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naqla

Naqla is a smart logistics platform providing fast, reliable, and secure cargo transport solutions across the region.

Naqla is a modern logistics and freight transportation company dedicated to simplifying supply chain operations for businesses and individuals. By leveraging technology and a versatile fleet of vehicles, Naqla ensures seamless end-to-end delivery services, real-time tracking, and cost-effective cargo solutions. Our goal is to empower trade and enterprise with swift, secure, and transparent transport operations across the region.

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🧩 Business Model Canvas

Key Partners

  • Local courier companies
  • Aramex last-mile network
  • AWS/GCP cloud infrastructure
  • Mapbox for routing APIs
  • local payment gateways (Fawry, Tap Payments)

Key Activities

  • Platform development & maintenance
  • driver onboarding & training
  • real-time route optimization
  • merchant acquisition
  • customer support operations

Key Resources

  • Engineering team (8 devs)
  • proprietary routing algorithm
  • driver network (2,400+ registered)
  • merchant partnerships (340+)
  • $1.2M seed funding

Value Proposition

  • 40% reduction in delivery costs through AI-optimized routing
  • real-time tracking for merchants and end customers
  • Arabic-first platform built for MENA logistics complexity
  • API integration in under 2 hours

Customer Relationships

  • Self-serve dashboard for SMBs
  • dedicated account managers for enterprise (50+ deliveries/day)
  • 24/7 Arabic support via WhatsApp
  • weekly performance reports

Channels

  • Direct sales team (B2B)
  • Google Ads + Meta for merchant acquisition
  • partnerships with e-commerce platforms (Salla, Zid)
  • referral program (give $50 credit, get $50)

Customer Segments

  • Primary: E-commerce SMBs (10-200 orders/day) in Egypt & Saudi.
  • Secondary: Restaurant chains
  • grocery delivery
  • pharmacy networks
  • Tertiary: Enterprise logistics departments

Cost Structure

  • Engineering salaries (45%)
  • cloud infrastructure (15%)
  • driver incentives (20%)
  • sales & marketing (12%)
  • operations & support (8%)

Revenue Streams

  • SaaS subscription ($49-$499/mo based on volume)
  • per-delivery transaction fee ($0.15)
  • premium API access ($199/mo)
  • white-label solution for enterprises ($2,000/mo)

💎 Value Proposition

Customer Jobs

  • Streamline ops across a 50–500 person team
  • Onboard new hires faster with one source of truth
  • Run weekly business reviews with reliable data

Pains

  • 8+ disconnected tools = constant context switching
  • Arabic UX is broken or missing in incumbents
  • Enterprise pricing is too steep for mid-market

Gains

  • One bilingual workspace for everything ops
  • Native Arabic + RTL across the entire product
  • Pay in AED/SAR/EGP with VAT-compliant invoices

Products & Services

  • Unified workspace SaaS (web + mobile)
  • API + native integrations to existing tools
  • Bilingual onboarding + customer success

Pain Relievers

  • Replaces 5+ point tools — one login, one source of truth
  • Built RTL-first; Arabic is not an afterthought
  • Tiered AED/SAR/EGP pricing starting at $19/mo

Gain Creators

  • Cuts ops admin time by 60% in the first quarter
  • Arabic content templates + playbook library
  • Bilingual customer Slack community

👥 Target Audience

Layla — Head of Ops at a 50-person agency 25-34 · Dubai, UAE · $60k-$120k

  • Pain: Spends 10+ hours/week reconciling data across 8 disconnected tools
  • Pain: Existing tools don't speak Arabic or handle RTL properly
  • Pain: Can't justify enterprise-tier pricing for a 50-person team
  • Goal: Cut tool-switching overhead by 60% this quarter
  • Goal: Find one bilingual platform that replaces 3-5 SaaS subscriptions
  • Goal: Show measurable productivity gains to the founder/CEO

Persona 25-34 · High

  • Pain: Spends 10+ hours/week reconciling data across 8 disconnected tools
  • Pain: Existing tools don't speak Arabic or handle RTL properly
  • Pain: Can't justify enterprise-tier pricing for a 50-person team
  • Goal: Show measurable productivity gains to the founder/CEO
  • Goal: Find one bilingual platform that replaces 3-5 SaaS subscriptions
  • Goal: Cut tool-switching overhead by 60% this quarter

🔍 Problem Statement

The problem

MENA SMBs juggle 8+ disconnected tools and lose 10+ hours per week to manual data reconciliation. Existing all-in-one platforms ignore Arabic UX, RTL layout, and local payment methods, forcing teams to settle for English-only enterprise software priced for Fortune 500 budgets

Who has it

  • MENA SMB operations leaders, 50-500 employees
  • Small business owners

Current alternatives & their gaps

  • nterprise platforms like Microsoft Dynamics — Expensive
  • notion+ slack+ trello+ad_hoc — Complex

Our angle

First MENA-native operations workspace — bilingual EN/AR + RTL by default, local VAT-compliant invoicing in AED/SAR/EGP, with $19/yr starter pricing instead of enterprise gates

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