The Finance World Magazine| Edition: April 2023

Start-up
Four Promising Dubai-Based Agritech
Startups to Watch in 2023
Agritech startups in Dubai are using technology to revolutionize the way food is grown, harvested,
and distributed, with the aim of increasing efficiency, sustainability, and productivity in agriculture.
These startups are using a range of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT,
robotics, and vertical farming to address challenges such as water scarcity, limited arable land,
and changing consumer demands. With the support of the government and investors, agritech
startups in Dubai are poised to transform the agriculture sector in the UAE and beyond. In this
article, we introduce four of the promising agritech startups in Dubai.
Meat-O-Door
Rashid Khan and Ambreen Khan,
Founders
Meat-O-Door is an innovative
marketplace platform based
in Dubai, founded in 2021 by
Ambreen Khan and Rashid
Khan. The company currently employs
11-50 individuals and has secured $500K
in Pre-seed funding as of April 29, 2022.
Meat-O-Door specializes in cold
chain technology and food service,
catering to the HoReCa industry. Its
product catalog features a wide range
of high-quality meat products, including
beef and veal, mutton, poultry, lamb,
seafood, and organic meat. The platform
offers scheduled delivery, online and
cash-on-delivery payment options, and
order tracking with push notifications.
Meat-O-Door is available on both Android
and iOS platforms, providing a userfriendly
experience for all customers.
It is committed to creating an ecosystem
for the meat industry by combining
technology and data intelligence to
make efficient local and cross-border
trade possible. Its mission is to provide
a trusted trade community for buyers
and suppliers to connect, interact,
negotiate, and do business with each
other seamlessly through its Reverse
Auction Technology. As the company
continues to grow, it remains committed
to delivering high-quality meat products
and excellent service to its customers.
FarmUnboxed
FarmUnboxed, founded in
2020 by CEO and Founder
Kuruvilla Varghese Chalishery,
is a digital marketplace based
in Dubai. The company connects
agricultural commodity buyers and
sellers, and its primary goal is to help
farmers obtain the right price for
their produce while providing quality
assurance to buyers.
FarmUnboxed offers a wide range
of services, including crop financing
and insurance, end-to-end logistics
and tracking solutions, crop quality
inspections, and current market prices
of agri-commodities.
The company’s innovative digital
platform provides live wholesale
rates for commodities in international
markets, along with data-backed
analytics and forecasting, making it
easier for farmers to find the right
price and for buyers to obtain quality
produce at competitive prices.
With a team of 2–10 employees and
undisclosed pre-seed funding received
on November 30, 2022, FarmUnboxed
is one of the companies dedicated to
transforming the agricultural industry
through technology and data-driven
solutions.
Kuruvilla Varghese Chalishery,
CEO and Founder
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