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Retailo
Riyadh, SA · Founded 2020 · 228 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Retailo operates a B2B e-commerce app that lets independent retailers browse products, compare prices, and order restock inventory for next-day delivery. It serves small shops and SMEs across the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan) region.
Founders & leadership
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Talha AnsariFounder and Chief Executive Officer2020–2024Talha Ansari is founder and CEO of Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform serving independent retailers across the Middle East and North Africa. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Careem, where he managed driver operations across 15 countries, and at Foodpanda, where he served as Managing Director and scaled the business to market profitability.
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Danyal HuqCo-founder · Head of Pricing2022–2024Danyal Huq is a co-founder of Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform serving independent retailers and SMEs across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. He has background in strategy, analytics, and operational efficiency within high-growth startups.
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Najib ShaikhCo-founder · Chief of Staff to CEO2023–2024Najib Shaikh held strategy and operations roles at Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform serving retailers across MENA, and previously at US Mobile in New York. He studied economics and politics at LUMS and has worked in technology journalism and private equity.
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Wahaj AhmedCo-Founder, Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Human Resource Officer2020–2023Wahaj Ahmed co-founded Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform serving independent retailers across the MENAP region, where he served as CFO and built the company's BNPL and supply-finance operations to $10M ARR. Previously, he worked at McKinsey on payments infrastructure projects and at Careem as general manager in Karachi.
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Muhammad Talha AnsariFounder and Chief Executive Officer2020–2024Muhammad Talha Ansari founded Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform serving retailers across the Middle East and North Africa. He previously held leadership roles at Careem, where he managed driver operations across multiple countries, and at Foodpanda, where he scaled the business to market leadership.
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Mohammad NowkhaizFounder
Investors · 5
500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K
How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us
Shorooq Partnerslisted by Shorooq PartnersAbu Dhabi
How we know: Shorooq Partners's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Frequently asked questions
- What does Retailo do?
- Retailo operates a B2B e-commerce app that lets independent retailers browse products, compare prices, and order restock inventory for next-day delivery. It serves small shops and SMEs across the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan) region.
- Who founded Retailo?
- Retailo was founded by Muhammad Nowkhaiz, Talha Ansari, Danyal Huq, Najib Shaikh, Wahaj Ahmed, Muhammad Talha Ansari in 2020.
- Who are Retailo's investors?
- Retailo's investors include 500 Global, Cedar Mundi Ventures, Shorooq Partners, Tech Invest Com, Seventure Partners.
- Where is Retailo headquartered?
- Retailo is headquartered in Riyadh, SA.