Company:OpenSooq

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Short description: Jordanian classified ads mobile app
OpenSooq
TypePrivate
IndustryMarketplace, e-commerce
GenreOnline classifieds portal
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Headquarters,
Jordan
Area served
Middle East and MENA
Key people
  • Adey Salamin (Co-Founder & CEO)
  • Salah Sharef (Founder)
[1]
ServicesClassified advertising, Second-hand shop, Job portal
Number of employees
200+
WebsiteOpenSooq.com

OpenSooq (Arabic: ‎السوق المفتوح; lit. "Open Market") is a classified ads and E-commerce mobile app, headquartered in Amman, Jordan and operating across the Middle East and MENA.[2][3][1][4] OpenSooq is an online platform that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website and mobile app.[5] OpenSooq was founded by Salah Sharef in 2008, initially targeted the Libyan market. According to Alexa Internet, OpenSooq is the sixth most visited website in Libya, as of November 2021.[6] After investing by iMENA Group in 2012, OpenSooq started expanding into new countries and launched its first mobile application, in 2013.[7][1]

According to the 2021 report of Bloomberg News , OpenSooq is involved in the sale of about $30 billion of goods annually, with an item sold every 13 seconds.[8][9]

In 2021, OpenSooq raised $24 million in a round led by Public Investment Fund.[10][11] Other investors in the round were included iMENA Group and FJ Labs.[12][13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "رئيس السوق المفتوح للعربية: نعتزم دخول أسواق جديدة وزيادة". alarabiya. https://www.alarabiya.net/aswaq/special-stories/2021/06/07/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B8%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86. 
  2. "Saudi's PIF, early Alibaba investor back Jordanian startup ...". alarabiya. https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2021/06/07/Saudi-s-PIF-early-Alibaba-investor-back-Jordanian-startup-OpenSooq. 
  3. "تطبيق السوق المفتوح يصل إلى المركز الأول بين تطبيقات الإعلانات المبوبة العربية". albawaba. https://www.albawaba.com/ar/business/pr/%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD-620719. 
  4. "السوق المفتوح إليك كل ما تحتاج إلى معرفته". alqiyady. https://www.alqiyady.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%83%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-398053.html. 
  5. "ما هي شركة السوق المفتوح؟". ammonnews. https://www.ammonnews.net/article/501860. 
  6. "Top Sites in Libya - Alexa". alexa. https://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/LY. 
  7. "It's iMena's time: Scaling online marketplaces in 2018". arabianbusiness. https://www.arabianbusiness.com/technology/386481-its-imenas-time-scaling-online-marketplaces-in-2018. 
  8. "Saudi Wealth Fund, Early Alibaba Investor Back Jordanian Startup". bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-07/saudi-wealth-fund-early-alibaba-investor-back-jordanian-startup. 
  9. "Started in 2012, over 65 million consumers and businesses use OpenSooq’s web and mobile apps across the region.". kr-asia.com. https://kr-asia.com/jordans-opensooq-raises-usd-24-million-to-grow-its-mobile-first-classifieds-marketplace. 
  10. "Saudi Sovereign Wealth Money Fuels OpenSooq Capital Raise". swfinstitute. https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/86859/saudi-sovereign-wealth-money-fuels-opensooq-capital-raise. 
  11. "السوق المفتوح تغلق جولة استثمارية بقيمة 24 مليون دولار". awalan. https://www.awalan.com/Article/13226/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-24-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1. 
  12. "Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund invests $15 million in OpenSooq". jordantimes. https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/saudi-jordanian-investment-fund-invests-15-million-opensooq. 
  13. "Jordan's online classifieds marketplace OpenSooq.com raised $24m from the Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund, FJ Labs and iMENA Group". thenationalnews. https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/dubai-based-opontia-raises-20m-to-acquire-and-grow-e-commerce-brands-1.1236430. 

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