The Backbone
Dubai SME and Kitopi Open Founder Series to 12 Emirati Food Entrepreneurs
Karim El-Sayed
Startup Atlas
Kitopi
FoodTech
Kitopi is a Dubai-based food and beverage company that runs restaurants and delivery-only kitchens under its own brands, such as Operation Falafel, Catch-22 and Taqado, supported by its in-house SKOS software. It has more than 200 outlets across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- 2018
- Founders
- Mohamad Ballout, Saman Darkan, Bader Ataya, Andres Arenas
Funding
- Growth capital (private credit)$50M— EvolutionX (lead)Jan 2026
