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Rank: 9
Afnan Sherbeeni
Company: Sabbar
Sector: Staffing Platform
Established: 2019
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Headquarters: Saudi Arabia
Sherbeeni is the co-founder of Saudi-based on-demand staffing platform Sabbar, which specializes in gig jobs in the retail, hospitality, and entertainment industries, targeting the $11 billion temporary blue-collar staff market in the MENA and Pakistan. In July 2021, the company raisedĀ $4 millionĀ in a pre-series A funding round led by STV and backed by Derayah VC and SEEDRA Ventures. According to Sherbeeni, the platform has a monthly growth rate of 40% and more thanĀ 70,000 workers on its registration waiting list. It plans to expand its scope to cover warehousing, logistics, and tourism.