Companies
Two groups. The first we founded and ran ourselves. In the second we hold stakes.
Built and operated
Founded by The Taken Seat, staffed by The Taken Seat, run on our own balance sheet.
Own-fleet food delivery, founded in Kuwait in March 2016 and acquired by Delivery Hero SE fourteen months later.
On-demand delivery
Kuwait · BH · KSA · UAE · QA · EG
Exited 2017
An equipment-rental marketplace and fleet operator across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Heavy and light equipment rental
Saudi Arabia · UAE
Active
Arabic-first HR, payroll and government-compliance software for Gulf employers, across all six GCC states.
HR, payroll and compliance software
Kuwait · GCC
Active
A zero-commission food-delivery platform launched in September 2022. A commercial deal was later struck with Deliveroo, part of DoorDash.
Food delivery
Kuwait
Commercial deal
Rapid grocery delivery in Kuwait, co-founded by The Taken Seat in 2021. Its $2.5M pre-seed, January 2022, was co-led with Relish Venture Partners.
Rapid grocery delivery
Kuwait
Active
Stakes held
Companies we seeded or backed, without operating control.
A payment gateway and invoicing platform for merchants across the GCC, Egypt and Jordan. The Taken Seat holds a non-control stake; terms undisclosed.
Online payments
GCC · Egypt · Jordan
Investment
Pay-at-table ordering and payment for restaurants and cafés. The Taken Seat participated in its May 2022 seed round.
Dine-in order and payment
Kuwait · Saudi Arabia
Active
A global marketplace for curated luxury fashion and lifestyle products from boutiques and brands, with payments and delivery across more than 190 countries.
Luxury fashion and lifestyle
Dubai · 190+ countries
Active