Shaghalni

What Shaghalni does

Shaghalni (شغلني) is an Egyptian online recruitment marketplace headquartered in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2015. The company operates a two-sided web platform that connects individual job seekers with employers, with explicit focus on blue and grey collar roles across all Egyptian governorates and 18+ job categories including marketing, sales, IT, engineering, technicians, administration, healthcare, law, education, and warehousing. The platform's core technology comprises a job search and filtering system (with parameters for job type, location, salary, experience level, and disability accommodations) plus a dual account architecture with separate dashboards for individual job seekers and employer companies.

The company has accumulated a base of 136,900+ registered job seekers, 675+ registered employer companies, and 759+ active job opportunities. Named enterprise customers span food & beverages (Mansour Group, Danone Egypt, Coca-Cola CPS Egypt), construction (IEC for Contracting), manufacturing (Alpha G for Metal Forming), automotive (Ghataty), retail (Quatro for Import & Export), and recruitment (Jobs Global Egypt). Go-to-market is product-led and self-serve via shaghalni.com, with social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) driving top-of-funnel acquisition. Co-founder & CEO Omar Khalifa leads the company, which employs between 11 and 50 people.

The business model is dual-sided: job seekers receive free access to the platform, while employers pay recurring job posting fees (subscription). An optional pay-as-you-go premium service, 'Shaghalni Now' (شغلني فورا), offers expedited candidate matching with a refund guarantee if no interview is scheduled within seven business days. Total disclosed funding to date is a single $100,000 seed round led by 138 Pyramids in August 2020. In February 2026, Shaghalni signed a cooperation protocol with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to develop labor databases for technical, engineering, and logistics roles across SCZONE's seaports and industrial zones, with a stated focus on advanced technology sectors including renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and automotive.

Name

Shaghalni

Legal name

شركة شغلني للمواقع الإلكترونية

Website

https://shaghalni.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shaghalni is an Egyptian online recruitment marketplace founded in 2015 that connects blue and grey collar job seekers with employers across all Egyptian governorates. The platform serves 136,900+ job seekers for free and 675+ companies via paid job postings, plus an optional premium service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gîza

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees from Companies: Companies pay to post job listings on the platform to reach the large pool of job seekers
2. Shaghalni Now Premium Service: Optional paid premium service 'Shaghalni Now' for job seekers with refund policy if service not delivered. This is an optional expedited service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shaghalni is an Egyptian online recruitment marketplace that connects individual job seekers with employers across all Egyptian governorates and 18+ job categories. Job seekers register free of charge to search, filter, and apply for open positions, while employers pay recurring fees to post job vacancies and search for candidates. An optional premium service called 'Shaghalni Now' (شغلني فورا) provides expedited visibility and priority treatment for job seekers, with a refund policy if service is not delivered.

Product overview

Shaghalni is an Egyptian online recruitment platform that operates as a job marketplace connecting employers with job seekers in Egypt. The core product is the Shaghalni Platform which allows companies to post job vacancies and job seekers to search and apply for positions. The platform offers a premium add-on called 'Shaghalni Now' (شغلني فورا) for priority job application services. Job seekers can search by profession, governorate, and special needs accommodations. The platform covers various sectors including marketing, sales, IT, administrative, finance, engineering, healthcare, tourism, media, security, driving, legal, warehousing, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shaghalni Platform (منصة شغلني) Core online recruitment platform connecting job seekers and employers in Egypt. Job seekers register free of charge to search, filter, and apply for jobs by job type, governorate, salary range, experience level, and special needs accommodations. Employers create accounts to post job vacancies and search for candidates across 18+ categories including sales, IT, engineering, healthcare, and administrative roles, covering all Egyptian governorates.
• Shaghalni Now (شغلني فورا) Optional paid premium add-on service for job seekers offering expedited priority treatment and better visibility to employers. Includes a refund policy if no interview is secured within 7 business days from purchase.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCZONE (General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026SCZONE signed a cooperation protocol with Shaghalni to meet labor demands for projects in SCZONE's seaports and industrial zones. The partnership aims to create a comprehensive database of job requirements in technical, engineering, and logistical professions, and facilitate joint workshops between investors and young job seekers. The initiative focuses on developing human capital for advanced technology sectors including renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and automotive.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wuzzuf: Egypt's leading online job portal for white-collar and skilled positions, owned by OLX/Bayut parent Emerging Markets Property Group. Directly comparable as an Egyptian recruitment marketplace serving both job seekers (free) and employers (paid postings).
• Forasna: Egyptian online job platform offering free job search for candidates and paid job postings for employers. Closely comparable marketplace model targeting the Egyptian labor market across multiple verticals.
• Jobzella: Egypt/MENA-focused professional network and job marketplace with free job-seeker profiles and recruiter/employer subscriptions. Comparable as a regional recruitment platform serving similar dual-sided customers.
• Mustaqel: Egyptian digital recruitment platform connecting job seekers with employers. Comparable marketplace model focused on the Egyptian market with both free and paid service tiers.

Broad incumbents

• Bayt.com: Largest job site in the Middle East and North Africa covering 18+ countries. Overlaps with Shaghalni's employer-paid, seeker-free model but operates at much larger regional scale and broader professional scope.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a major recruiting solutions business. Competes with Shaghalni for Egyptian employer recruitment spend, though focused on white-collar/professional roles rather than blue/grey collar.
• Indeed: Global job search engine with paid employer solutions. Operates in Egypt and competes for the same employer posting budgets as Shaghalni, though with a global rather than Egypt-only focus.

Regional players

• GulfTalent: Leading recruitment platform serving the Gulf and wider MENA region. Comparable recruitment marketplace model, primarily serving employers hiring into/from Gulf countries rather than Egypt-only domestic roles.
• Jobberman: Leading job platform across multiple African markets (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, etc.). Comparable two-sided recruitment marketplace model in emerging markets, though focused on Sub-Saharan Africa rather than North Africa.

Emerging players

• OLX Jobs (Egypt): OLX's Egypt classifieds platform includes a dedicated jobs vertical, providing a free channel for employers and job seekers. Adjacent competitor that benefits from OLX's large consumer brand awareness in Egypt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookweb.facebook.com/ShaghalniOfficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/shaghalniofficial
• Xx.com/Shaghalni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shaghalni-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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