Boxit

Boxit

by | May 18, 2016 |

Website: http://www.boxitstorage.com/
LinkedIn: Boxit LinkedIn
Location: UAE

A tech platform providing on-demand personal storage solutions

Boxit is an on-demand storage company which started in Kuwait and aims to replace the traditional self-storage model. We connect people who need extra space to store their personal items to reputable logistics & warehousing companies with spare space to store them.

Boxit started in Kuwait in early 2015 and has raised a seed round, which helped them to expand to the UAE and scale their marketing and operations in Kuwait as well. Now they are focusing on growing in the UAE and studying expansion opportunities to other larger markets such as KSA and Egypt.

Boxit has the competitive advantage of not owning a warehouse but renting space from other warehouse owners. This enables the startup to scale faster with less capital and utilize unused storage capacity of existing warehouses. Boxit has partnered with Aramex for storage in the UAE and Kuwait.

Boxit exemplifies the kind of startups ArzanVC likes to invest in; a great team and a disruptive and scalable business model, which improves quality of life for its customers.

Team

Premlal Pullisserry

Premlal Pullisserry

CEO

Abraham Thomas

Abraham Thomas

VP

Careem

Careem

by | Nov 3, 2015 |

Website: http://www.careem.com
LinkedIn: Careem LinkedIn
Location: UAE

One app for everyday needs

Careem is the first super app in the Middle East. A pioneer of the region’s ride-hailing economy, Careem is expanding services across its platform to include mass transportation, delivery and payments to become the region’s everyday SuperApp. Careem’s mission is to simplify and improve the lives of people and build a lasting organisation that inspires. Careem was founded in July 2012 by Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson. Abdulla Elyas joined Magnus and Sheikha as the third co-founder in the summer of 2014. Careem was acquired by Uber in 2020.
Careem operates in over 100 cities across 14 countries and has created more than one million employment opportunities in the region.

Team

Mudassir Sheikha

Mudassir Sheikha

Founder/ MD

Magnus Olsson

Magnus Olsson

Founder/ MD

Abdulla Elyas

Abdulla Elyas

Founder/ MD

CoContest

CoContest

by | Jul 26, 2015 |

Website: CoContest / GoPillar
LinkedIn: CoContest LinkedIn
Location: Italy, US

The owner of GoPillar – the largest architecture marketplace in the world.

CoContest Inc. is the owner of GoPillar, the largest architecture marketplace in the world. It’s like 99Designs but for Interior Design. The vision is to revolutionize the market by changing the service from a luxury indulgence to a product with a sure output. The goal is to make interior design affordable, tailored and user-friendly.

Thanks to GoPillar, customers can obtain dozens of different projects from designers registered on GoPillar, at a fraction of the price of traditional designers and in a short time frame.

GoPillar has over 60,000 registered architects and interior designers from over 90 different countries.

Founded by Filippo Schiano di Pepe and Federico Schiano di Pepe.

Team

Filippo Schiano di Pepe

Filippo Schiano di Pepe

CEO

Federico Schiano di Pepe

Federico Schiano di Pepe

Co-founder

Alessandro Rossi

Alessandro Rossi

Co-founder

Jamalon

Jamalon

by | Jul 25, 2015 |

Website: https://jamalon.com/en/
LinkedIn: Jamalon LinkedIn
Location: UAE

Jamalon is the largest online bookstore in Middle East

Jamalon.com is a bilingual (English and Arabic) online marketplace catering for print books, ebooks, audio books, book reviews, and online communities for readers. Now the company offers more than 10 million of Arabic and English titles with home delivery and localized payment methods.

As a teenager fascinated with computer programming, Ala AlSallal volunteered for Ruwwad, an Amman-headquartered non-profit community development organization, teaching other young people basic computer literacy. With the support of Ruwwad’s founder Fadi Ghandour, who became his mentor, Ala launched Jamalon – which means ‘top of the pyramid’ – in October 2010.

Jamalon has forged strong partnerships with over 3,000 Arabic and 27,000 English-language publishers. The company enables all publishers in Middle East to offer their books to customers worldwide through its platform. And on the other side, Jamalon enables publishers from outside Middle Eastern to target Middle East customers.

One of Jamalon’s ventures is Jamalon Print on Demand. The service aims to fill major gaps in the region’s publishing industry, opening doors to those authors and publishers to whom traditional offset print are not a viable option due to the budget, timeframes and distribution networks restraints.

Team

Ala Alsallal

Ala Alsallal

Founder, CEO

Jawdat Shammas

Jawdat Shammas

CMO

Tamatem

Tamatem

by | May 20, 2015 |

Website: http://www.tamatem.co
LinkedIn: Tamatem LinkedIn
Location: Jordan

The Leading Mobile Games Publisher in the Arabic Speaking Market

Entirely focused on serving Arab smartphone users with games tailored for the language and culture of the region, Tamatem takes popular international mobile game and localize them so that they are culturally relevant for the Arab gamer. The MENA market for mobile games is expected to more than triple in size in the coming years — from $680 million 2015 to $2.3 billion in 2022.

We partner with international studios and developers, to localize and make their games culturally relevant for the Arab gamer.

Our experience in localization, user acquisition, distribution, cross-promotion, monetization, community, support and whales management we can help get your game on the top of charts, increase revenue and ensure its success in the Arabic market. Whether you are looking to publish a newly successful international game or trying to revive an old hit title, Tamatem is your best partner. We focus on publishing MMO-RPG, strategy, builder, mid-core, SLG, puzzle and trivia games.

Tamatem has published 45 games on both iOS and Android with over 60M downloads. Tamatem is a 500 Startups and Endeavor company with offices in Amman, Jordan.

Team

Hussam Hammo

Hussam Hammo

Founder, CEO

Eyad Al Basheer

Eyad Al Basheer

COO