Mrsool
{{Short description|Saudi on-demand delivery platform}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Mrsool
| native_name = مرسول
| native_name_lang = ar
| logo = MrsoolLogo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| foundation = {{start date and age|2015}}
| location = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| founder = Ayman Al-Sand, Naif Al-Samri
| website = [https://www.mrsool.co mrsool.co]
}}
Mrsool is a Saudi on-demand delivery platform operating in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain.{{Cite news |date=2019-03-21 |title=Outdoing Uber, Facebook by Letting Saudis Bargain for Deliveries |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-21/delivery-app-outdoes-uber-by-letting-saudis-bargain-on-the-go |access-date=2024-12-26 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} The platform connects customers with independent couriers through a mobile app, allowing users to type out their orders, negotiate delivery prices for goods and products, and enable couriers to accept and complete the deliveries.{{Cite web |title="مرسول السعودي" التطبيق الأشهر في المملكة.. ماذا تعرف عنه؟ {{!}} إرم نيوز |url=https://www.eremnews.com/sciences-technology/1735675 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website= |language=ar}}
History
Mrsool was founded in 2015 by Ayman Al-Sand and Naif Al-Samri.{{Cite web |last=سبق |date=2021-10-21 |title="مرسول" يُعيد الشابين "أيمن ونايف" إلى جامعة الملك سعود كمستثمرين |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/r9qdbw |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=Start-up of the Week: The app that restores work-life balance |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1323561/spa/aggregate |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Arab News |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2021-11-09 |title=Delivery Hero, Mrsool CEOs Clash on How Deal Talks Collapsed |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-09/after-approaches-by-delivery-hero-mrsool-charts-own-path-to-ipo |access-date=2024-12-26 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} By 2018, the platform had reached 4 million registered users and 150,000 delivery agents with the platform's total transaction value reaching $270.{{Cite web |title=هكذا نجح Mrsool.. في اكتساح «سوق التوصيل» بالسعودية |url=https://www.alqabas.com/article/648274-%D9%87%D9%83%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%AD-mrsool-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=جريدة القبس}}{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=«بلومبيرج»: «مرسول» تجربة سعودية تنافس شركات النقل العالمية بالتطبيقات الذكية |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2019/03/27/article_1568591.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=الاقتصادية |language=ar}} In June 2019, Mrsool was launched in Egypt,{{Cite web |title=بمبادرة «ناجحات».. «مرسول» يدعم رائدات الأعمال المصريات {{!}} المصري اليوم |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/1371603 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.almasryalyoum.com |language=ar}} and by the end of the year, the number of requests on the app had reached 10 million.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-14 |title=استقال وراتبه 40 ألفًا.. الرئيس التنفيذي لـ"مرسول": نصيحتي لرواد الأعمال الجدد ألا تستقيل إلا في هذه الحالة |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%87-40-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}} In the same year, Apple's App Store ranked Mrsool among Saudi Arabia's 30 most popular downloads, ranked above Facebook and Uber.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Why Mrsool is more popular than Uber, Facebook in Saudi Arabia - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/retail/415976-why-mrsool-is-more-popular-than-uber-facebook-in-saudi-arabia |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.arabianbusiness.com |language=en-US}}
In March 2021, Mrsool was recognized for its role in supporting social responsibility during the COVID-19 crisis at the BT100 celebration.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-31 |title=احتفالية bt100 تمنح مرسول جائزة عن دور الشركة في دعم المسؤولية المجتمعية خلال كورونا |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2021/3/31/%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-bt100-%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85/5262027 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=اليوم السابع |language=ar}} In April, Mrsool signed an agreement with the Ehsan platform, a national charitable initiative established by royal decree to facilitate the delivery of essential goods to needy families during the holy month of Ramadan.{{Cite web |last=سبق |date=2021-04-20 |title=مرسول يوقع اتفاقية شراكة مع منصة إحسان تسهيلًا لوصول الاحتياجات للأسر المحتاجة |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/vj82ct |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}
