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Storage provider offering self storage, local and international moving and packaging supplies

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFounded 2007Home Living
Valuation $0–100M Latest valuation · 2025
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About The Box

The Box Self Storage Services LLC provides comprehensive self-storage, moving, and logistics solutions in the Middle East, primarily operating in Dubai. The company's origin traces back to 2006 when founder and CEO Wadih Haddad, then a sales executive in the shipping industry, began storing boxes for friends in his own home. This informal start, driven by a clear market need for flexible storage, led to the official launch of The Box in 2007 with a 15,000-square-foot facility in Dubai. Haddad, an alumnus of the American University of Beirut with subsequent entrepreneurial studies at Harvard and Stanford, leveraged his logistics background to professionalize a market then dominated by warehouses renting out excess space.

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The company's business model centers on providing a wide array of storage and moving services to both individual and commercial clients, although self-storage constitutes 80% of its revenue. It generates income by renting storage units of various sizes, from 16-square-foot lockers to 1,000-square-foot mini-warehouses, on flexible contracts. This approach filled a market gap by offering an alternative to the large, long-term commitments typically required for warehouse space. The Box serves a diverse clientele, including residents needing personal storage, e-commerce companies requiring inventory management, and SMEs seeking one-stop solutions. The company has expanded its offerings to include local and international moves, packing supplies, document storage, and order fulfillment services.

The Box differentiates itself through its focus on high-quality facilities and customer service. Its storage centers are ISO-certified and feature 24/7 CCTV surveillance, biometric access, and climate-controlled units to protect sensitive items from Dubai's harsh climate. A key milestone was the 2021 opening of a 140,000-square-foot, solar-powered facility in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), which also includes co-working spaces for its e-commerce and SME customers. The company has received recognition as a top-performing SME by the Dubai Economic Department. In February 2025, The Box announced it had raised $12 million in funding to upgrade its digital systems, modernize infrastructure, and expand into new markets.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2007
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employees
34
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
72.4/100
Industry
Home Living
Sector
Home Living, Supply Chain Management, Storage, Moving Services, Box, Packaging and Containers, Logistic
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
1 company, latest Jul 2017
Capital deployed
$256K
Preferred round
SEED

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Funding history

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Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCEquity / VC Feb 2025 $13M $50M Shorooq
SERIES AEquity / VC Apr 2016 $1M $4M Prime Venture Partners
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The Box website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for The Box is 7K monthly website visits, down 7.9% over the last three months. The Box's team grew 6.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits7K 3-month web change-7.9% 1-year team growth+6.3%
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  • Prime Venture Partners

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates95.2%
🇺🇸 United States4.8%
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