Bader Ataya, Mohamad Ballout, Andres Arenas and Saman Darkan

Co-founders, Kitopi

The pandemic led to a rapid push in F&B innovation, and leading cloud kitchen platform Kitopi was ready to meet changing customer demand. The brainchild of Mohamad Ballout, Kitopi was founded in January 2018 when the concept of cloud kitchens was barely known in the region. The startup has since partnered with 200 F&B brands across the world and now operates over 60 kitchens to help them expand beyond their borders. As part of its ‘managed cloud kitchen’ model, the startup handles all the operations – from the sourcing of ingredients and cooking to packaging and delivery.