Idriss Al Rifai
FETCHR
Idriss Al Rifai
Idriss Al Rifai is an entrepreneur passionate about disrupting the Middle East retail market with technologies and customer-centric services that enable the growth of e-commerce in the region . Idriss has developed and optimized a last mile delivery solution specifically for the e-commerce needs and requirements in the Middle East .
In 2012 , Idriss founded Fetchr which has evolved to become a full end-to-end logistic solution , backed by technology , for e-commerce companies , regional players , social media sellers as well as SMBs in the MENA region . Fetchr is also the first company in MENA to raise $ 52M in funding to date ($ 11M Series A and $ 41M Series B ), led by a top tier Silicon Valley VC , New Enterprise Associates . Idriss ’ s goal is to empower all deliveries through technology in emerging markets . Previously Idriss worked for MarkaVIP , a leading ecommerce
player in the MENA region , where he headed the operations and built an in-house logistics department for the company to expedite deliveries . Prior to this he worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ).
Idriss holds an MBA from University of Chicago ’ s Booth School of Business . He is also a Rath and Fulbright scholar and Endeavor entrepreneur .
230 May 2018