We are a team of international tech entrepreneurs and startups experts funding great founders at Pre-Seed and Seed stages from Tunisia and beyond.

Joined April 2023
🔷 216 Capital co-organized an Investor & Ecosystem Mixer in #Tunis with @Madica a team that always engages genuinely with our local founder & investor community. As Tunisia's leading early-stage VC, we're excited for more co-investments ahead. Building bridges across Africa.
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🔷216 Capital Invests in RoboCare to Accelerate Precision Agriculture in Africa and the Middle East
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Through its AI models, the solution enables early detection of crop diseases and stress, optimizes resource usage, and improves farm performance. Field results are significant: - Up to 35% water savings - Up to 25% reduction in agricultural inputs - Up to 20% yield increase
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This funding will support RoboCare's expansion across Africa and the Middle East, the strengthening of its commercial teams to drive agribusiness adoption, and the continuous improvement of its AI models to address new agricultural contexts. 🔗Learn more: 216capital.vc/our-stories/21…
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🔷 216 Capital will be at VivaTech 2026 in Paris, June 17–20. Our presence this year: → Investor Reverse Pitch — Hassen Arfaoui, Principal → AfricaTech Award Jury — Dhekra Khelifi, Partner If you'd like to connect in Paris, reach out. #216Capital #VivaTech2026 #AfricanTech
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🔷 Our Partner Dhekra Khelifi will serve on the jury of the AfricaTech Award at VivaTech 2026, now in its 5th edition. Follow the finalists' pitch on June 17 and the winner announcement on June 19 at 2:00 PM CET on Stage One. #216Capital #VivaTech2026 #AfricaTechAwards #Jury
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🔷 Our Principal Hassen Arfaoui will take the stage at the Investor Reverse Pitch at VivaTech 2026. 📅 Wednesday, June 17 | 11:06am – 11:56am CET 📍 Pitch Studio, Hall 7.1 | VivaTech, Paris #216Capital #VivaTech2026 #ReversePitch #VentureCapital
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💳 A look back at our investment in EYST Technology, an insurtech startup redefining how insurance claims get settled. Thank you to @inc_arabia for covering the story behind this investement! 🔗 Full article: en.incarabia.com/parisbased-…
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Behind Eyst Technology, a SaaS platform enabling insurers to issue virtual bank cards instantly credited with reimbursement amounts, turning deferred, painful claims into a seamless, real-time payment experience.
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This funding will support: -Accelerating the product roadmap (cashback, IS integrations, data intelligence) -Strengthening of Sales and Data teams -International expansion into Europe, the U.S., South America, the Middle East, and Asia 🔗Learn more: 216capital.vc/our-stories/21…
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Hassen Arfaoui, Principal at 216 Capital, has become the first #Tunisian awarded a full scholarship to @vcunlocked: Silicon Valley, co-developed by @Stanford and @500GlobalVC. One of four recipients selected worldwide this year. Read more: 216capital.vc/our-stories/ha…
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At #GITEXAfrica 2026, our Operating Partner @DhekraKhelifi joined the panel "Rethinking Capital Mobilisation" — organised by @giz_gmbh , @ICAMA & @SPARK. Here is where @216Capital stands on the questions that matter most.
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12 million people. Two exits. Demonstrable returns. Not a demographics story, a talent story. Deep engineering capability combined with a globally networked diaspora. That combination produces founders. It produces outcomes. And it is repeatable.
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3 vehicles that work and scale: → Fund of Funds: the connective tissue every serious African ecosystem needs → VC × Accelerator: capital and execution as one → Corporate Venture Capital: not an option. An obligation African corporations owe to this continent's entrepreneurs
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216 Capital invests in @DeplikeApp , creator of Chordie AI, an app that teaches guitar using AI: instant feedback, 3D tutors, and gamified exercises to improve learning
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“Deplike’s gamified, user-centric approach makes music learning more accessible and effective.” Dhekra Khelifi, Partner @216Capital
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This funding enables: • New AI apps for piano & ukulele • A strategic publishing partnership • Stronger tech & marketing teams We look forward to seeing how Deplike’s work continues to redefine learning experiences. Learn more → shorturl.at/7ItLD #AI #EdTech
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