COFE News
Announcements, partnerships and milestones — from the first funding rounds to the agentic enterprise.
20 August 2025
From Marketplace to Infrastructure: The Rise of Niche Platforms
Over the past decade, digital aggregation platforms like Careem and Booking.com have transformed how consumers interact with industries—from food and transport to travel and wellness. These generalist platforms promised convenience, variety, and scale. And for a time, they deliv
11 August 2025
FiLLi Cafe Taps COFE Cloud to Power Global Expansion through Specialized Digital Solutions Expansion plans include operations across UK & Asia
UAE, 07 Aug, 2025: In a strategic move to fuel its international growth, UAE’s homegrown tea brand, FiLLi Cafe, has joined forces with COFE Cloud to digitize and optimize its operations across markets. The partnership centers around the deployment of a tailor-made mobile app buil
22 July 2025
Darat al-Qahwa: A 50-Year Legacy, Now Digitally Brewed
KSA, 01 Feb, 2025: COFE, the leading tech-powered beverage company, and ROX Motor, a pioneer in the NEV market for outdoor living, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at LEAP 2025 to create exclusive luxury coffee experiences that blend technology, sustainability, and on-t
13 February 2025
COFE introduces Waha, a Saudi Premium Coffee concept to launch ROX Motors Elevated Luxury Coffee Experiences
KSA, 01 Feb, 2025: COFE, the leading tech-powered beverage company, and ROX Motor, a pioneer in the NEV market for outdoor living, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at LEAP 2025 to create exclusive luxury coffee experiences that blend technology, sustainability, and on-t
11 December 2023
COFE App gets ready to brew up Al Hamra COFE Festival, the largest coffee event in Kuwait
COFE App, the region’s premier online coffee marketplace, announced the commemoration of its fifth anniversary through the much-anticipated Al Hamra COFE Festival. The festival will feature workshops, courses, panel discussions, and the Latte Art 2024 Championship—paving the way
28 November 2023
COFE App Wins Most Innovative Companies in E-commerce during the Fast Company Annual Event
COFE, the region’s most loved online coffee marketplace, recently obtained a win in Most Innovative Companies 2023 in E-commerce at the Fast Company Annual Ranking Event. The e-commerce category showcased brands that are making shopping easier for consumers, making COFE the all-i
23 November 2023
KSA’s leading coffee brand, Barn’s, brews up elevated customer experiences with COFE’s pioneering Cloud Services
COFE App, the region’s premier online coffee marketplace, recently announced the launch of its latest innovation – COFE Cloud. COFE Cloud, which is a SaaS solution (Software as a Service), is all set to go live with KSA’s Barn’s coffee. With COFE Cloud, Barn’s will now be able to
20 November 2023
COFE joins forces with De’Longhi and JAZEAN to elevate coffee experience
COFE, the MENA’s leading online coffee marketplace, announces its trilateral partnership with De’Longhi (Ahmed Abdulwahed) and JAZEAN, a brand by Saudi Coffee Company, integrating the brilliance of premium Italian coffee machines with the richness of top-tier Saudi coffee beans.
7 September 2023
COFE Takes Center Stage at Seamless, KSA’s Leading Technology Innovation Event
COFE App, the region’s premier online coffee marketplace, recently demonstrated their platform’s 360-tech approach and business solutions for the tech and coffee industry at Seamless KSA 2023. During the event, key spokespeople from COFE joined panel discussions that addressed th
14 March 2023
COFE raises $15 million in Series B funding round led by Saudi’s Waed Ventures & eWTP Arabia Capital, led by Chinese Founder, Jerry Li
The latest funding round makes COFE App one of the leading coffee marketplace in the USD 44 Billion MENA Market eWTP Arabia Capital (“eWTPA”) is an investment platform and a growth stage venture fund, anchored by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, Public Investment Fund (
9 January 2023
COFE and stc sign a Strategic Partnership to Host Special Events and Online Activations
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, inked an agreement through the ‘Weyak’ initiative – season 2 with COFE App, the region’s premiere online
20 December 2022
COFE App signs agreement with Saudi Coffee Company to become their premium online coffee marketplace
COFE App, the premier online coffee marketplace recently announced the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Coffee Company (SCC). As per the agreement, COFE App will be the premium online partner for SCC supporting them in amplifying their reach to coffee lovers in the Kingdom
1 November 2022
Talk to your COFE with Amazon Alexa!
