Syria's Salehli raises $100K pre-seed to expand into B2B services
What's the deal? SalehliDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Syrian platform connecting people with professional service providers, has raised $100,000 in a pre-seed round led by EBLA VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Maynger Ventures joined, alongside investors from Syria, the Gulf, and East Asia.
What's the endgame? The startup will use the funding to build services for businesses, including preventive maintenance solutions. It also plans to add new professional specialisations and expand into more Syrian cities.
How it works: Salehli lets individuals and companies request a service and receive multiple offers from professionals through a single platform, rather than searching one by one.
Why now? The move toward businesses comes 10 months after the platform's official launch, backed by the Thamar program. In that period, it drew more than 15,000 users, verified data for over 3,500 professionals, and handled more than 10,000 service requests.
What they said: Chief executive officer and co-founder Abdul Rahman Arnaout said early operations revealed customer demand for an easier, more transparent way to find reliable services, alongside professionals' need for steadier work. (translated from Arabic)
The signal: Launching a business-to-business (B2B) model marks a key growth path for Salehli, extending its reach from individuals to institutions that need professional and preventive maintenance services — a notable step for an early-stage startup in Syria's reviving economy.
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