Our story

We built the marketplace Algeria deserves.

Two engineers, one shared frustration: Algerian e-commerce was stuck in 2010. Generic grids, dollar prices, no local delivery logic, and zero intelligence. So we rebuilt it from scratch — with AI at its core.

More than a marketplace.
A discovery engine.

Classical e-commerce platforms assume you already know what you want. You type a keyword, you get a wall of products ranked by whoever paid most for visibility. That's not discovery — that's a catalog.

Souqly is built around the idea that the best product for you is one you didn't know you needed yet. Our hybrid recommendation system watches how you and people like you interact with the platform and surfaces things that are genuinely relevant — not sponsored.

See your personal feed

Hybrid AI

Collaborative + content + social signals

Algeria-native

58 wilayas, DZD, COD

Seller hub

Analytics, orders, policies

Social layer

Follow, share, wishlist

The tech behind the feed

Our hybrid recommendation system

Three models working together to surface the right product, for the right person, at the right moment.

01

Collaborative filtering

Identifies users with similar buying patterns and purchase history. If someone like you loved a product, there's a good chance you will too.

02

Content-based matching

Analyses product attributes — category, tags, price range, seller — against your interaction history to find items that match your established taste profile.

03

Social graph signals

Factors in what people you follow and your friends are wishlisting, viewing, and buying. Trust signals from real humans — not paid placements.

The three signals are merged with a learned weighting function that personalises per-user over time. Cold-start users (new accounts) receive a curated editorial feed until enough signal is collected.

Built different, on purpose

Every decision we made was a deliberate departure from how classical marketplaces work.

Hybrid AI recommendations

Our recommendation engine blends collaborative filtering (what people like you buy), content-based signals (what matches your taste), and social graph data (what your friends like) into a single ranked feed — not a random grid.

Built for Algerian sellers

From Algerian wilaya-aware delivery to DZD pricing, every detail was designed for the local market. Sellers get a full storefront, real-time order management, and analytics — not just a product listing form.

Community-first

Souqly is more than transactions. Buyers follow sellers, share products with friends, and build wishlists. Sellers can post announcements, set vacation mode, and write their own policies. It feels human.

Fast, modern, zero friction

No account required to browse. One-click add to cart. A checkout that knows your wilaya and pre-fills your commune. We obsessed over every interaction that classical marketplaces get wrong.

Classical vs. Souqly

A direct comparison, no fluff.

FeatureClassical e-commerceSouqly
Product discoverySearch bar + price filterHybrid AI — learns your taste over time
Seller experienceUpload product, waitFull dashboard: analytics, orders, policies, vacation mode
DeliveryGeneric address formAlgeria-native: all 58 wilayas + communes, COD
Social layerNoneFollow sellers, share to friends, wishlist, reviews
Currency$ / € converted awkwardlyNative DZD throughout
The team

Two builders, one mission

We're a lean team from Algeria who believe the best products come from people who genuinely use what they build.

M

Massinissa

Co-founder & Full-Stack Developer

Passionate about building systems that feel invisible. Architected the marketplace engine, the seller dashboard, and the real-time data layer that powers Souqly.

AI

Co-founder

Co-founder & AI / ML Engineer

Designed and trained the hybrid recommendation engine that sits at the heart of Souqly — combining collaborative filtering, content-based signals, and social graph data to surface products you actually want.

Ready to experience it?

Browse the marketplace, open your own shop, or see what our AI thinks you'll love.