Wuzzuf
Type of site | Job search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2011[1] |
| Headquarters | Egypt |
| Owner | BasharSoft |
| Key people | Ameer Sherif (Co-Founder)[1][2] |
| Industry | Internet |
| Services | Online employment |
| Employees | 200+[3] |
| Website | wuzzuf |
| Alexa rank |  137 (Egypt, July 2018[update]) 13,108 (Global, July 2018[update])[4] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Current status | Active |
WUZZUF (Arabic: وظف; lit: "to employ") is an Egyptian employment website and recruitment platform, launched in 2011 as an online service operated by Basharsoft.[2]
History
BasharSoft launched WUZZUF in January, 2011 – a week prior to the Egyptian revolution – during which the company struggled with operating due to the negative external factors that existed at the time. Despite bootstrapping, the company almost shut down twice, until reaching a state of positive cash flow in 2013.[2]
In 2014, WUZZUF began pursuing funding through Venture rounds, and as of July 2018, the company raised $7.9 million.[5] WUZZUF's investors include 500 Startups[6] – where WUZZUF was the first startup from Egypt to join their accelerator program in Silicon Valley[7] – and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "20 Most Promising Egyptian Startups". Jason Lasrado, Ahmed Mabrouk. Forbes. Oct 20, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Wuzzuf Secures Egypt's Largest Funding Round, Led By European VCs". Mike Butcher. TechCrunch. Aug 26, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Egyptian jobs startup WUZZUF raises $6m Series B round". Tom Jackson. Disrupt Africa. May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Wuzzuf.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ "WUZZUF Crunchbase Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ "500 Global Startup Series: Enter the Middle East". Jess Erickson. 500 Startups. Dec 22, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ "WUZZUF Launches new platform, aims to get 1M Egyptians hired by 2020". Jehad El-Sayed. Egypt Today. May 7, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Egypt's WUZZUF Raises $ 6 Million In Series B Funding From Four European And U.S. VC funds". Ahmed Mabrouk. Forbes Middle East. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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