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Best Retail Companies in Kuwait

The 45 best Retail companies in Kuwait in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Boutiqaat.

45companies tracked
$80.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
Sources & further reading

Ranked: Best Retail companies in Kuwait

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Boutiqaat
Online influencer e-commerce platform offering multi-category products
$45M103 mo agoSeries BAbdulwahab Alessa
Founder & CEO
2015Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+331 partnership
2yahaal
Yahaal is an online company specializing in baby products.
$27M69 mo agoSeries A2017WordPressMySQLPHP+20
3Teeela
App-based platform offering toys
$4M48 mo agoSeedIbrahim Al Khulaifi
Co-Founder & CTO
2011SanityShopifyCart Functionality+16
4Nalbes
Online retailer of fashion products
$4M90 mo agoSeries BAbdulaziz Alanzi
Co-Founder & CEO
2017
5Bookr
Online platform to book appointments at beauty salons
$1M30 mo agoSeed2015Google MapsMUIAmazon ALB+12
6Mojo
App-based video commerce platform for beauty products
29 mo agoSeedNadia Al-Hamad
Co-Founder
2022Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+15
7Ruba
Online platform providing school and pre-school discovery solutions
46 mo agoSeedAmeen Nadoom
Co-Founder & CEO
2021PHPBootstrapOpenSSL+13
8Yahaal
Online platform offering multi-category baby care products
69 mo agoSeries AAli AlZankawi
Founder & CEO
2017

Top 8 Retail companies in Kuwait

#1
Seed · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2015 · 22 employees
$1Mraised

Developer of a mobile-based platform designed to browse and book appointments with beauty salons and fitness centers. The company's platform helps to make and manage bookings and also provides beauty service providers with booking facilitation and the management of their clients, appointments, and inventory, enabling consumers to get ease booking hassles and allowing salon and spa owners to grow their revenues and manage their operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Buyer) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Plus VC, Desert Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesChatwootCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsEmotion
#2
Seed · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2011 · 40 employees
$3.8Mraised

Operator of a gifting platform intended to provide personalized gifting and toy buying experience. The company's platform offers search filters by age and category, videos, and reviews of products, providing customers with a wide range of family products, toys, and children's gifts.

Founders & team
Ibrahim Al KhulaifiCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Wealth Well, Mad'a Investment
Tech stack
BranchCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Workspace
#3
Series A · Kuwait, Al Kuwayt · founded 2017 · 100 employees
$27Mraised

Developer an e-commerce platform designed to offer baby care products. The company's e-commerce platform provides products ranging from baby food, nursing, gear, health and skincare products, diapers, and baby wipes, it also provides pick-up and delivery options helping in order management, route planning, and operational performance, enabling parents to get their baby care needs through the mobile application.

Investors
Seeds Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#4
Series B · Hawalli, Muhafazat Hawalli · founded 2015 · 576 employees
$45Mraised

Online influencer e-commerce platform offering multi-category products. The company mainly offers influencer recommended products including fashion, beauty, consumer electronics, sports, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 126k LinkedIn followers — 77.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Coded through Academy X) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Abdulwahab AlessaFounder & CEO
Investors
Boubyan Petrochemical Company
Tech stack
AdjustAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemApple Icloud MailBackdropBootstrap
#5
Series B · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2017
$3.5Mraised

Operator of an online lifestyle marketplace intended to provide various products at reasonable prices. The company offers different products ranging from clothing, accessories, personal products, cosmetics, kaftan, and shoes, enabling customers to purchase clothing and other accessories at affordable prices.

Founders & team
Abdulaziz AlanziCo-Founder & CEOBader AlanziCo-Founder
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityPhpCodeigniterBootstrapAmazon Web ServicesApache Http Server
#6
Seed · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2022
raised

App-based video commerce platform for beauty products. The platform allows users to discover beauty products, provides video-based reviews from different users, and more. It also offers rewards for watching video & shopping.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Seed
Founders & team
Nadia Al-HamadCo-FounderAziz Al-BaharCo-Founder
Investors
Joa Capital, Emkan Capital, Plus VC, Atyab Al Marshoud, Wahed
#7
Seed · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2021
raised

Online platform providing school and pre-school discovery solutions. It enables discovering of schools and preschools and also exploring financing solutions. It offers information on tuition fees, educational stages, clubs, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed
Founders & team
Ameen NadoomCo-Founder & CEO
#8
Series A · Kuwait City, Al Asimah Governate · founded 2017
raised

Online platform offering multi-category baby care products. Its product offerings include baby food, nursing, gears, health & skincare products, diapers, baby wipes, and more. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Ali AlZankawiFounder & CEO
Investors
Seeds Partners, AlMutamaiz International

Funding & investor landscape

$80.2Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
0disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Plus VC2 rounds
Adailiya Ventures1 rounds
AlMutamaiz International1 rounds
Atyab Al Marshoud1 rounds
Boubyan Petrochemical Company1 rounds
Desert Ventures1 rounds
Emkan Capital1 rounds
Joa Capital1 rounds
Mad'a Investment1 rounds
Savour Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Ibrahim Al Khulaifi
Co-Founder & CTO · Teeela
Abdulwahab Alessa
Founder & CEO · Boutiqaat
Abdulaziz Alanzi
Co-Founder & CEO · Nalbes
Bader Alanzi
Co-Founder · Nalbes
Nadia Al-Hamad
Co-Founder · Mojo
Aziz Al-Bahar
Co-Founder · Mojo
Ameen Nadoom
Co-Founder & CEO · Ruba
Ali AlZankawi
Founder & CEO · Yahaal
Prism market signals · Kuwait · country-scoped Prism corpus, 107,117 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Retail coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Retail companies are there in Kuwait?
Radar tracks 45 indexable Retail companies headquartered in Kuwait that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Retail companies in Kuwait?
The Retail companies in Kuwait on this list have raised a combined $80.2M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Retail company in Kuwait?
Boutiqaat is the highest-funded Retail company in Kuwait, with $45M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Retail companies in Kuwait are funded?
5 of the 45 Retail companies in Kuwait on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Retail unicorns are there in Kuwait?
None of the Retail companies in Kuwait on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Kuwait Retail companies?
The most active investors in Kuwait Retail companies on this list include Plus VC, Adailiya Ventures, AlMutamaiz International, Atyab Al Marshoud, Boubyan Petrochemical Company.
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