InstaDeep, one of the leaders in the design of decision-making Artificial Intelligence systems, announced on January 25 that it had raised $100 million (€88 million). The company closed a Series B round led by DeepTech investment firm Alpha Intelligence Capital and supported by CDIB. BioNTech, Chimera Abu Dhabi, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Google, G42 and Synergie participated in this latest round. Founded in 2014 by Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim, InstaDeep is a leader in decision AI systems, it has been named two years in a row to the CB Insights AI 100 ranking of the world's 100 most promising private artificial intelligence companies. The company develops patented AI products such as its DeepChainTM protein design platform and collaborates with leading companies such as Google DeepMind, Nvidia and Intel.

Today we are joined by Karim Beguir, Co-Founder and CEO of InstaDeep. InstaDeep, based in Tunisia, Africa, is focused on building advanced decision-making systems for the enterprise. Karim's goal is to show that advanced AI and Deep Learning is taking place in Africa, solving real-world problems and building a new generation of talent in the AI industry. With offices around the world, InstaDeep works with large companies in multiple industries with this episode focusing on logistical challenges, like ride-sharing and container shipping. These problems require decision-making in complex environments with a large number of choices.