Yakeey has closed a $15 million Series A round, marking the largest Series A funding ever recorded for a startup in Morocco and establishing a benchmark in the Kingdom’s emerging PropTech sector.
Announced in late January 2026, the round was supported by a consortium of prominent investors, including Beltone Venture Capital (as a strategic lead in announcements), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Enza Capital, and 212 Founders (via CDG Invest).
Founded in 2023 by Karim Beqqali in Casablanca, Yakeey operates as an end-to-end digital real estate platform that addresses longstanding challenges of fragmentation, opacity, and limited trust in Morocco’s property market.
The platform integrates advanced property search, proprietary valuation tools leveraging localised data, brokerage services, transaction management, and streamlined financing solutions, combining technology with a network of trusted human brokers to enhance transparency and efficiency.
Platform Features and Value Proposition
Yakeey digitises the full property lifecycle within a unified ecosystem, moving beyond conventional listing portals to function as a managed marketplace.
Key capabilities include:
- Sophisticated search and discovery tools for buyers and investors.
- AI-supported valuation models drawing on Morocco-specific market data for accurate pricing.
- Integrated brokerage through the YakeeyPro network of independent advisors (over 800 agents, with a significant proportion of women), providing professional guidance throughout transactions.
- Seamless financing and mortgage facilitation, including innovative instant buying (iBuying) options in partnership with institutions like Umnia Bank.
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This hybrid model reduces information asymmetries, shortens transaction cycles, lowers costs, and promotes financial inclusion by expanding access to formal housing finance for households and small investors.
Our mission is clear: to become the trusted third party that connects all the levers of real estate, including transaction, financing, and data, to foster trust, strengthen transparency, and sustainably simplify the real estate experience for all
Karim Beqqali, founder and CEO of Yakeey
Strategic Use of Funds and Growth Outlook
The $15 million infusion will accelerate technological enhancements, expand the broker network, deepen financial institution partnerships, and position Yakeey for regional expansion across North Africa.
This scaling strategy aligns with investor confidence in the platform’s potential to define a new category in proptech while supporting broader economic objectives such as job creation, professionalisation of brokerage, and digital innovation.
The participation of global institutions like the IFC, marking its first venture capital investment in Morocco’s digitising real estate sector alongside regional players such as Beltone Venture Capital and Enza Capital, underscores strong validation of Yakeey’s model and execution track record.
Broader Implications for Morocco’s Real Estate Market
Morocco’s real estate sector exhibits robust growth potential yet grapples with fragmented services, financing constraints, and limited price visibility.
Yakeey’s integrated approach addresses these issues, fostering greater market confidence, formalising transactions, and contributing to inclusive development.
The raise highlights increasing investor interest in North African proptech and positions Yakeey as a leading digital infrastructure provider in the region.
Future Outlook
Yakeey’s $15 million Series A achievement not only sets a record for Moroccan startups but also signals the maturation of proptech in the Kingdom, driven by innovative solutions to longstanding market inefficiencies.
With substantial backing from international and regional investors, the company is well-equipped to scale its platform, enhance transparency in real estate dealings, and pursue expansion across North Africa.
As of January 29, 2026, this milestone reinforces Morocco’s appeal as a hub for technology-driven transformation in critical sectors.
For the most current information, consult official sources from Yakeey, IFC, and participating investors.
Proptech Overview
Proptech companies are firms that use digital technology to transform the property and real estate sector, from listing and transactions to building management and smart infrastructure, improving efficiency and experience across the property lifecycle.
Proptech startups are newer, innovation-focused entrants in this space that often leverage AI, cloud platforms and data analytics to solve specific real estate challenges.
Examples of proptech products include platforms for property search, digital lease management, smart building sensors, virtual tours and automated compliance tools—technologies that streamline leasing, construction, sales and property operations.
‘Proptech real estate’ refers broadly to the application of these technologies within the real estate industry to improve how properties are bought, sold, rented, maintained and financed.
In the PropTech UK ecosystem, there are hundreds of companies and startups, such as OneDome in London, which integrates property search with mortgage and conveyancing services, and other leading UK proptechs focused on AI, sustainability, building management and marketplace services.
Ronnie Paul is a seasoned writer and analyst with a prolific portfolio of over 1,000 published articles, specialising in fintech, cryptocurrency, climate change, and digital finance at Africa Digest News.
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