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theQapp

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Formerly QiDZ

Mobile marketplace for discovering and booking kid-friendly activities and family experiences across the GCC.

Sharjah, UAEFounded 2017
Media & EntertainmentE-CommerceTravelTech

theQapp (formerly QiDZ) is a Sharjah-based family activities marketplace: parents discover, plan and book kid-friendly activities, classes, camps, attractions and dining across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar through its iOS and Android app. Founded in 2017 by five women led by CEO Simona Agolini, the Sheraa alumnus raised a $1M seed in 2019 and undisclosed follow-on funding from Acasia Ventures in 2022.

Founders

Simona Agolini

Co-Founder & CEO

Ines Mena

Co-Founder

Claudia Ribas

Co-Founder

Nourhan Hassan

Co-Founder

Therese Hundt

Co-Founder

Funding Rounds

UndisclosedApr 2022

Lead: Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund

Investors: Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF, now Acasia Ventures)

Amount and stage undisclosed. Tracxn records this same date as a 'Series A' with 12 investors; CASF later rebranded to Acasia Ventures, whose site lists Simona Agolini/QiDZ as a portfolio founder. Also: https://acasia.ventures/founder/simona-agolini/ Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).

UndisclosedApr 2022

Lead: Acasia Ventures

Investors: Acasia Ventures

Amount undisclosed; announced by Acasia Ventures on 18 April 2022 (reported by Wamda on 19 April 2022 under the fund's previous name, Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund/CASF) as funding for regional expansion, tech and hiring. Crunchbase labels it a Series A — aggregator, not adopted. Preceded by a $1 million (AED 3.67M) seed announced 26 Nov 2019 with Oman Technology Fund, 500 Startups, Vision Ventures, Seedstars, Mindshift Capital, Delta Partners Ventures, OQAL Angel Investor Network, UAE Business Angels and Misk Innovation (Wamda, Arab News). CB Insights lists a WomenSpark angel investment in June 2023 — no primary source found, not adopted. Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Wamda).

SeedNov 2019
$1M

Investors: 500 Startups, Oman Technology Fund, Vision Ventures, Seedstars, Mindshift Capital, Delta Partners Ventures, OQAL Angel Investor Network, UAE Business Angels, Misk Innovation

Raised under the company's former name QiDZ. Gulf News gives AED 3.67M / $1M and names 500 Startups as lead; Arab News describes the round as 'led by several regional and international institutional investors' (OTF, 500 Startups, Vision Ventures, Seedstars, Mindshift, Delta Partners Ventures) with support from OQAL, UAE Business Angels and Misk Innovation. Also: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1592001/corporate-news https://www.arabianbusiness.com/gcc/uae/434400-uae-parent-app-qidz-secures-1m-in-seed-funding https://magnitt.com/news/qidz-the-must-have-parent-app-raises-us-1-million-seed-investment-51270 Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Gulf News).

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