Yaoota (Arabic: ياقوطة) is an Egyptian search engine for products sold online in Egypt.
The engine, which was referred to by Forbes as the “Egyptian Version of Google Shopping”, made headlines in October 2015 upon securing the largest Series A investment in Egypt from UAE-based private equity KBBO Group, only one year post-launch.
The engine was developed in the midst of a turbulent political and security environment, during the aftermath of the January 25 Revolution.
It scrapes the web to fetch specific product data, and makes it available for users to search from.
As of February 2019, Yaoota's footprint operates in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Nigeria.