Product Updates Archives

Careem Food launches Saudi’s healthiest on-demand food delivery service!

May 23, 2023

We’ve officially launched Saudi’s healthiest on-demand food delivery service in Riyadh and Jeddah! Our Saudi customers can now order delicious healthy meals with ease (and without a subscription) directly on the Careem app. We’ve redesigned the app experience for Saudi...

Ordering together is easier than ever!

June 27, 2022

Whether it’s a team lunch or a gathering with friends, running around to get everyone’s orders and organizing a big delivery can be such a nightmare. Group ordering is here to save you from this hassle. 🥳 Sharing a meal...

Careem partners with Visa to accelerate digital payments across the region!

June 28, 2020

We’re always looking for ways to simplify and improve the lives of more people across the region. And today is a big one…We’ve partnered with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to expand access to digital payments in the...

An oral history of Careem’s launch

August 29, 2018

One of the things Careem aims to do is to inspire other tech start-ups in the region. So, we thought it might be nice to show that while Careem is now a large tech company, its origins were humble and in...

We’ve helped over 3,000 Captains in Pakistan become car owners… here’s how we did it.

August 9, 2018

Captains are the lifeblood of Careem. When we started Careem just over six years ago we did so with only 25 Captains in Dubai – soon we will have a million Captains in over 100 cities in 14 countries. Careem...

Why the Careem app is more than just a tool for ride hailing

August 2, 2018

You know the Careem app. And in the last six years at Careem we have built a large ride-hailing business, but what we’ve really built is a large Internet business. Careem is a tech company first and foremost, and in...

How Careem’s growth is driving affordability and choice… and we are only one percent there

July 29, 2018

Careem’s growth and the idea of what we provide can differ depending on who you are and where you live. For some people in a place like Dubai, Careem might be the Lexus you book to take you to the...

Careem is now six years old… and we’ve come a long way

July 23, 2018

This month marks the sixth anniversary of the founding of Careem, from a service created in Dubai largely for corporate clients to a multi-vehicle platform operating in over 100 cities in 14 countries the growth has been significant. We launched...

How to become a Careem Captain in Pakistan

September 6, 2017

Careem Captain is one of the fastest growing job titles in Pakistan. Careem now has one million Captains registered to drive with them and we’re not finished yet – far from it. We are now creating between 60,000 and 70,000...