# Snoonu

> Snoonu is Qatar's home-grown super-app: order food, groceries, pharmacy runs, electronics, flowers and same-day courier drops from a single screen, all moved by a fleet the company controls end to end. Founded in Doha in 2019 by Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri, it grew from a food-delivery startup into a multi-service platform holding roughly 42% of Qatar's food-delivery market before Saudi-listed Jahez Group bought a 76.56% stake in a $245 million deal in 2025 - the first Qatari tech company to cross a billion-riyal valuation.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Lusail, Qatar
- **Founders:** Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri (Founder & CEO), Sabina Abuova (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~2,200-2,500 employees across 90+ nationalities; targeting 1,000 engineers by 2030
- **Products:** Food Delivery, Snoonu Mart / Grocery, Pharmacy, Marketplace (Electronics, Fashion, Beauty, Home), Snoosend
- **Notable:** First company in Qatar to raise a Series B round (2023), First Qatari tech company to surpass a billion-riyal valuation via the 2025 Jahez acquisition, First Mercure HEC Award for the GCC in over two decades, awarded to founder Hamad Al-Hajri (2024)

## Products & services

- **Food Delivery** — On-demand delivery from restaurants and cafes across Qatar - the company's original service and still its largest, holding roughly 42% of the local food-delivery market.
- **Snoonu Mart / Grocery** — Quick-commerce grocery from partner stores and dark stores, delivered in minutes; commands an estimated 55% share of Qatar's quick-commerce grocery segment.
- **Pharmacy** — On-demand delivery of medicine, health and wellness products from licensed pharmacies.
- **Marketplace (Electronics, Fashion, Beauty, Home)** — In-app shops for electronics, mobile accessories, fashion, beauty, home essentials, baby and pet products.
- **Snoosend** — Point-to-point concierge courier that lets users send or fetch any package anywhere in Qatar.
- **S-Laundry** — Professional laundry and dry-cleaning with app-scheduled pickup and delivery.
- **Gifts & Flowers** — Same-day flower bouquets, cakes, chocolate arrangements and gift delivery.
- **Event Tickets** — In-app booking for concerts, activities and events happening in Qatar.
- **Snoonu Pay / Wallet** — In-app wallet and payments layer supporting cards, Apple Pay, Ooredoo Money and cash on delivery.
- **Last-Mile Logistics (B2B)** — Third-party fulfillment and last-mile delivery for local SMEs, startups and merchants.
- **Snoonu Ads** — Retail-media platform letting brands advertise to shoppers inside the Snoonu app.

## Achievements

- First company in Qatar to raise a Series B round (2023)
- First Qatari tech company to surpass a billion-riyal valuation via the 2025 Jahez acquisition
- First Mercure HEC Award for the GCC in over two decades, awarded to founder Hamad Al-Hajri (2024)
- Market leader in Qatari food delivery (~42% share) and quick-commerce groceries (~55% share)
- Acquired Oman-based delivery platform Akeed as part of regional expansion

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Snoonu features at Web Summit Qatar 2026, where CEO Hamad Al-Hajri outlines a vision of robotics and drone delivery by 2035; Jahez announces plans to launch Snoonu in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- **2025-09** — Snoonu launches its Innovation District in Lusail, backed by a planned QR 750 million R&D investment through 2030 and a target of 1,000 engineers.
- **2025-07** — Saudi-listed Jahez Group signs a definitive agreement to acquire 76.56% of Snoonu for $245 million ($225M for existing shares plus a $20M capital injection for a 1.56% new stake); founder Hamad Al-Hajri retains 23.44% and stays on as CEO.
- **2024-07** — Founder Hamad Al-Hajri receives the 2024 Mercure HEC Award - the first for a GCC entrepreneur in over two decades.
- **2023-05** — Snoonu closes a $12 million Series B led by Qatar Development Bank - the first Series B raised by a Qatari startup.

## Links

- Website: https://snoonu.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snoonu-qatar
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/snoonu_qa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCldXY2LDjfF_TBijZ3mdtZA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snoonu/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snoonu.qa
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snoonu

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Last updated: 2026-08-16