January–July 2023: Germany’s BioNTech SE acquired InstaDeep (founded by Tunisian engineers Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim; London-headquartered with a major Tunis office) for £562m (~US$680m), the largest exit ever for a Tunisian-founded technology company and a landmark for North African engineering talent, with Tunisia’s startup ecosystem (and InstaDeep’s Tunis hub) at the centre of the story.
Value: £562m / ~US$680m (2023) (verified against public announcements).
Advisers: not disclosed (per BioNTech announcements).
Recorded by The Meridian research desk from public announcements, regulatory filings and financial press coverage. Dates and values are as publicly reported.
