Jahez
Online food and grocery delivery platform listed on the Saudi Exchange
Based in Riyadh, founded 2016
The numbers
$2.4bnValuation
2016Founded
Why it matters
Jahez became the first homegrown Saudi early stage startup to list on the Saudi Exchange, joining the Nomu parallel market in January 2022 with a market capitalisation of $2.4 billion. It moved to the Tadawul Main Market (TASI) in December 2024 and has expanded beyond Saudi Arabia into Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Jahez: Ghassab Al-Mandeel
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