In 2022, the number of registered users on the platform reached 10 million users and 200,000 couriers.{{Cite web |last=شار |first=عبدالحكيم |date=2022-04-14 |title=استقال وراتبه 40 ألفًا.. الرئيس التنفيذي لـ"مرسول": نصيحتي لرواد الأعمال الجدد ألا تستقيل إلا في هذه الحالة |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%87-40-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%87%D8%B0%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}
In February 2023, Mrsool partnered with meem Banking, a digital Shariah compliant bank provided by Gulf International Bank, to launch co-branded debit and credit cards to provide financial services to Mrsool users in Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=GIB's meem and MRSOOL launch co-branded debit and credit cards |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2258216/corporate-news |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Arab News |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=إطلاق اتفاقية شراكة بين "مرسول" ومصرفية "ميم" الرقمية |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1999605 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241220033059/https://www.alriyadh.com/1999605 |archive-date=2024-12-20 |access-date=2024-12-26 |work=جريدة الرياض |language=ar}} During the same year, Mrsool Egypt received high ratings granted by the international Fairwork Foundation, for its digital work environments in Africa.{{Cite web |title=مرسول مصر تستهدف توفير 10 آلاف فرصة عمل جديدة خلال 2024 |url=https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_economy/details/2024/4/8/2564923/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-10-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-2024 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=مصراوي.كوم |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title=اختيار "مرسول مصر" ضمن أفضل بيئات العمل الرقمية في أفريقيا |url=https://www.elfagr.org/4706089 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=بوابة الفجر |language=ar-eg}}
In March 2024, Mrsool entered into an agreement with BookMe, a Pakistani travel technology platform that specializes in e-ticketing, to digitize travel between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Pakistani startup Bookme scores landmark agreements |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2465934/pakistani-startup-bookme-scores-landmark-agreements |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} In April, Mrsool partnered with Suwani, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund, to list camel milk products on its platform.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title="سواني" و"مرسول" توقعان اتفاقية شراكة توزيع لمنتجات حليب الإبل "نوق" |url=https://www.al-madina.com/article/882550/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%82 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=جريدة المدينة |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title="سواني" و"مرسول" توقعان اتفاقية توفر منافذ توزيع جديدة لمنتجات حليب الإبل "نوق" |url=https://www.aleqt.com/2024/04/07/article_2716086.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=الاقتصادية |language=ar}} In May, Mrsool collaborated with the National Housing Company, enabling its logistics providers to leverage the navigation services offered by Baladi Maps.{{Cite web |title=الوطنية للإسكان توقع مذكرتي تفاهم مع (مرسول) و(زد) للاستفادة من خدمات الملاحة في خرائط "بلدي" {{!}} NHC |url=https://nhc.sa/media-center/news/47319/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=nhc.sa |language=ar}}
Funding
Sponsorship
In 2019, Mrsool Communications and Information Technology App launched the Najahat Initiative to support and empower Egyptian female entrepreneurs.
In 2020, Mrsool acquired the naming rights to King Saud University Stadium, renaming it Mrsool Park. This sponsorship was the first of its kind in the region.{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: KSU Stadium changes name and will undergo a serious facelift |url=https://stadiumdb.com/news/2020/12/saudi_arabia_king_saud_university_stadium_changes_the_name_and_will_undergo_a_serious_facelift |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=stadiumdb.com |language=en}} The deal follows a management agreement by Waseel and a contract with Al Nassr FC, making the stadium the club's official home.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-17 |title="مرسول بارك" .. فكرة بدأت في بوسطن قبل 108 أعوام |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2020/11/17/-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-108-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=العربية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=إطلاق اسم (مرسول بارك) على ملعب النصر في جامعة الملك سعود |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2020/20201118/sp17.htm |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://mrsool.co/ Official website]
Category:Companies based in Riyadh