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Justyol, Morocco’s e-commerce startup, raises $350k in a pre-seed round

by WAYA Staff - Dec 11, 2022
Justyol, Morocco’s e-commerce startup, raises $350k in a pre-seed round

Justyol, a Morocco-based e-commerce startup, raises $350k in a pre-seed round from Earn Rocket Investment Holding. 

Justyol was founded in 2022 by Ahmed Badran and Ahmed Rashed as a cross-border e-commerce marketplace connecting the Turkish fashion market with MENA markets. The startup was able to get more than 100,000 downloads and more than 100 website visits in less than 3 months of its launch in Morocco.

With the new fund, the startup is planning to invest more in technical development, expand its marketing activities and plan for its expansion strategy in the region.

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