Kurdistan & Iraq's Leading Super App

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The Ecosystem

More Than Just Delivery

From food to fintech, social to supply chain — one app powering daily life across Kurdistan.

Food Delivery

1,300+ restaurants. Your cravings, delivered.

Groceries Delivery

100,000+ products from stores you love.

Pharmacy Delivery

Prescriptions to your door.

Express (Peer to peer delivery)

Courier anything, anywhere, fast.

On Demand Services

Repairs, cleaning — pros on demand.

Electronic & Fashion

Shop top stores through one app.

Lezzoo Wallet

Digital wallet replacing cash in Iraq.

Social Games

50+ games. Play, earn coins, win prizes.

Jiran Networking

Iraq's first local social media.

Scrolls (Community Video Post)

Short videos. See it, order it.

Online Menu

Contactless payment + bill splitting.

Xomali AI

AI image generation, inside the app.

B2B Marketplace

FMCG marketplace for suppliers.

Water & Gas Delivery

Essential utilities delivered.

Our Journey

From a Coffee Shop to Y Combinator

2015

Two friends in a Costa Coffee in Erbil dream of digitizing reality. They call themselves Fastwares.

2017

In London, Yadgar sees a Deliveroo rider zip past. "I wish we had this back home."

2018

Lezzoo launches with 12 restaurants. Rekar delivers the first order in his own car.

2018

Y Combinator says yes. Lezzoo becomes the first and only Iraqi startup in YC history.

2020

COVID-19 hits. 1,100 orders/day → zero. Lezzoo pivots to essentials — becoming Kurdistan's lifeline.

2022

Starts B2B Marketplace. Partners with World Food Program. Begins digitizing Iraq's food supply chain.

2023

Lezzoo Trivia launches and triples MAUs across all of Iraq. Revenue surges 56% YoY.

2024

Scrolls, Jiran, Xomali AI launch. 1M+ customers. 2,500+ vendors. $200M+ GMV. 50+ in-app games.

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In-App Games

For You

One app for everything. From dinner to prescriptions, trivia games to your local social feed.

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For Merchants

2,500+ vendors trust Lezzoo. Expand your reach, digitize operations, accept payments with Friendz.

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For Riders

Part of a 3,000+ strong team network. Deliver happiness across Kurdistan and get paid on your terms.

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The App

Everything You Need, Right in Your Pocket

Order from 1,300+ restaurants

What Sets Us Apart

Not Just Another Delivery App

We're building Iraq's entire digital infrastructure — from payments to social media, gaming to AI — all from Erbil.

1stIraqi startup in Y Combinator

Accepted into the world's most prestigious accelerator in 2019. The only Iraqi company to ever graduate from YC — alongside DoorDash, Stripe, and Airbnb.

50+In-app games with real rewards

First super app in MENA to integrate gaming. Play trivia, win coins, redeem for TVs, consoles, and food vouchers. Trivia alone tripled our MAUs across all of Iraq.

3 in 1Commerce + Social + Entertainment

Jiran — Iraq's first local social media. Scrolls — TikTok-style food discovery. Xomali AI — generate images with AI. All inside one app.

FullEcosystem from B2C to B2B

Consumer delivery feeds merchant tools (Dukani, Friendz), which feeds B2B supply chain (Saydo). A complete flywheel digitizing Iraq's commerce infrastructure.

Lezzoo PayBuilding Iraq's digital wallet

In a country that runs on cash, Lezzoo Pay is pioneering digital payments — replacing physical money with a seamless in-app wallet experience.

We are building the superapp of Iraq

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I was 23, pitching in San Francisco. Every time I said Iraq, they said no. Y Combinator said yes.
— Yadgar Merani, CEO & Co-Founder

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Companies like Lezzoo are building the digital infrastructure of Kurdistan from the ground up.
— Kurdistan Chronicle

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Where We Deliver

Erbil

Sulaymaniyah

Duhok

Kirkuk

Zakho

Mosul

Coming soon to more cities across Iraq and beyond.

Careers

Join the Lezzoo Team

From a Costa Coffee in Erbil to Y Combinator in San Francisco — and now building Iraq's digital future. We're 3,000+ strong and always looking for people who move fast.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Lezzoo is Kurdistan and Iraq's leading super app, offering food delivery, groceries, pharmacy, payments, games, and more — all in one place. Founded in 2018 in Erbil, we're the first Iraqi Y Combinator startup, serving over 1 million customers.

Lezzoo serves Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Kirkuk, and Zakho across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, with thousands of partner restaurants, stores, and pharmacies.

Download Lezzoo for free from the App Store on iOS or Google Play on Android. Search for "Lezzoo" or visit lezzoo.com to get a direct link to your phone.

You can order food from 2,500+ restaurants, groceries, pharmacy items, water delivery, and e-commerce products — plus access games, payments, and social features inside the same app.