Squatwolf
Dubai gymwear brand selling premium performance clothing online and in GCC stores
Based in Dubai, founded 2016
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2016Founded
Why it matters
Squatwolf was started in 2016 from a Dubai apartment with AED 250,000 of the founders' savings and now sells in more than 120 countries. It is one of the few consumer brands built in the region to sell globally, with Saudi Arabia as its largest export market and a Riyadh warehouse able to handle 30,000 orders a day.
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On Founding MENA
Squatwolf: Anam Khalid and Wajdan Gul
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