- agency
- Smart Capital (mandated by the Tunisian government; authorized by the Financial Market Council/CMF) under the Startup Tunisia program; legal basis Law No. 2018-20 of 17 April 2018 and Decree No. 2018-840 of 11 October 2018
- amount
- Startup Grant (bourse) for co-founders during launch phase: maximum 5,000 TND net/month and minimum 1,000 TND net/month (another source cites up to 1,200 TND/month for one year). Startups are exempt from corporate income tax; exemption from employer and employee social charges. Technology Card capped at 100,000 TND/year for digital tools/online payments. Special foreign-currency account with free movement and investment without prior authorization. Founders may take one year of protected leave (Conge pour la Creation d'une Startup), renewable once. Automatic Authorized Economic Operator status; exemption from CERT/technical control on imports.
- country
- Tunisia
- deadline or recurrence
- Recurring application sessions via startup.gov.tn portal; labeling committee responds within 20 business days. (Example: October 2025 Label/Pre-label session was rescheduled to 7 October 2025.)
- eligibility
- Startup Act label for innovative companies under 8 years old, fewer than 100 employees, revenue under 15 million TND, with more than two-thirds capital held by individuals/investment funds; applicants must demonstrate concept strength, viable business model, proof of concept, innovation and scalability. Label valid up to 8 years.