Best In Store Retail Tech Companies in United Arab Emirates
The 50 best In Store Retail Tech companies in United Arab Emirates in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DTEK.
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Ranked: Best In Store Retail Tech companies in United Arab Emirates
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DTEK AI-based automated checkout solutions for retail businesses | $15M | 47 mo ago | Seed | Sanad Y Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 2 | Omniful Provider of AI & SaaS-enabled solutions for logistics transportation management | $6M | 32 mo ago | Seed | Mostafa Abolnasr Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | Cart FunctionalitySentryNode.js+26 | — |
| 3 | NQ App-based self-checkout solution for offline retailers | $400K | 90 mo ago | Deadpooled | Nick Vamvoukakis Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — |
| 4 | Mena Commerce Retail intelligence platform | $281K | 118 mo ago | Deadpooled | Ahmed Hassan Co-Founder & COO | 2013 | — | — |
| 5 | Hulexo Developer of retail ERP software providing POS, inventory, and marketing tools | — | 23 mo ago | Seed | Huzaifa Hameed Founder | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — |
| 6 | Spotii Provider of purchase financing solutions for customers | — | 73 mo ago | Acquired | Anuscha Iqbal Founder & CEO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — |
| 7 | Poupette à la plage Provider of operation management solutions to brands | — | 152 mo ago | Seed | Rabee Abu-Kishek Co-Founder | 2009 | — | — |
| 8 | 1001 Provider of e-commerce solutions for grocery retailers | — | — | Unfunded | Mehmet Sener Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | — | — |
Top 7 In Store Retail Tech companies in United Arab Emirates
#1
Seed · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi · founded 2021$5.8Mraised▾
Provider of AI & SaaS-enabled solutions for logistics transportation management. The company is offering AI-powered solutions to optimize retail and e-commerce operations. It includes solutions for warehouse management, order management, inventory management, transportation management, return management, and more.
- Dec 2023Seed$5.8M
#2
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2021$15.2Mraised▾
AI-based automated checkout solutions for retail businesses. Its features include computer vision software, multi-item recognition, staff management, and more.
- Aug 2022Seed$10M
- Oct 2021Seed$5.2M
#3
Deadpooled · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2018$400Kraised▾
NQ is an app-based self-checkout solution for offline retailers. It allows shoppers to scan the barcode on the products, pay through the app and leave the store. Its features include inventory & stock control, marketing tools, customer service management and more. Some of its partners include VISA, HSBC, Alrowad and more.
- Jan 2019Seed$400K
#4
Deadpooled · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2013$280.8Kraised▾
Retail intelligence platform
#5
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2021 · 7 employees—raised▾
Developer of retail ERP software providing POS, inventory, and marketing tools. The software includes purchase management, reporting, and e-commerce integration. It offers features such as stock allocation based on store performance and centralized product management. The system provides customer profiles with transaction history and loyalty information. It also facilitates marketing campaigns based on customer activity.
- Sep 2024Seed—
#6
Acquired · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2019 · 39 employees—raised▾
Provider of purchase financing solutions for customers. It enables users to make installment payments at partnered stores. Payments can be made via credit/debit cards, wallets, and more. The customers can choose Spotii as the payment option on the checkout page for payment completion. The customers can schedule the automatic repayment. Its partnered merchant include fashion, consumer electronics, and more.
- Jul 2020Seed—
#7
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2009—raised▾
Provider of operation management solutions to brands
- Dec 2013Angel—
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