Charikaty Launches Morocco’s First Digital Legaltech Platform for Seamless Business Formation

Starting a company in many emerging markets can feel like running a marathon with paperwork tied to your ankles. Forms, stamps, visits to different offices, it’s a bit of a faff. So when I heard about Charikaty, I paused. Morocco’s first fully digital legaltech platform for company formation is officially up and running, and it’s aiming to strip away that bureaucratic drag.

Founded in 2024 by Amr Mouaqit and Driss Sijelmassi, Charikaty positions itself as a one-stop digital shop for entrepreneurs who want to set up and manage a business without bouncing between intermediaries. The idea is simple but ambitious: move the entire company creation process online and support founders throughout the life of their business.

The startup gained early visibility after raising $150,000 during Season 3 of *Qui Veut Investir Dans Mon Projet?*, with backing from Ilan Benhaim and Karim Amor. It also joined the Plug and Play accelerator programme, a move that appears to be part of a broader plan to think beyond Morocco’s borders.

What does the platform actually offer? In short, pretty much everything a small business might need. Founders can handle company incorporation, registered agent services, and even secure a virtual address. On top of that, there’s accounting support, tax compliance, company modifications, trademark registration, and access to legal document templates, all accessible from a single interface. By centralising these services, Charikaty is building a software-led model with recurring revenues, rather than relying on scattered offline networks.

It’s targeting three main groups: first-time founders in Morocco and the diaspora, existing SMEs that need ongoing compliance support, and ecosystem players such as incubators, fintech startups, and banks. That last category is interesting. If banks and fintechs integrate such services, business setup could become almost seamless, well… almost.

One of the biggest hurdles is trust. Convincing entrepreneurs that an online platform can be faster and more reliable than the traditional middleman is no small task. In markets where relationships matter, going digital can feel like a leap of faith. But the shift is happening across the region. And believe it or not, many founders now prefer a dashboard to a dusty office counter.

From an Arageek perspective, this kind of infrastructure is spot on. I remember early-stage founders telling me how incorporation delays drained their energy before they even launched. When legal and admin tasks become frictionless, entrepreneurs can focus on product and growth, where their time should actually go.

Looking ahead, Charikaty plans to expand internationally, starting with Egypt, with the longer-term ambition of becoming the default legal infrastructure for SMEs across several emerging markets by 2030. That’s a bold target, no doubt. I reckon scaling legaltech across different regulatory systems will be complex, but if the model proves resilient at home, the roadmap could definately make sense.

On the flip side, execution will be everything. Digital legal platforms live and die by accuracy and compliance. Still, for Morocco’s startup scene, this feels like a step forward, a quiet but meaningful one. And if it works as intended, founders might finally spend less time chasing stamps and more time building businesses.

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