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Iraqi startup Lezzoo expands with purchase of Saydo

The delivery startup is one of several in the autonomous Kurdistan Region, and the autonomous government is hoping to spur more startup growth.

Iraq finance
A picture shows employees at a control center of the Al-Gharraf oil field in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar Governorate, on Aug. 24, 2022. Revenues from the oil sector feed 90 percent of Iraq's federal government budget. — ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images

The Erbil-based delivery startup Lezzoo announced a new acquisition Wednesday. 

Lezzoo's purchase of the Iraqi online marketplace Saydo will help its efforts to “digitize Iraq's food supply chain” and expand beyond Iraq. Saydo’s founder will now work for Lezzoo, according to a press release. 

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