Fundraising Fox
Torod
Techstars '21Riyadh, SA · Founded 2021 · 56 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
Find your way into Torod
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Torod
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Torod team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
Torod is a Saudi logistics platform that helps stores and companies manage shipping operations through a unified dashboard connecting them with local and international courier partners. The platform enables price comparison, shipment creation, delivery tracking, return management, and provides analytics, COD payment tracking, and technical support.
Also known as Tarod · طرود
Founders & leadership
Torod was founded in 2021 by Faisal Almaklas.
Investors · 9
How we know: the Techstars portfolio · open dataset · Top 3000 Accelerator Startups (no YC) 2026-08 · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: zto.sa · research · menabytes.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: zto.sa · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
.jpeg){kind=logo}
How we know: zto.sa · the VCSheet dataset · research · wamda.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: zto.sa · Not right? Tell us
Also in the syndicate · 4
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$12.5M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2022–2025
- $11.2Mpre-Series AFeb 2025 · 3 sources
Elm (lead), Hala Ventures, Impact46, Suhail Ventures, Wa'ed Ventures
Source ↗ - $1.3Mseed roundJun 2022 · 3 sources
IMPACT46 (lead), Hala Venture, Seedra Venture
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Sep 2026Torod (طرود) is a Saudi Arabia-based logistics aggregation platform that lets merchants, enterprises, government entities and e-commerce operators manage shipping across multiple carriers from a single interface. Users can compare rates, create shipping labels, dispatch shipments manually or via bulk order upload, track deliveries in real time, and handle returns without contracting individually with each courier.
The platform adds a centralized cash-on-delivery layer that aggregates COD collections into a unified wallet with reconciliation tools, courier-level settlement visibility and periodic payout cycles. It also offers policy-based returns routing, rule-based automation for label creation and carrier selection, SLA and carrier-performance dashboards, warehousing and fulfillment services, branded customer tracking portals, and 24-hour support.
Press coverage describes Torod as an e-commerce shipping aggregator founded by Faisal Almaklas and Ammar Almaatouq, serving direct-to-consumer retailers with post-order management. The company states 240+ carrier integrations, more than 5,000 organizations on the platform, and over 10 million shipments annually.
Founding story
Torod was founded by Faisal Almaklas and Ammar Almaatouq, who combined backgrounds in e-commerce and logistics. Press reports date the founding to early 2022 and position the company as a response to post-pandemic growth in online shopping and the resulting pressure on merchants' delivery operations and post-purchase experience.
Business model
Torod operates a software platform that aggregates third-party courier capacity. Merchants sign up under a unified contractual framework with Torod rather than negotiating separate contracts and rate agreements with each carrier, and Torod layers billing, settlement and reconciliation services on top of the carrier network.
The company states there are no signup fees or hidden charges and that customers pay for their shipments, indicating charging tied to shipment volume through the platform.
Traction
The company reports more than 240 carrier integrations (its services page cites over 260 shipping partners for rate comparison), more than 5,000 organizations and stores using the platform, and over 10 million shipments per year. It states the system scales from around 50 to 5,000 orders per day.
Latest developments
Torod raised an $11.2 million pre-Series A led by Wa'ed Ventures and Elm with Impact46, Hala Ventures and Suhail Ventures participating, following its 2022 seed round. Its current positioning emphasizes enterprise and government use cases, including centralized governance, SLA monitoring, RBAC and audit-ready financial reconciliation.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Torod positions itself as a national platform for aggregating and managing logistics services in Saudi Arabia, serving enterprises, retailers, e-commerce platforms and government entities. Regional coverage names Saudi-based Oto and Cairo-headquartered Voo as notable competitors.
A single dashboard replacing multiple carrier portals, access to a multi-courier network without separate negotiations or contracts, aggregated rates, automation of label creation and carrier selection, and consolidated financial visibility over COD collections and invoices.
Technology
Torod provides pre-built connectors and full API access (with public developer documentation) for integration with e-commerce platforms, ERP, OMS and CRM systems and custom enterprise environments. Functional components include a unified tracking layer aggregating real-time statuses across carriers, rule-based automation for label generation and carrier selection, role-based access control for multi-branch and multi-department organizations, branded tracking portals accessible by phone number or tracking code, and reconciliation tooling for COD settlement.
Go-to-market
Self-service free account registration on the website, complemented by sales and partnership, customer support and technical assistance channels reachable by WhatsApp and email. Distribution is aided by integrations with major store builders including Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Salla and Zid.
Online merchants and D2C retailers, plus larger enterprises, multi-branch organizations, retailers and government entities; the platform also supports businesses without an e-commerce store via manual or bulk shipment creation. Sign-up forms cover categories including food and groceries, fashion, perfumes and cosmetics, electronics, home and garden, health and pharmacy, pets, toys and gifts, sports, automotive and books.
Geography
Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, with website forms offering onboarding for customers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. The carrier network spans local and international shipping companies.
History
The platform launched at the beginning of 2022 and was subsequently recognized as the best shipment tracking solution in the Kingdom and received an MIT university award as one of three best innovative solutions in the region. In June 2022 the company closed a seed round of SAR 5 million (about $1.33 million, reported elsewhere as $1.4 million) led by IMPACT46 with Hala Venture and Seedra Venture. It later raised an $11.2 million pre-Series A led by Wa'ed Ventures and Elm, with Impact46, Hala Ventures and Suhail Ventures participating.
Compiled by commissioned research from 9 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsTorod raised an $11.2 million pre-Series A round led by Wa'ed Ventures and Elm, with participation from Impact46, Hala Ventures and Suhail Ventures.
$11.2M source ↗
Torod announced the closing of a SAR 5 million ($1.33 million, also reported as $1.4 million) seed round led by Riyadh-based IMPACT46, with participation from Hala Venture and Seedra Venture. Proceeds were earmarked for cost-effective shipping for D2C retailers and improving the post-order experience.
$1.3M source ↗
Shortly after its platform launch, Torod was named best shipment tracking solution in the Kingdom and received an MIT university award as one of three best innovative solutions in the region.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 9
primary sources listed
- Torodtorod.co · web
9 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Torod do?
- Saudi logistics platform aggregating 240+ local and international couriers into one shipping, tracking and COD dashboard.
- Who founded Torod?
- Torod was founded by Faisal Almaklas in 2021.
- Who are Torod's investors?
- Torod's investors include Techstars, Elm, HALA Ventures, Impact46, Wa'ed Ventures.
- How much funding has Torod raised?
- Torod has disclosed $12.5M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Torod headquartered?
- Torod is headquartered in Riyadh, SA.