# Kitopi

> Kitchens as a Service

## Facts

- **Sector:** Food Tech
- **Founded:** 2018
- **Total funding raised:** $852M
- **Status:** Active
- **Headquarters:** Dubai
- **Employees:** 1001-5000
- **Website:** kitopi.com
- **Verified (claimed by company):** No

## About

Kitopi is a Dubai-based cloud kitchen platform operating across the GCC. Raised $852M across 5 rounds, achieved profitability, and secured $50M in growth capital in January 2026 to expand via regional and international franchising.

## Funding rounds

- 2026-01-30 — $50M Series D+ (investors: EvolutionX (Temasek/DBS))

## Open roles

- Junior Software Engineer (Java) (Onsite) — https://www.dxbstart.com/jobs/junior-software-engineer-java-kitopi
- Area Manager (Onsite) — https://www.dxbstart.com/jobs/area-manager-kitopi
- Influencer Marketing & PR Manager (Onsite) — https://www.dxbstart.com/jobs/influencer-marketing-pr-manager-kitopi

## Team

- Mohamad Ballout — Founder
- Saman Darkan — Founder
- Bader Ataya — Founder
- Andy Arenas — Founder


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