Alaan

Alaan

Ai-native finance platform for the Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
250 employees
Payments
Series A · $56M

Company details

Team Size250
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
IndustryPayments

Funding

Total raised

$56M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

PPeak XV
Y Combinator

Founders

Karun Kurien

Karun Kurien

Karun started his career as a software engineer and then spent a few years consulting with McKinsey Digital. Most recently, he has focussed on building products for startups. He now leads product and tech. at Alaan.

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Parthi Duraisamy

Parthi Duraisamy

I grew up in a lower-middle-class family in India. Neither of my parents had been to high school or college. The first life-changing event occurred in 2005 when I won a full scholarship to study engineering in Singapore. The drive to prove myself then sent me on a journey through prestigious institutions, including Barclays Investment Bank, McKinsey, and Dartmouth College. While I always felt like an outsider in these institutions, the journey eventually led me to build Alaan.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.