Morocco Unleashes $140M Startup Boost to Power Digital Ambitions

Morocco has set its sights firmly on becoming a serious digital contender in the region, and its latest move shows it isn’t messing about. The government has rolled out a hefty MAD 1.3 billion package—roughly $140 million—to push its startup scene forward under the Morocco Digital 2030 strategy. The announcement came from Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni during the closing session of the Digital Now Forum 2025 in Casablanca, and it felt like one of those moments when a country signals it’s ready to play in a bigger league.

A large chunk of the funding, about MAD 750 million, is heading straight into venture-building programmes to help very early-stage founders get their ideas off the ground. Another MAD 450 million is going into venture capital efforts, with the hope of pulling more private investors into the mix. And then there’s MAD 70 million earmarked for expanding the Technopark network, which has become something of a home base for Moroccan startups. I’ve visited one of their hubs before—getting in was a bit of a faff—but once inside, you really feel the energy buzzing around the place.

The broader target is ambitious: 1,000 startups by 2026 and 3,000 by 2030. That said, I reckon what really makes or breaks such plans is whether smaller towns and rural areas benefit too, not only the big cities. The strategy touches on that with digital inclusion programmes designed to bridge the urban–rural gap, and the creation of Jazari Institutes meant to support regional innovation. It’s the kind of detail that often gets glossed over elsewhere, so seeing it highlighted is spot on.

On the flip side, reaching all these milestones won’t be a walk in the park. Regulatory reforms and international partnerships are part of the package, and while these sound good on paper, they can take ages to materialise. Still, Technopark’s CEO Lamiae Benmakhlouf seems optimistic, noting that more than a third of the startups they support already export to Europe, Africa, the US and the Middle East. That’s no small feat, especially for a market still settling into its digital stride.

For many of us at Arageek who’ve spent years watching ecosystems rise and stall—you know?—seeing a country take such a structured approach feels refreshing. I remember meeting a young Moroccan founder once who told me, half-jokingly, that building a startup there sometimes felt like climbing a mountain with flip-flops. If this new funding works as intended, founders like her might finally get sturdier shoes… or atleast better footing.

Either way, Morocco is clearly trying to turn intention into action—and believe it or not, that alone already sets it apart in a region where big digital visions often stay stuck in presentations.

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