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Algerian transport startup Yassir secures $30m Series A funding round for expansion.

Yassir, an Algerian on-demand transportation platform, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round to enable it expand into new markets and grow in existing ones.

Yassir previously raised US$13.25 million in an undisclosed seed round in which Y Combinator took part. The startup’s co-founder Noureddine Tayebi thanked all the investors, and explained how the funding would be used to help Yassir grow.

“We will be using the funds to triple the size of our engineering team to meet our product ambitions, consolidate our growth in the existing markets via current and new products, and expand into new markets primarily in Sub-Saharan African countries but also into other strategic geographies,” he said.

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“Yassir is not just a company to me. It was founded with a fourfold mission. First, we want to create a 100 per cent local tech startup success model which will be emulated by others and more so Yassir team members. Second, we want to empower the local talent and more importantly the technical talent which often leaves the region, mainly to Europe, to pursue further studies or find jobs.”

Yassir has already started its expansion into new markets, primarily focusing on West Africa and some parts of Europe, and will be launching in these markets as its next phase. 

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“Yassir is a natural evolution of companies seen elsewhere in the world. The moment we met the team we saw the opportunity of entering an enormous market with a service taking the best of models we have seen elsewhere. We’re thrilled to be part of this supercharged journey,” said Anthony Saleh, partner at WndrCo.

WndrCo, DN Capital, Kismet Capital, Spike Ventures, and Quiet Capital led the company’s $30 million Series A round, which also included Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, VentureSouq, Nellore Capital, Moving Capital, and a number of notable angel investors.

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Founded in 2017 as an on-demand ride-hailing platform, Yassir now also offers last mile delivery services and works with more than 40,000 partners across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

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Weddy Thuranira
Weddy Thuranira
Weddy profiles new startups and innovators across Africa and announces funding rounds, mergers, acquisitions and startup partnerships across Africa. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Reach her and the entire news desk at [email protected]

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