<s>
Yaoota	B-Application
(	O
Arabic	O
:	O
ياقوطة	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Egyptian	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
for	O
products	O
sold	O
online	O
in	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Forbes	O
as	O
the	O
“	O
Egyptian	O
Version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Shopping	O
”	O
,	O
made	O
headlines	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
upon	O
securing	O
the	O
largest	O
Series	O
A	O
investment	O
in	O
Egypt	O
from	O
UAE-based	O
private	O
equity	O
KBBO	O
Group	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
year	O
post-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
Yaoota	B-Application
,	O
which	O
translates	O
roughly	O
to	O
“	O
Crazy	O
Tomatoes	O
”	O
,	O
mirrors	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
culture	O
,	O
which	O
relies	O
on	O
an	O
all	O
too	O
familiar	O
street	O
vendor	O
shout	O
out	O
in	O
street	O
markets	O
that	O
mocks	O
the	O
volatility	O
of	O
tomato	O
and	O
vegetable	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yaoota	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Sherif	O
ElRakabawy	O
and	O
Mohamed	O
Ewis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yaoota	B-Application
engine	O
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
algorithm	O
that	O
works	O
similar	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
search	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Yaoota	B-Application
acquired	O
MENA	O
's	O
leading	O
phone	O
specification	O
discovery	O
platforms	O
mobihall.com	O
and	O
mobilesgate.com,	O
establishing	O
Yaoota	B-Application
as	O
a	O
leading	O
online	O
shopping	O
and	O
discovery	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Yaoota	B-Application
's	O
footprint	O
operates	O
in	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
,	O
Kenya	O
and	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
