Lezzoo is an Iraqi online grocer and on-demand food delivery company, that launched in Erbil in 2018. Initially specialising in food deliveries, it has since extended its services to the delivery of groceries, pharmaceutical products, water and gas; additionally providing health and cleaning services in cities across Kurdistan Region. The super-app is the first and only Y Combinator-backed startup in Iraq.[1][2]
History
Lezzoo was founded in February 2018 by Fastwares, Yadgar Merani and Rekar Botany, initially under the name Lezzoo Eats.[3] "Eats" was later on removed from the name and kept only as "Lezzoo", derived from the Badini word Lez and Sorani word Zoo, both translating into "Quick", thus translating the brand name as Quickquick.
Inspired by various foreign delivery companies, Lezzoo initially specialized in food ordering and delivery service.[4]