Muhammad Talha Ansari
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| Muhammad Talha Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Native name | محمد طلحہ انصاری |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 🏫 Education | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (BBA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Retailo |
Muhammad Talha Ansari is a Pakistani entrepreneur, venture development manager, and business analyst. He was a part of Foodpanda and Careem in different capacities before co-founding Retailo Technologies, a digital B2B platform, in July 2020.[1][2]
Work history[edit]
Foodpanda[edit]
After completing his BBA from IBA Karachi in 2012,[3] Talha joined Foodpanda, a venture by Team Rocket. As a BI analyst, he gathered insights that were then relayed to the Foodpanda senior management headquartered in Berlin. During this time, his primary focus was on generating insights on online traffic, conversion rates, and the viability of both online and offline marketing campaigns. He was then promoted to a Venture Development Manager at Foodpanda.
In August 2014, Talha became Foodpanda's youngest CEO[4] and managing director. In his two-and-a-half-year tenure as the CEO, Talha turned the EBIDTA positive and tripled the company's yearly sales.[5]
Careem Pakistan[edit]
In 2016, Talha joined Careem Pakistan as Director Operations.[6] He built and led the team responsible for the growth of the 0.3 million drivers (known at Careem as captains) across 11 major cities of Pakistan. This team developed worked to acquire effective supply and manage the rapid demand in growth. It also worked on a program to attract and register female drivers. He also worked on designing a comprehensive driver (captain) background check policy by partnering up with respective law enforcement agencies to implement it.
Careem UAE[edit]
In May 2018, Talha relocated to Dubai as the Senior Director of Operations of the UAE branch of Careem.
Co-founding Retailo[edit]
In July 2020, Talha co-founded Retailo Technologies with his partners Wahaj Ahmed and Muhammad Nowkhaiz, both of whom were also fellow Careem alums.[7][8][9] Retailo is the "fastest-growing" B2B startup in MENAP,[10][11] digitizing retail supply chains in the region. After raising $2.3 million in pre-seed funding in October, Retailo closed a $6.7 million seed round in May 2021 to expand its operations in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan before launching in other regional markets.[12] As a B2B app, Retailo helps retailers adopt an app-based way of acquiring goods for their retail outlets.[13][14] Retailo headquarters are located in Riyadh,[15] and the company operates in both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Saudi E-commerce Startup Retailo Raises Record $6.7M Seed Investment". Startupscene. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ Desk, BR Web (2020-10-12). "Eyeing expansion in Pakistan & KSA, Retailo raises $2.3mn pre-seed". Brecorder. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Alumni Achievement". www.iba.edu.pk. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Retailo raises $2.3 million pre-seed for its B2B ecommerce marketplace in Saudi & Pakistan". MENAbytes. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Retailo | AgFunder". agfunder.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Muhammad Talha Ansari, Director of Operations, Careem". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Saudi Startup Retailo concludes seed round, secures $9mln total investments within 9 months of operations". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "RETAILO - SaaS community". https://www.saascommunity.com/. Retrieved 2021-12-31. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Writer, Staff (2021-05-06). "Riyadh-Based Retailo Raises $6.7 Million Seed To Grow Its B2B Marketplace In MENAP". MartechVibe. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ Dawn.com (2021-05-06). "Startup Retailo secures $6.7 million seed funding, total investment reaches $9m". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "MENA | Arzan Venture Capital". Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Retailo founder Talha Ansari talks supply chain digitalization in Asia". AFN. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ "Retailo | Arzan Venture Capital". Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ Fastest B2B Tech Startup Ft Retailo | 170 | TBT, retrieved 2021-12-31
- ↑ "RetailO". Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ Chaudhary, Zeenat (2021-11-30). "Retailo: The B2B Marketplace for SME Retailers". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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