The app that helps you ‘Eat’

Earning a 20 X return on its initial investment, Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels company’ announced its partial exit from the mobile application “Eat”. The move also is the first of its kind in the history of startups in Bahrain. Raising US$ 4.2 million todate, successfully expanding from the Kingdom across the United Arab Emirates and greater GCC area to a total of 22 countries, the mobile app accommodates more than 1,200 restaurants and serving more than 3.5 million diners.

This decision, according to Tenmou, comes in line with its vision of revamping its investment model and reusing the exit amount to invest in new and upcoming start-ups across the Kingdom in the months to come. Chief Executive Officer of Tenmou, Nawaf Alkoheji, revealed, “We are proud to witness the growth of “Eat” having supported its development from the early seed stages up until the success story it is today, on the verge of becoming one of the leading providers of tech solutions in the F&B industry.”

The “Eat” application simplifies the traditional restaurant booking process for its users by providing them with the convenience of reserving a table across a wide range of locations online; as well as offering restaurateurs and hoteliers the convenience of a digital booking management platform to optimise and manage reservations. “We are currently seeking high potential, innovative and motivated Bahraini startups to support their growth,” he added Nezar Kadhem, Founder of “Eat App” revealed, “I came to Tenmou with just an idea, no revenue, no product and no customers.

Tenmou realized the opportunity, took the risk and agreed to invest and help us focus on the necessary milestones in our early stages.” “Years later, I’m proud to say that we are the first exit for Tenmou, delivering a valuation of more than 20x the value since our inception. “We were able to grow Eat App to a product serving more than 2400 restaurants across the world and seated over 5 million dinars. “We’re proud to put Bahrain on the global scene, and hope to continue to grow ‘Eat’ to the next level, and become the best restaurant management tool on the planet.”

Tenmou has also successfully launched various other applications, including “Mala3eb”; an app that allows users to book football stadiums throughout the Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia along with “Fish Transporter (Fish Me)” which delivers fresh fish to any location in Bahrain and many more.