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HOW IT ALL STARTED
Cyril spent ten years working on software
solutions for France's real estate sector,
culminating in the acquisition of his
company, Pericles. In 2006, Cyril returned
to Lebanon to establish Keeward with the
mission to foster a local digital ecosystem.
Leveraging Keeward's proprietary
technology, he partnered with Sany Naufal
and Levant Distributors to create Bookwitty,
an online book distribution platform with
over 6M customers in 149 countries.
KEEWARD
CYRIL HADJI-THOMAS
2006
Founded in
Employees
210
Keeward is a platform for the "long tail"
markets. One of its main verticals is
Bookwitty, offering consumers access to a
collection of over 26 million books through
a network of independent bookstores,
blogs, online market places and the recently
launched Bookwitty.com.
By leveraging its extensive database of
content and cutting edge proprietary
technology, Keeward helps audiences
around the world to seamlessly discover,
purchase and review hard-to-find products.
6M
Unique
Customers
HIGH IMPACT IS:
149
Countries
NEWLY SELECTED ENTREPRENEURS