18. Soumia Benturquia
Brand: FODEL
Category: Logistics
Establishment: 2017
Nationality: French-Algerian
Headquarters: U.A.E. & Saudi
FODEL offers a network of over 3,000 pick-up and drop-off parcel locations as an alternative to home delivery. It operates in the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman and plans to launch in Egypt. The company’s clients include Amazon, DHL, Chalhoub Group, and Landmark Group. It had raised over $8 million as of May 2023, with investors such as Saudi Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures, Dubai Cultiv8 Holdings Limited (DCHL), and ArabInvest. Benturquia previously worked at Hewlett-Packard in France.