# SOKNA

> SOKNA is Egypt's first end-to-end funeral services platform, handling everything a grieving family would otherwise have to chase down themselves - burial permits and paperwork, body preparation, cemetery setup, transportation, funeral hall booking, obituaries, personalized sadaqa giveaways and post-loss support - for both Muslim and Christian families, 24/7. Founded by former Google and Facebook engineer Ahmed Gaballah, who left Silicon Valley to build it, SOKNA runs technology quietly in the background (dispatching, demand prediction, data tracking) while keeping the human-facing experience calm. Since launching in 2019-2020 it has organized more than 2,500 funerals, partnered with 20+ hospitals and 70+ vendors across Greater Cairo, and raised a $1M seed round.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Cairo, Egypt
- **Founders:** Ahmed Gaballah (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~74 employees (LinkedIn); started with 3 in 2019, 6 at 2020 launch
- **Products:** End-to-end funeral packages, Documentation & burial permits, Body preparation, Cemetery setup & transportation, Funeral hall & condolences booking
- **Notable:** Egypt's first end-to-end funeral services platform, Organized 2,500+ funerals, Raised $1M seed round (oversubscribed, targeted $300K)

## Products & services

- **End-to-end funeral packages** — Three packages each for Muslim and Christian families, covering the full arrangement from documentation to burial, with add-on customization.
- **Documentation & burial permits** — Assistance obtaining burial permits, death certificates, and the paperwork required during bereavement.
- **Body preparation** — Preparation performed by experienced morticians (minimum 15 years experience).
- **Cemetery setup & transportation** — Preparing the grave/cemetery and transporting the body and mourners.
- **Funeral hall & condolences booking** — Reserving halls and arranging condolence services.
- **Obituaries & sadaqa giveaways** — Posting obituaries and arranging personalized charitable (sadaqa) giveaways in memory of the deceased.
- **Repatriation of remains** — International repatriation services for families abroad.
- **Advance planning & post-loss support** — Free advance planning consultations and ongoing post-loss support, available 24/7.

## Achievements

- Egypt's first end-to-end funeral services platform
- Organized 2,500+ funerals
- Raised $1M seed round (oversubscribed, targeted $300K)
- Named exclusive funeral provider for the Egyptian Syndicate of Actors
- 20+ hospital/corporate partnerships and 70+ vendors in Greater Cairo
- Reportedly profitable for several years while growing organically
- Regularly attends NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association) conference in the US

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — EnterpriseAM profiles SOKNA's push to bring technology to Egypt's funeral sector; company plans to launch tech-driven products enabling international scaling.
- **2022-07** — Named exclusive funeral service provider for the Egyptian Syndicate of Actors.
- **2022-02** — Closed $1M seed round for expansion.
- **2020-10** — Publicly launches as the first end-to-end funeral service in Egypt.

## Links

- Website: https://sokna.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soknagroup
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FeelSOKNA
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@soknagroup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feelsokna/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soknagroup

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Last updated: 2026-07-02