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Kamal El Hardouzi

Founder & CEO · Woliz

Country
Morocco
City
Casablanca
Stage
seed
Region
Africa & MENA
Rising rank
Not ranked

Biography

Founder and CEO of Woliz, a Moroccan retail-tech and fintech platform (founded 2025) that digitizes nanostores/corner shops, connecting them to FMCG brands, banks, and telecom operators.

Why we're watching

Building infrastructure to digitize Africa's informal retail sector, with coverage from We Are Tech Africa and Start-up.ma, though no funding round confirmed yet.

Woliz

Retail / fintech · Morocco · seed

What we verified

Founder/CEO confirmed, company operating with active website; stage and funding details not independently verified beyond press profiles.

Sources

  1. We Are Tech Africa
  2. Start-up.ma