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BARQ Fleet

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AI- and SaaS-powered delivery-management platform (Delivery-as-a-Service) that lets e-commerce, food, and grocery merchants dispatch same-day and rapid (as fast as 15-minute) deliveries.

Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFounded 2020
LogisticsAI & Machine Learning

BARQ Fleet is a Riyadh-based delivery-as-a-service startup founded in 2020 by Abdullah Alshalhoub and Ahmad Habbal, using machine learning, route optimization, and automation to power fast last-mile delivery for e-commerce, food, and grocery merchants across Saudi Arabia. It has raised two rounds -- a 2022 seed and an August 2023 Series A -- from investors including Jahez, Salica Investments, and Oman Technology Fund.

Founders

Abdullah Alshalhoub

Co-Founder & CEO

Ahmad Habbal

Co-Founder & Chief Operating & Strategy Officer

Funding Rounds

Series AAug 2023
$4.9M

Lead: Jahez

Investors: Jahez, Salica Investments

Investors: Jahez, Salica Investments.

SeedFeb 2022
$4M

Lead: OTF Jasoor Ventures

Investors: OTF Jasoor Ventures, Hambro Perks Oryx Fund, Sultan Holding, Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC), family offices, angel investors

Co-led by OTF Jasoor Ventures (Oman Technology Fund) and Hambro Perks Oryx Fund (now Salica Investments). Do not confuse with Saudi fintech 'barq' (payments), which raised a $329.5M Series A in September 2026 — a different company. Also: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2019806/business-economy https://magnitt.com/news/barq-4m-seed-53197 https://oerlive.com/oman/omans-otf-jasoor-ventures-co-leads-seed-round-for-saudi-based-startup-barq/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).

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