Kuwait’s Bookr raises Bridge round from Plus VC

Kuwait’s Bookr raises Bridge round from Plus VC

Kuwait-based SaaS-enabled marketplace for beauty services, Bookr, has raised a bridge round at an undisclosed amount from Plus VC.

Founded in 2018 by Zaina Al Bader, Bookr is a one-stop digital solution that connects customers with multiple beauty services, such as hair salons, groomers, spas, and stylists.

The new capital will be deployed to deepen Bookr’s capabilities, scale its marketing activities, enhance the customer experience, expand its team, and increase its regional footprints in the GCC.

Press release:

Bookr, a leading cloud-based SaaS-enabled marketplace that enables users to locate and book salons, spas, groomers, and stylists, announced today that the company has successfully raised an undisclosed bridge round from Plus VC, a leading venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech and tech-enabled startups in the MENA region and its diaspora.

Bookr is a one-stop digital solution for both salons and their customers. As bilingual (English and Arabic) SaaS software, Bookr provides a comprehensive, end-to-end solution enabling business owners and customers to digitise all aspects of their operations. It helps salons capture customers and leads, receive online payments to secure appointments, increase retail revenue, and manage sales. For the customer, Bookr helps discover offers, find availability, book online appointments in nearby salons, and order a range of