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Funding and backers

Total raised
$52.5M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$48M
Series A · Aug 2025 · 14 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
2
open roles
Backers
3
Endeavor, Y Combinator
The money's age
Due for its next round
14 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 26 Launched Alaan launches 'Alaan Sawa', pledging Dh3M for utility, telecom bills for UAE SMEs · gulf news Nov 2, 2025 Launched Alaan launches one of the region's first equity buyback programmes · khaleejtimes Aug 5, 2025 Raised a round Series A $48M Jan 25, 2023 Raised a round Seed $4.5M Jan 2023 Went through Y Combinator Aug 15, 2022 Launched UAE-Based Alaan Introduces Cashback Business Card · PYMNTS.com 2022 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Series A Aug 2025 $48M — reuters.com
Seed Jan 2023 $4.5M — crowdfundinsider.com
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Overview

Alaan is a Dubai spend management company founded in 2022 that issues corporate cards with built in expense controls. Its platform automates receipt capture, value added tax compliance and accounting reconciliation for finance teams in the Gulf. Backed by Y Combinator and regional venture funds, it serves thousands of businesses across the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

News

News khaleejtimes 7 months ago
Alaan launches 'Alaan Sawa', pledging Dh3 million to cover utility and telecom bills for UAE SMEs
Alaan's 'Alaan Sawa' initiative pledges Dh3 million to aid UAE SMEs with utility and telecom bills, offering crucial support amid rising costs. This move fosters a collaborative business environment.
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News gulf news 7 months ago
Alaan launches 'Alaan Sawa', pledging Dh3M for utility, telecom bills for UAE SMEs
New initiative offers Dh3,000 in upfront benefits, including telecom and utility support
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News khaleejtimes 11 months ago
Alaan launches one of the region's first equity buyback programmes
Since launching in 2022, Alaan has grown rapidly to serve more than 2,000 customers across the region, processing billions of dirhams in annualized card spend
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News khaleejtimes 11 months ago
Alaan launches one of the region's first equity buyback programmes
Since launching in 2022, Alaan has grown rapidly to serve more than 2,000 customers across the region, processing billions of dirhams in annualized card spend
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News Pulse 2.0 1 year ago
Alaan: $48 Million Series A Raised For Advancing AI-Based Finance Automation
Alaan, a corporate spend management platform headquartered in the UAE, has completed a $48 million Series A funding round-one of the largest in the fintech sector across the Middle East. Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) led the Seri
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News YahooFinance 1 year ago
Alaan Raises $48 Million in Series A to Accelerate AI-Powered Finance Automation in MENA
Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - August 5, 2025) - Alaan, a UAE-based corporate spend management platform, has announced the successful close of its $48 million Series A funding round, marking one of the largest fintech Series A rounds in th
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News Forbes ME 1 year ago
UAE-Based Fintech Alaan Raises $48M In Series A Round
Alaan, a UAE-based spend management platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $48 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion in Saudi Arabia and enhance its suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered finance au
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Alaan over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
17
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
75/100
Languages
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
Frameworks & libraries
Jest
Mocha
Nest.JS
Databases
Memcached
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Developer tools
Docker
Git
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CI/CD
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$31k
Typical range
$14k – $48k
Open positions
2
2 Jobs
Middle 50%
Senior 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $14k $14k
Senior 1 $48k $48k
Highest paying role Senior Backend Engineer $48k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
51/100
Stable
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
50% ▼
Customer Success
50% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added WhatsApp to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
2
Busiest office
Bengaluru
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Dubai United Arab Emirates
HQ
Dubai (HQ)
Floor 9, Building 4,
company site
Bengaluru India
Regional office
Bangalore
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $31k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Customer Success
1st & 2nd Floor, Urban Vault 112,
seen since Aug 2026 company site

Jobs

$32k – $48k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bengaluru
Python
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Memcached
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Financials

Total raised
$52.5M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series A 2025 $48M Details
Seed 2023 $4.5M Details