COFE, the online coffee-centric marketplace platform, is now providing users in KSA and UAE a seamless innovative experience by rolling out access to its skills in both Arabic and English through its collaboration with Alexa, Amazon’s voice AI and the brain that powers the Echo d
25 October 2022
COFE App announced as Official Main Partners for Riyadh Season 2022
COFE, the region’s premiere online coffee marketplace has been announced as the official main partner of the Riyadh Season 2022, ‘Beyond Imagination’. Commencing on the 22nd of October, the Riyadh Season will have 15 zones each offering a variety of events and activities. This ye
11 October 2022
Middle East Technology Excellence Award 2022 for Startup – Food & Beverage was presented to COFE App
The platform won the award for startup in the F&B sector joining the league of past winners such as Du, Amazon (MENA), the Entertainer, & BLOOVO to become one of the most innovative companies in the Middle East. COFE, the region’s most loved online coffee marketplace, recently ba
6 October 2022
Saudi Coffee Festival Opens Doors to the World of Coffee
COFE App, the region’s first online coffee marketplace recently showcased their platform’s bean-to-cup approach to coffee at the Saudi Coffee Festival in Riyadh. The event held from 29th September to 2nd October celebrated the International Coffee Day that falls on the 1st of Oct
12 September 2022
COFE App & Tasleeh Announce B2B Partnership
COFE, the region’s premier coffee marketplace app recently announced their partnership with Tasleeh, Kuwait’s unique commercial property maintenance platform. With Tasleeh, COFE will now offer a full range of maintenance services to COFE Shops on its platform through their brand
30 June 2022
COFE App serves-up over two million cups of coffee
The online coffee marketplace crossed this landmark serving its core markets in Kuwait, KSA & UAE. COFE App, the online coffee marketplace app recently announced that they have now successfully served over two million cups of coffee. Users from COFE App’s core markets – KSA, KWT
24 May 2022
Hey Siri, let’s Get COFE!
COFE App launches Siri quick ordering feature on Apple devices COFE, the online coffee-centric marketplace recently launched their Siri feature making coffee ordering faster and more efficient for its COFE lovers. The feature currently available on iPhone and Apple watch allow
21 April 2022
Saudi 2021 CITC Report lists COFE App among top 10 most downloaded apps in the Kingdom
COFE, the coffee centric marketplace app was recently listed amongst the Top 10 most downloaded Food Delivery and Restaurant Apps (2021) in Saudi Arabia. The report released by CITC (Communication & Information Technology Commission) highlights usage trends, online market leader
4 April 2022
COFE launches Saudi Khawlani coffee beans from the Jazan Region with Co-founder of Starbucks
COFE, the online coffee marketplace platform recently announced the launch for their latest vertical, the COFE Store with the launch of the Saudi Khawlani bean product line. The Saudi Khawlani beans drip bags and whole bean bags were launched by Starbucks Co-Founder & COFE Adviso
16 March 2022
COFE APP acquires Saudi based online coffee ordering platform “Kaffeen”
COFE App, the online coffee marketplace recently announced the acquisition of Kaffeen (Bean Creator IT), a popular online coffee ordering platform from KSA. Founded in 2018, by brothers, Hassan & Hashem Aljawad. Kaffeen has focused on easing the ordering and payment process for i
11 February 2022
Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s AED 2 billion Innovation Programme signs a partnership agreement with COFE App.
COFE App has become the newest partner company benefitting from the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (ADIO) Innovation Programme to help further scale the start-ups’ operations and contribute to diversifying Abu Dhabi’s economy. The partnership is part of ADIO’s AED 2 billion Innova
4 February 2022
COFE APP acquires leading e-commerce specialty coffee platform “Sippy Beans” 44% market growth of direct-to-consumer home brewing segment
Dubai, 31 January 2022: COFE App, the biggest online coffee marketplace in the region, today announced its acquisition of Sippy LTD (“Sippy Beans”). Sippy Beans, founded by Rafi Dikranian, Zouheir Fathallah and Shehzeen Jamil, is best known for its focus on specialty coffee via a
14 November 2021
MBC Group signs media deal with COFE App to prioritize investment in forthcoming round of funding
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 14 November 2021: COFE App, the online coffee-centric marketplace announced a regional partnership deal with MBC GROUP today. The strategic partnership will see the MENA’s largest and leading media group support the digital application in achieving i
9 November 2021
Online coffee marketplace COFE APP presents a Discovery campaign to support coffee industry
The campaign offers AED 300 worth of Discovery Points for all coffee lovers Dubai, UAE – October 2021: State-of-the-art coffee marketplace COFE App presents a Discovery Points campaign to encourage new and existing users to discover global and artisanal coffee brands. The innovat
21 June 2021
Online coffee marketplace COFE raises $10 million in Series-B funding
Financing will support COFE’s international expansion into the UK, Egypt and Turkey, Global coffee market at valued at $380 Billion, with the MENA region alone accounting for $44 Billion, representing a significant opportunity for the coffee centric platform UAE, Dubai, 27 April
18 April 2021
Coffee Culture Around the World
A deep dive into understanding the coffee culture around the world can open our minds to how this complex yet simple beverage has become a part of ritual-like ceremonies, intriguing traditions, and a symbol of communal gathering. In this edition, we will explore coffee cultures f