Mathaqi app wins honor at KSA Enterprise Agility Awards 2017

Yousuf Al-Saleem, right, receives the award from Ghassan Al-Sulaiman, governor of the General Authority for SMEs.

Mathaqi app, an online platform for ordering home-cooked meals in Saudi Arabia, recently won an award for tech innovation at the KSA Enterprise Agility Awards 2017. The event was held at the Marriott Hotel in Riyadh.
The awards, which were presented by Ghassan Al-Sulaiman, governor of the General Authority for SMEs, and organized by Entrepreneur MENA, a division of BNC Publishing, celebrate enterprising individuals who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating innovation and outstanding business conduct.
Mathaqi has made a significant contribution to helping productive families market their food products and increase their income. This in effect, solves one of the problems faced by the country related to unemployment, as the platform encourages production among family members.
The award-winning app offers more than 18 different cuisines for lunch and dinner, with details of each dish, along with the chef’s profile, to authenticate its home-cooked quality.
Mathaqi app is available on iOS and Android platforms. Once downloaded, users can register themselves by filling out basic details such as name and contact number. After ordering food from the daily changing menu, customers can also determine the time and place to get their food delivered.
Nouf Alsaleem, founder of Mathaqi, said: “We are really happy for this recognition and we consider this as an encouragement and furthering our objectives to develop the technology innovation within the entrepreneurship ecosystem in KSA.”
“It is an honor to receive the ‘Best Mobile App Innovation’ award from an organization which is a source of inspiration and information for millions and is considered the voice of entrepreneurship around the world. All credit goes to our team, mentors and partners for their role in our success and for helping us achieve this,” she added.
Alsaleem said Mathaqi is a good opportunity for home chefs, who generally do not get noticed for their culinary skills.
“It provides a perfect blend of authentic food with authentic recipes, with a wide variety of cuisines and the expertise of carefully selected home chefs. All chefs are trained in processes of food safety and they prepare food in limited quantities, as they would for their own households,” she added.