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Source: The Fintech Times thefintechtimes.com/algerias-finte… PAPSS = Pan-African Payment and Settlement System

35 fintech startups in Algeria. Egypt has 200+. But in 2025: • Bank of Algeria joined PAPSS • Fintech Strategy 2024-2030 launched • Yassir, Banxy scaling domestically Small doesn't mean static.

@L_Lumen_ Le churn est souvent le signal le plus honnête. J'ai vu des fondateurs fiers de leurs 10k inscrits mais avec 95% de churn au mois 1. Le vrai test : combien reviennent sans qu'on les relance ?

La vraie raison pour laquelle personne ne lève ? Ce n'est pas le pitch. Ce n'est pas le marché. C'est que la plupart des fondateurs présentent des vanity metrics en pensant que c'est de la traction. Downloads ≠ utilisateurs actifs. Inscrits ≠ engagement. Revenue spike ≠ récurrence. Waitlist ≠ clients. POC enterprise ≠ PMF. Sean Ellis l'a fixé à 40 % : Si moins de 40 % de tes users seraient "très déçus" si ton produit disparaissait demain… Tu n'as pas de traction. Tu as un nice-to-have. Et un nice-to-have ne lève pas de fonds en 2026. La solution que personne ne raconte ? Arrête de pitcher. Fixe ton churn. Documente tes cohortes. Calcule ton vrai CAC. Puis reviens. 👉 magstartup.com/traction-%e2%8… @SeanEllis @paulg @ycombinator #StartupLife

Data: • CB Insights: 60% failure rate for corporate accelerators • Stryber: Accelerator paradox — participants underperform The model that works: venture clients. Corporates buy from startups, not just mentor. Germany's 27pilots does this. When will DZ?

60% of corporate accelerators fail within 2 years. Startups joining them perform worse — 8% success vs 11% without. Algeria's running the same playbook. Djezzy Tech Innov prizes: $1,500-5,200. Real pilot contracts start at $50,000. Where are the contracts?

📌 Source & application link: technext24.com/2026/02/05/goo… Direct apply: g.co/acceleratorafr…

🚨 LAST CALL: Google for Startups Accelerator Africa — deadline TOMORROW 12 weeks. Equity-free. 180+ alumni, $350M+ raised. Looking for AI startups in health, climate, agriculture. Apply: g.co/acceleratorafr… Any DZ AI startups applying?

@amezwaru This is exactly the kind of documentation the ecosystem needs. Looking forward to following Day 2+. The 404 on the T&Cs page is... on-brand for the experience.

Publishing the journey and timeline to get a startup registred and deployed in Algeria : Day 1 (March 16) : Register for Startup.dz, Terms and conditions page : 404 page not found, so what do I actually agree to ? what's the legal liability here ?

Context: Djezzy is now 100% state-owned. VEON sold its 45.57% stake for $682M in 2022. A government telco running a functional founder pipeline — that's not nothing. Sources: • dzair-tube.dz/en/innov-tech-… • mesrs.dz (Ministry of Higher Ed)

72 hours to build a 5G solution. 9 teams made it. Now they're launching companies. Djezzy's Tech Innov hackathon wrapped with something unusual: actual follow-through. All 9 winners getting startup support - not just prize money, but real resources to build. 🧵

Sources: • newlinesinstitute.org - Algeria AI Leadership analysis • statista.com - AI market projections • menastartupdigest.com - Algérie Télécom $11M fund

The real question: can Algeria keep the talent it's training? 57% of Algerian open source contributors are senior engineers. Many work remotely for foreign companies or leave entirely. Build the pipeline. Keep the people. That's the hard part.

74 AI master's programs. 57,702 students enrolled. 52 universities running them. That's Algeria right now. While everyone watches Morocco and Egypt, Algeria quietly built one of Africa's biggest AI education pipelines. Here's what else is happening:

@globalafricatec Great to see Algiers hosting Africa's tech summit! This is exactly the kind of platform needed to showcase DZ innovation and connect founders across the continent 🇩🇿

15 days to Africa’s defining tech summit. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation. 📍 Algiers — CIC 📅 March 28–30, 2026 🔗 globalafricatech.com⁠ #GlobalAfricaTech #GAT2026 #MPT #AllNetworksOneConvergence #AfricaTechSovereignty #Algeria

@tixxdz @youknowriad Sources: 📊 State of Algeria report: state-of-algeria.dev/docs/insights/… 🇳🇬 Made in Nigeria: madeinnigeria.dev (200+ projects) 🚀 Algerian code on Mars: github.blog/2021-04-19-ope… @dzCode_io is working on visibility. Who else?

🇳🇬 Nigeria: 200+ OSS projects 🇩🇿 Algeria: "Not actively maintained" Meanwhile, Algerian code is running on Mars. @tixxdz contributed to the Linux kernel that shipped on Ingenuity. @youknowriad leads WordPress Gutenberg. Talent exists. Visibility doesn't. Tag DZ devs 👇

The play: digital kiosks + Click & Collect + 5,000 Yassir Cash agents inside physical stores. You can't beat a cash-heavy market with just a website. You need shelves. Source: innovation-village.com/north-african-…

Jumia quit Algeria last month. Yassir just bought a hypermarket chain. Uno stores become "Yassir Market." First flagship opens Bab Ezzouar during Ramadan. Jumia couldn't crack DZ logistics. Yassir's answer: own the stores.