AboutUrbanPoint
Urban Point started as an MBA project. Two co-founders, one idea: that people in Qatar were spending more than they needed to on the things they loved doing most — eating out, exploring the city, treating themselves and the people around them.
It wasn't a grand mission. It was a practical one. If we could connect people to better deals at the places they were already going, everyone wins.
What we didn't expect was how much it would resonate. Within a few years, Urban Point had gone from a student idea to Qatar's most-used lifestyle savings app — winning awards, catching the attention of the World Economic Forum, and building partnerships with some of the biggest names in the country.
Our Journey
From an MBA project to Qatar's leading savings app
- 2016
We won the Mobile App of the Year award.
2016We won the Mobile App of the Year award.
- 2017
Selected by the World Economic Forum as a top MENA startup.
2017Selected by the World Economic Forum as a top MENA startup.
- 2018
Featured as the Qatari startup for the year on Al Jazeera Entrepreneur.
2018Featured as the Qatari startup for the year on Al Jazeera Entrepreneur.
- 2018
Won Seedstars Competition Qatar & selected as 1 of 12 finalists competing at Seedstars Global Summit
2018Won Seedstars Competition Qatar & selected as 1 of 12 finalists competing at Seedstars Global Summit
- 2019
Awarded Digital Start-up of the Year by Qatar's Ministry of Transport and Communications
2019Awarded Digital Start-up of the Year by Qatar's Ministry of Transport and Communications
- 2021
Deloitte named Urban Point as the MENA region's fastest-growing tech start-up
2021Deloitte named Urban Point as the MENA region's fastest-growing tech start-up
- 2022
Chosen as subject for two HEC Paris MBA Case Studies concentrating on Strategy and Entrepreneurship
2022Chosen as subject for two HEC Paris MBA Case Studies concentrating on Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- 2023
Launched a first-of-its-kind 'offers marketplace' in Qatar, collaborating with Ooredoo and integrating the marketplace into the Ooredoo Money App
2023Launched a first-of-its-kind 'offers marketplace' in Qatar, collaborating with Ooredoo and integrating the marketplace into the Ooredoo Money App
A decade down.
A lot more to come.
Over two million offers redeemed. Turns out, nobody likes paying full price.
