Qlub
Dubai-based company whose QR platform lets restaurant diners view menus, order, split the bill and pay from their phones. It raised $30 million in July 2025.
Industry: Restaurant payments | Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Founded: 2021 | Total Funding: USD 72M (as reported)
About Qlub
Qlub is a Dubai-based company that provides a QR-code platform for restaurants. A diner scans a code at the table to view the menu, order, split the bill and pay from a phone. Qlub's website describes its offer as contactless payments, digital menus, pay-at-table, payment links, tipping prompts, loyalty and review generation, and says it integrates with existing point-of-sale systems.
Qlub was founded in 2021. Wamda's January 2022 report named nine co-founders: Arun Sharma, Eyad Alkassar, Filiberto Pava, Gizem Bodur, Mahmoud Fouz, John Mady, Jeff Matsuda, Oscar Bedoya and Ramy Omar, and said the team had previously built and scaled Lazada, Namshi and Snapp. In July 2025 Eyad Alkassar and Mahmoud Fouz were described as co-founders and co-chief executives.
At launch in 2022 the service operated in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India and offered Apple Pay, card payment and an instalment option branded Eat Now Pay Later. By March 2023 Qlub said it served more than 2,000 restaurants in six countries, naming Eataly, Paul and Bateel. In July 2025 it reported operations in nine markets, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Brazil and South Korea, and said it served more than 3,000 restaurants. Named customers include Wagamama, Paul Cafe, Sushi Samba and La Petite Maison. The company also says it processes several billion dollars in payments a year.
Qlub raised a $17 million seed round in January 2022 co-led by Cherry Ventures and Point Nine, with STV, Raed Ventures, Heartcore, Shorooq Partners, FinTech Collective and angel investors. A further $25 million followed in March 2023 under the same leads, which Wamda said brought its total seed capital to $42 million. In July 2025 it announced a $30 million equity round co-led by Shorooq Partners and Cherry Ventures, with e&, Mubadala Investment Company and Legend Capital participating.
The company said it would use the 2025 funds equally for product development and market expansion, focus on the Gulf region, add analytics for restaurants and partnerships. Qlub states on its website that it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.
Leadership
- Eyad Alkassar, Co-founder and Co-CEO
- Mahmoud Fouz, Co-founder
- Arun Sharma, Co-founder
- Filiberto Pava, Co-founder
- Gizem Bodur, Co-founder
- John Mady, Co-founder
- Jeff Matsuda, Co-founder
- Oscar Bedoya, Co-founder