# Faisal Almaklas

> Faisal Almaklas is the Riyadh-based co-founder and CEO of Torod, a logistics software company he built with Ammar Almaatouq after they met at King Saud University. His work focuses on connecting merchants with shipping providers and managing courier selection, tracking and returns. Torod announced a SAR 42 million Series A in February 2025, and the company has confirmed his selection for the Logistics National Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Torod | طرود
- **Organizations:** Torod | طرود, Federation of Saudi Chambers, Ercon Group, Maxil Group, IEEE KSU
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Management Information Systems and E-Business, King Saud University, Executive education: Program for Advanced Management and Leadership (PALM), Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE), Academic Study Preparation, University of California San Diego, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), as listed in the public professional directory, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- **Known for:** Co-founded Torod with Ammar Almaatouq., Led Torod through its SAR 5 million seed round announced in June 2022 and SAR 42 million Series A announced in February 2025., Selected for the Logistics National Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2014** — Marketing & Sales Manager at Ercon Group, according to his public professional-directory record.
- **2012-2021** — General Manager at Maxil Group, according to his public professional-directory record.
- **2014-2021** — Executive Officer at Ercon Group.
- **2020-2022** — Chair of IEEE KSU, according to his public professional-directory record.
- **2021** — Torod’s early development and participation in the Techstars accelerator, as recalled by co-founder Ammar Almaatouq.
- **2022** — Torod launched its platform and announced a SAR 5 million seed round led by IMPACT46 in June.
- **2022** — Spoke about last-mile technology at the Saudi Procurement Conference.
- **2023** — Scheduled to present the story of Torod in a Saudi Electronic University entrepreneurship programme on 3 June.
- **2025** — Torod announced a SAR 42 million Series A led by Wa’ed Ventures and Elm at LEAP.
- **2025** — Torod confirmed his selection for the Logistics National Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Torod with Ammar Almaatouq.
- Led Torod through its SAR 5 million seed round announced in June 2022 and SAR 42 million Series A announced in February 2025.
- Selected for the Logistics National Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers.
- Torod was featured in the National Transformation Program’s 2023 annual report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Torod publicized Almaklas as a speaker for The Future of Hajj & Umrah Experience at LEAP, scheduled for 1 September 2026; the announcement was visible on his public LinkedIn activity.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Richter Talk in an episode published on 27 June, discussing Torod’s founding, investment and team building.
- **2025-11** — Discussed simplifying logistics and Torod’s SAR 5 million and SAR 42 million funding rounds in a Biban interview published on 10 November.
- **2025-02** — Torod announced its SAR 42 million Series A at LEAP 2025; Almaklas discussed automation and integrated logistics services.

## Links

- Website: https://torod.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/falmaklas/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/FaisalAlmaklas

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Last updated: 2026-10-15