2023, The Year That Was: Abdullah Al Mutawa, Founder And CEO, CARI – Entrepreneur

2023, The Year That Was: Abdullah Al Mutawa, Founder And CEO, CARI – Entrepreneur

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2023 has been "a rollercoaster of challenges and triumphs" for Abdullah Al Mutawa, founder and CEO of GetCari, a zero-commission food delivery platform that was launched in 2022 in Kuwait, and now operates in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as well.Of course, Al Mutawa is no stranger to the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial ride- after all, he was formerly the co-founder and CEO of Carriage, a food delivery service launched in 2016 that went on to be acquired by Germany-headquartered Delivery Hero a year later.It is thus with that wealth of experience that Al Mutawa is now leading Cari, which is taking customer-centricity to a whole new level with its zero commissions offering, as well as a 30-minute delivery promise- and this is easily evident in the how the business has grown over the past year. "On the positive side, we've seen great progress in our user base, a testament to the hunger for a fair and transparent food delivery experience," Al Mutawa says. "On the flip side, the challenges have fueled our determination to innovate and enhance our services even further. Personally, it's a journey of resilience,