Quick commerce

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Uber singles out Middle East dark stores in Delivery Hero takeover

Nov 5, 2026

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Uber singles out Middle East dark stores in Delivery Hero takeover

The agreed acquisition would give Uber control of Talabat and HungerStation and their grocery fulfilment networks in a region that generated 59% of Delivery Hero’s first-half adjusted EBITDA.

Jamie Lane

Startups

Amazon brings 20-minute delivery to Egypt, opening a new front in the country's quick commerce race

Jul 10, 2026

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Amazon brings 20-minute delivery to Egypt, opening a new front in the country's quick commerce race

Amazon Now has gone live in select areas of Cairo, Giza, Alexandria and the North Coast, making Egypt the third market in the region to get the service after the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Jamie Lane

Food Delivery

Ninja hires Goldman Sachs, Citi, UBS and Riyad Capital to advise on potential Delivery Hero asset bid

Jun 19, 2026

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Ninja hires Goldman Sachs, Citi, UBS and Riyad Capital to advise on potential Delivery Hero asset bid

A source told Asharq Business the Saudi q-commerce unicorn is working with four advisers as it weighs a move on HungerStation and parts of Talabat.

Jamie Lane

Food Delivery

Saudi unicorn Ninja weighs bid for Delivery Hero's Middle East assets as HungerStation founder eyes return

Jun 9, 2026

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Saudi unicorn Ninja weighs bid for Delivery Hero's Middle East assets as HungerStation founder eyes return

Ninja, which was valued at $1.5 billion during a fundraise last year, will initially focus on HungerStation, which would be easier to integrate and face fewer regulatory obstacles.

Jamie Lane

Food Delivery

To understand Saudi quick commerce, look to India

Jun 4, 2026

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To understand Saudi quick commerce, look to India

The Kingdom's grocery-delivery shakeout is really a fight between Amazon and Noon, one in which q-commerce is almost incidental, and its early acts have already played out in India.

Jamie Lane

Startups

Exclusive: Egyptian grocery delivery startup Breadfast cuts 58 tech staff months after $50M raise

May 12, 2026

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Exclusive: Egyptian grocery delivery startup Breadfast cuts 58 tech staff months after $50M raise

The cuts come 12 weeks after backing from Mubadala, the Olayan family, Y Combinator and the IFC.

Jamie Lane

Startups

Saudi grocery delivery platform Nana enters financial reorganisation after raising over $200M from Kingdom Holding, STV and others

Apr 20, 2026

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Saudi grocery delivery platform Nana enters financial reorganisation after raising over $200M from Kingdom Holding, STV and others

The financial reorganisation comes as Saudi Arabia's delivery and quick commerce market has become one of the most competitive in the world.

Jamie Lane

Food Delivery

Careem confirms full service restoration after overnight AWS migration

Mar 3, 2026

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Careem confirms full service restoration after overnight AWS migration

The super app's rides, Hala, and payments services went down with Sunday's AWS outage.

Jamie Lane

Startups

Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

Feb 16, 2026

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Egypt's Breadfast raises $50M pre-Series C backed by Mubadala, Saudi's Olayan family, Y Combinator, and IFC

Founded nine years ago as a fresh bread delivery service in Cairo, Breadfast was valued at approximately $382 million as of mid-2025 and plans to follow this round with a larger Series C in the first half of 2026.

Jamie Lane

Results

Talabat H1 revenue up 35% to $982m as GMV climbs 32% to $2.4bn

Aug 14, 2025

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Talabat H1 revenue up 35% to $982m as GMV climbs 32% to $2.4bn

Performance was driven by demand across both Food and Grocery & Retail, reflecting accelerated customer acquisition and higher order frequency.

Jamie Lane

Food Delivery

What led to Ebrahim Al-Jassim’s exit from HungerStation in 2019

Jul 4, 2025

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What led to Ebrahim Al-Jassim’s exit from HungerStation in 2019

A detailed look at HungerStation’s 2019 leadership transition, the legal dispute between Delivery Hero and Ebrahim Al-Jassim, and the rise of Ninja as one of Saudi Arabia’s first q-commerce unicorns.

Jamie Lane

Startups

Ninja becomes Saudi Arabia’s latest tech unicorn with $250M raise ahead of 2027 IPO

Jul 1, 2025

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Ninja becomes Saudi Arabia’s latest tech unicorn with $250M raise ahead of 2027 IPO

Founded by HungerStation’s Ebrahim Al-Jassim, the quick commerce startup is now valued at $1.5B after a round led by Riyad Capital, joining Foodics, Tamara, and Tabby among the Kingdom’s top valued tech companies.

Jamie Lane