{"id":49149,"date":"2025-07-21T22:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=49149"},"modified":"2025-07-21T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:44:47","slug":"omans-zabonex-raises-100000-in-pre-seed-funding-to-boost-data-driven-solutions-for-the-fb-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/07\/omans-zabonex-raises-100000-in-pre-seed-funding-to-boost-data-driven-solutions-for-the-fb-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman\u2019s ZabonEx Raises $100,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to Boost Data-Driven Solutions for the F&#038;B Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"201\">Oman-based startup ZabonEx secures $100,000 in pre-seed funding to support the food and beverage sector.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"270\">The funding round was led by Future Fund Oman and ITHCA Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Omani startup ZabonEx, a data analytics company focused on the food and beverage sector, has successfully raised $100,000 in a pre-seed funding round.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The investment was led by Future Fund Oman and ITHCA Group, both prominent players in supporting early-stage ventures within the Sultanate.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Strategic Move to Reduce Waste and Improve Profitability<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This milestone marks a significant step forward for ZabonEx as it aims to empower businesses in the food and beverage industry with intelligent, data-driven tools to increase sales, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">About ZabonEx<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Founded by Hatim Moosa\u00a0 and\u00a0Almuhannad Al Balushi, ZabonEx offers a B2B SaaS platform that enables food producers, distributors, and retailers to forecast customer-level demand with high precision.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The platform provides real-time visibility into when and where products are consumed, helping businesses make smarter inventory decisions, avoid overproduction, and minimize food waste \u2014 ultimately boosting profitability while aligning with sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Founders&#8217; Insights<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Co-founder Hatim Moosa\u00a0 commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;This funding round is a major leap forward for us,It allows us to accelerate our business development and product optimization within Oman\u2019s F&amp;B ecosystem&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0He add:&#8221;We&#8217;re committed to building a strong local foundation before expanding regionally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Co-founder \u00a0Almuhannad Al Balushi added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;F&amp;B companies are under increasing pressure to stay profitable while meeting sustainability targets&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He Said: We aim to equip our clients with accurate demand forecasting tools that improve margins and reduce environmental impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The newly acquired funding will be used to enhance ZabonEx\u2019s predictive engine, expand its technical team, and establish strategic partnerships with local food producers and retailers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The company is also working on developing customized onboarding and reporting tools tailored to the specific needs of the Omani market.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">With growing momentum and institutional backing, ZabonEx aspires to become the region\u2019s leading smart distribution platform, transforming how food products are forecasted and delivered using real-time data intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omani startup ZabonEx, a data analytics company focused on the food and beverage sector, has successfully raised $100,000 in a pre-seed funding round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":49147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8850,1772],"tags":[9082,9081,3870,9080,9079],"class_list":["post-49149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-venture","category-startups","tag-almuhannad-al-balushi","tag-hatim-moosa","tag-ithca-group","tag-uture-fund-oman","tag-zabonex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}