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Peekabox Raises $1.5 Million to Curb UAE Food Waste, Eyes GCC Expansion

Dubai-based surplus food marketplace Peekabox has secured $1.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round, as it looks to scale operations in the United Arab Emirates and expand across the Gulf. The startup, founded in 2025 by brothers Hasan and Omair Sarwar, connects restaurants, cafés and grocery retailers with consumers by offering surplus food at discounts...

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