April 2021, InstaDeep became an official <a href="/facts/Nvidia/8QfCgqbu">NVIDIA</a> supplier, recognized for its expertise in GPU-based AI solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
In August 2022, in partnership with Google and the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Industry_(Tunisia)/m2K0DeAL">Tunisian Ministry of Industry</a>, InstaDeep organized "AI Hack Tunisia", the largest artificial intelligence and machine learning hackathon in the <a href="/facts/Middle_East_and_North_Africa/nzoEKNlK">MENA</a> region.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
In January 2023, BioNTech acquired InstaDeep for €636 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>
In September 2023, InstaDeep and Gomycode launched an artificial intelligence school in <a href="/facts/Tataouine/ICm7rXkG">Tataouine</a>, Tunisia, aimed at training young professionals in AI technologies.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a>
On June 18, 2024, InstaDeep and <a href="/facts/Syngenta/rcmWokr7">Syngenta</a> announced a collaboration in the agricultural sector.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>
In September 2024, in partnership with <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, InstaDeep launched a new version of its chip design platform.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> 

<h2 id="partnerships">Partnerships</h2>
InstaDeep collaborates with several leading companies and research institutions, including <a href="/facts/Google_DeepMind/n5ehBwCx">Google DeepMind</a>, Nvidia, and the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oxford/ExVVQL6V">University of Oxford</a>, to develop advanced artificial intelligence solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"BioNtech annonce l'acquisition de la start-up InstaDeep, spécialisée dans l'IA décisionnelle". Actu IA (in French). 17 January 2023. <a href="https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/" target="_blank">https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"InstaDeep, la startup tunisienne qui lève 100 millions de dollars". Tuniscope (in French). 25 January 2022. <a href="https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012" target="_blank">https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"BioNtech annonce l'acquisition de la start-up InstaDeep, spécialisée dans l'IA décisionnelle". Actu IA (in French). 17 January 2023. <a href="https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/" target="_blank">https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"InstaDeep, la start-up tunisienne qui a séduit BioNTech et Google". Le Monde (in French). 10 February 2022. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/02/10/instadeep-la-start-up-tunisienne-qui-a-seduit-biontech-et-google_6113114_3212.html" target="_blank">https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/02/10/instadeep-la-start-up-tunisienne-qui-a-seduit-biontech-et-google_6113114_3212.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Start-up : Instadeep, l'intelligence artificielle " made in Tunisia "". Jeune Afrique (in French). <a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1104408/economie-entreprises/instadeep-lintelligence-artificielle-au-service-des-vaccins/" target="_blank">https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1104408/economie-entreprises/instadeep-lintelligence-artificielle-au-service-des-vaccins/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"InstaDeep, la startup tunisienne qui lève 100 millions de dollars". Tuniscope (in French). 25 January 2022. <a href="https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012" target="_blank">https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"InstaDeep, la startup tunisienne qui lève 100 millions de dollars". Tuniscope (in French). 25 January 2022. <a href="https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012" target="_blank">https://www.tuniscope.com/article/323518/start-up/business/instadeep-004012</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"L'odyssée exceptionnelle d'InstaDeep tissée par le Tunisien Karim Beguir". African Manager (in French). 21 April 2024. <a href="https://africanmanager.com/lodyssee-exceptionnelle-dinstadeep-tissee-par-le-tunisien-karim-beguir/" target="_blank">https://africanmanager.com/lodyssee-exceptionnelle-dinstadeep-tissee-par-le-tunisien-karim-beguir/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"InstaDeep, 6ème entreprise dans le monde à devenir partenaire d'Élite avec Nvidia". Managers (in French). 23 April 2021. <a href="https://managers.tn/2021/04/23/instadeep-6eme-entreprise-dans-le-monde-a-devenir-partenaire-delite-avec-nvidia/" target="_blank">https://managers.tn/2021/04/23/instadeep-6eme-entreprise-dans-le-monde-a-devenir-partenaire-delite-avec-nvidia/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"AI Hack Tunisia 2022 : InstaDeep organise en partenariat avec Google, le plus grand Hackathon de machine learning de la région MENA". Entreprises Magazine (in French). 29 August 2022. <a href="https://www.entreprises-magazine.com/ai-hack-tunisia-2022-instadeep-organise-en-partenariat-avec-google-le-plus-grand-hackathon-de-machine-learning-de-la-region-mena/" target="_blank">https://www.entreprises-magazine.com/ai-hack-tunisia-2022-instadeep-organise-en-partenariat-avec-google-le-plus-grand-hackathon-de-machine-learning-de-la-region-mena/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"IA: comment la pépite européenne InstaDeep séduit les entreprises". Le Figaro (in French). 4 May 2023. <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/ia-comment-la-pepite-europeenne-instadeep-seduit-les-entreprises-20230504" target="_blank">https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/ia-comment-la-pepite-europeenne-instadeep-seduit-les-entreprises-20230504</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">Nouvelle, L'Usine (11 January 2023). "BioNTech mise sur l'IA avec InstaDeep". Usine Nouvelle (in French). <a href="https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/biontech-mise-sur-l-ia-avec-instadeep.N2085241" target="_blank">https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/biontech-mise-sur-l-ia-avec-instadeep.N2085241</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"Tunisie : les startups Gomycode et InstaDeep s'associent pour ouvrir une école d'intelligence artificielle à Tataouine". Africa News Agency (in French). 20 September 2023. <a href="https://africa-news-agency.com/tunisie-les-startups-gomycode-et-instadeep-sassocient-pour-ouvrir-une-ecole-dintelligence-artificielle-a-tataouine/" target="_blank">https://africa-news-agency.com/tunisie-les-startups-gomycode-et-instadeep-sassocient-pour-ouvrir-une-ecole-dintelligence-artificielle-a-tataouine/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">"Karim Beguir d'InstaDeep se lance dans l'IA pour l'agriculture". African Manager (in French). 30 June 2024. <a href="https://africanmanager.com/karim-beguir-dinstadeep-se-lance-dans-lia-pour-lagriculture/" target="_blank">https://africanmanager.com/karim-beguir-dinstadeep-se-lance-dans-lia-pour-lagriculture/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">"Puces électroniques : le coup de pouce d'InstaDeep à la filière mondiale". Jeune Afrique (in French). <a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1608711/economie-entreprises/puces-electroniques-le-coup-de-pouce-dinstadeep-a-la-filiere-mondiale/" target="_blank">https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1608711/economie-entreprises/puces-electroniques-le-coup-de-pouce-dinstadeep-a-la-filiere-mondiale/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">"BioNtech annonce l'acquisition de la start-up InstaDeep, spécialisée dans l'IA décisionnelle". Actu IA (in French). 17 January 2023. <a href="https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/" target="_blank">https://www.actuia.com/actualite/biontech-annonce-lacquisition-de-la-start-up-instadeep-specialisee-dans-lia-decisionnelle/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">"InstaDeep, la start-up tunisienne qui a séduit BioNTech et Google". Le Monde (in French). 10 February 2022. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/02/10/instadeep-la-start-up-tunisienne-qui-a-seduit-biontech-et-google_6113114_3212.html" target="_blank">https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/02/10/instadeep-la-start-up-tunisienne-qui-a-seduit-biontech-et-google_6113114_3212.html</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:18">"InstaDeep: AI Innovation Born in Africa (A)". hbs. <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=62019" target="_blank">https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=62019</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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