COFE
COFE App is the region’s on-demand coffee and agentic commerce super app, founded in Kuwait and now headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Founded 2017
The numbers
$178mValuation
$57.2mTotal raised
87Headcount
4.8%Headcount growth
2017Founded
Why it’s on the list
COFE App is the region’s leading coffee commerce super app, with an agentic commerce platform and a Saudi HQ.
Funding history
2017Seed$1m
2019Series A$3.2m
2021Series B$10m
2023Series B$15m
2026Undisclosed$28m
Backed by
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