Foodtech startups in Dubai

** Dubai-based, one of the world's largest indoor vertical farms — a JV between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One near Al Maktoum International Airport, growing leafy greens with ~95% less water for the ...

Mudassir Sheikha, Magnus Olsson & Abdulla Elyas (est. 2012)

Dubai-HQ'd 'super-app' spanning ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and payments across 70+ cities. First MENA unicorn (ex-Israel); acquired by Uber for $3.1B (closed 2020). In 2023 the super-app (every...

Abdullah Al Mutawa (est. 2022)

Zero-commission food-delivery app promising 30-minute free delivery and guaranteed dine-in prices, founded by ex-Carriage co-founder Abdullah Al Mutawa. Live in Kuwait/KSA since Sept 2022 and UAE since May 2...

Nezar Kadhem & David Feuillard (est. 2015)

Restaurant-tech platform: cloud-based table management, online reservations and guest CRM for restaurants and hotels. Founded in Bahrain and now Dubai-based; raised ~$31.6M total (incl. an $11M Series B roun...

Mohamed Al Fayed & Mohamed Hamedi (est. 2019)

Dubai-HQ'd restaurant-tech SaaS: an all-in-one operating system for cloud kitchens and delivery-centric restaurants — POS, aggregator integrations, online ordering, menu management, delivery/logistics and an...

Khalid Baareh & Kareem Abughazaleh (est. 2019)

Dubai-HQ'd 'cloud-kitchen-as-a-service' operator that procures, cooks and delivers on behalf of partner restaurant brands from smart-tech-equipped kitchens. Raised a $20M Series A (led by Mohamed Yousuf Nagh...

John Tsioris & Ioanna Angelidaki (est. 2015)

Dubai-HQ'd on-demand grocery-delivery marketplace, a MENA category leader. Acquired by Delivery Hero in 2020 for ~$360M (one of the region's largest exits); in 2025 Talabat acquired InstaShop from Delivery H...

Mohamad Ballout, Saman Darkan, Bader Ataya & Andy Arenas (est. 2018)

Managed cloud-kitchen unicorn founded by ex-McKinsey consultants. Runs 200+ kitchens/outlets across UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, powering 200+ restaurant brands' delivery without physical outlets. Re...

Mohammad Al Zaben, Dana Baki & Awn Ali (est. 2016)

Dubai-born subscription food-delivery platform built for the corporate-lunch segment, using scheduling, bundling and routing software to tap underutilized kitchen capacity at a discount. Delivered meals acro...

Peter Schatzberg (est. 2017)

Dubai-HQ'd cloud-kitchen operator distinguished by owning all of its own delivery-only brands (unlike Kitopi/iKcon, which host third-party brands). Raised a $17.7M Series C led by its own founder/CEO; backed...

Abdulaziz Al Loughani & co-founders (est. 2004)

MENA's largest food-delivery platform. Founded in Kuwait in 2004, HQ in Dubai; acquired by Germany's Delivery Hero in 2015. In December 2024 Talabat listed on the Dubai Financial Market, raising ~$2B at a >$...