The MENA Startups Rethinking Online Marketplaces in the Region
Summary
This article highlights how startups across MENA are moving offline commerce into software-driven marketplaces. It covers B2B supply platforms, used-car marketplaces, refurbished electronics, restaurant procurement, and broader commerce infrastructure tools. Several companies in the list have raised funding or merged, but the piece itself focuses on how these marketplace models are evolving across the region. The common thread is digitization of fragmented buying and selling workflows through trust, logistics, payments, and operational software.
Classifications
industries
Fintech & Banking
applications
Business Intelligence
AI Classifications
Labels
B2B Commerce Platform
Logistics Software
SaaS
Linked Companies
ShopUp Bengaluru
$250M to $500M
Zid
$10M to $25M
Suplyd
$1M to $5M
e& (etisalat and)
$10M to $25M
ساري (Sary)
$50M to $100M
Cartona
$50M to $100M