Arabnet | 8 Graduating Startups Take Part in Flat6Labs Beirut’s 2nd Demo Day
Summary
Co-founded by Myriam Awad, Bakala is a SaaS business intelligence tool with a web interface that provides FMCGs with real-time access to market analytics through extracting/aggregating data. Bakala is introducing their unique disruptive solution Willi which is a double-sided tablet placed inside grocery stores; one side is a POS with four modules: billing, inventory, customers, and reports, the other is an advertising screen. Bakala aims to operate in unorganized markets such as MEA, Central-Asia, and Latin America, where groceries contribute over 80% of retail sales making their data crucial for FMCGs. CloudSale is an online B2B marketplace where HoReCa wholesalers can showcase all their products; buyers can compare items at different price points and get the best deals in real-time, delivered in no time. SME wholesalers and retailers in Lebanon and Turkey who buy finished products and goods are currently the main focus of Mini & More with clothing and textile/fabrics stores being their primary verticals.