Built from the GCC.
Scale everywhere.

A corporate venture and incubation programme backed by Snoonu. Funding, mentorship from operators who've shipped at scale, and direct access to the GCC's fastest growing super-app.

How It Works
#1
Delivery platform in Qatar
4
Gulf markets
10+
Years scaling commerce
GCC + MENA
Market reach
What it is

Not a competition.
A launchpad.

01

Real Market Access

Plug straight into Snoonu's user base, logistics, and partnerships across Qatar and the GCC.

02

Founder-First Support

Operators who've built at scale, in the room with you every month.

Priority Verticals

What we're interested in.

Three sectors directly adjacent to Snoonu's core business, where our operator advantage compounds your growth.

01

eCommerce & Marketplace

Next generation commerce experiences, vertical marketplaces, logistics innovation and retail tech built for the Gulf consumer.

02

AI Solutions

AI driven products across recommendation, operations, computer vision and decisioning with clear commercial applications.

03

Social Commerce

Creator led, community driven and content native commerce rethinking discovery and conversion.

Who can apply

Built for the next generation of Gulf tech.

GCC-Based

Registered or willing to register your entity anywhere in the GCC.

Tech-Enabled

Software, marketplace, fintech, logistics, or AI-driven products.

Team of 2+

At least one full-time technical co-founder on the team.

Some Traction

Working MVP or early users. Numbers don't have to be huge yet.

MENA-Relevant

Solving a problem that resonates across the GCC and wider region.

Execution Mindset

You ship weekly, take feedback hard, and move faster than your peers.

Mentors

Mentorship from top builders.

Learn directly from the Snoonu C-levels, the team scaling Qatar's first tech unicorn.

Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri

Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri

Founder & CEO · Snoonu
HEC PARIS · STANFORD
Jaime Boy Ispizua

Jaime Boy Ispizua

Interim CEO · Snoonu
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL · CEIBS
Nikita Gordeev

Nikita Gordeev

Chief Technology Officer · Snoonu
HEC PARIS · MIT
Humza Abid Khan

Humza Abid Khan

Chief Expansion Officer · Snoonu
STANFORD GSB · HEC PARIS
Anastasia Zdoroviak

Anastasia Zdoroviak

Chief Experience Officer · Snoonu
NORTHWESTERN · WHARTON
Olzhas Tamabayev

Olzhas Tamabayev

Chief Operating Officer · Snoonu
KBTU · KIMEP
Matthew Neff

Matthew Neff

Chief Product Officer · Snoonu
UNIVERSITY OF MARY · VIRGINIA INTERMONT
Miklos Forray

Miklos Forray

Chief Financial Officer · Snoonu
SOLVAY BRUSSELS MBA
Bader Al-Ajeel

Bader Al-Ajeel

CEO Kuwait · Snoonu
AUK · KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
Said El Maskery

Said El Maskery

CEO Oman · Snoonu
WARWICK DBA · MIT SLOAN · IMD · LBS · STRATHCLYDE MBA
Thiago Albuquerque

Thiago Albuquerque

Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer · Snoonu
UNICAMP · INSEAD
Hoda Taheri

Hoda Taheri

Acting Chief Information Technology Officer · Snoonu
IAU-TNB · MAHAN BUSINESS SCHOOL · MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Gabriela Tom

Gabriela Tom

Chief People & Purpose Officer · Snoonu
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE · STANDFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri

Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri

Founder & CEO · Snoonu
HEC PARIS · STANFORD
Jaime Boy Ispizua

Jaime Boy Ispizua

Interim CEO · Snoonu
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL · CEIBS
Nikita Gordeev

Nikita Gordeev

Chief Technology Officer · Snoonu
HEC PARIS · MIT
Humza Abid Khan

Humza Abid Khan

Chief Expansion Officer · Snoonu
STANFORD GSB · HEC PARIS
Anastasia Zdoroviak

Anastasia Zdoroviak

Chief Experience Officer · Snoonu
NORTHWESTERN · WHARTON
Olzhas Tamabayev

Olzhas Tamabayev

Chief Operating Officer · Snoonu
KBTU · KIMEP
Matthew Neff

Matthew Neff

Chief Product Officer · Snoonu
UNIVERSITY OF MARY · VIRGINIA INTERMONT
Miklos Forray

Miklos Forray

Chief Financial Officer · Snoonu
SOLVAY BRUSSELS MBA
Bader Al-Ajeel

Bader Al-Ajeel

CEO Kuwait · Snoonu
AUK · KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
Said El Maskery

Said El Maskery

CEO Oman · Snoonu
WARWICK DBA · MIT SLOAN · IMD · LBS · STRATHCLYDE MBA
Thiago Albuquerque

Thiago Albuquerque

Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer · Snoonu
UNICAMP · INSEAD
Hoda Taheri

Hoda Taheri

Acting Chief Information Technology Officer · Snoonu
IAU-TNB · MAHAN BUSINESS SCHOOL · MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Gabriela Tom

Gabriela Tom

Chief People & Purpose Officer · Snoonu
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE · STANDFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Yes. The program is in-person at the Snoonu HQ. We help with relocation logistics.

We strongly prefer teams of 2+, with at least one technical co-founder.

Your idea deserves
a stage.

Don't watch someone else build it.

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SnoonuStartup Factory

Doha-based corporate venture and incubation programme backed by Snoonu.

Reach us
startups@snoonu.com

Sun-Thu · 8am–4:30pm GMT+3

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