Full-Time
Sales Development Representative
Updated on 8/23/2026
Alaan
201-500 employees
Corporate cards with automated expense reporting
No salary listed
Remote in India
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- One to four years of experience in B2B software-as-a-service or technology sales, customer-facing roles, or inbound sales development representative environments.
- Strong communication and listening skills with the ability to build trust quickly.
- Curiosity and a consultative approach in conversations.
- Organized and process-oriented working style with strong follow-up discipline.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Ability to understand customer pain points and articulate value clearly.
- Engage and qualify inbound leads generated through marketing campaigns, referrals, events, and website inquiries.
- Conduct discovery conversations to understand customer pain points, business needs, and buying intent.
- Schedule meetings and demonstrations for the sales team while ensuring a seamless handoff process.
- Follow up consistently with prospective customers across calls, emails, and LinkedIn.
- Maintain accurate lead and activity tracking in Salesforce or another customer relationship management system.
- Collaborate closely with Marketing and Sales teams to improve lead quality and conversion rates.
- Deliver a strong first impression of Alaan through clear, consultative, and customer-centric conversations.
- Experience using customer relationship management tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar platforms.
AlaanPay helps businesses manage expenses with unlimited physical and virtual multi-currency corporate cards and per-card spending controls. It automates expense reporting by letting team members submit receipts online and auto-verify them for finance review. Real-time transaction alerts and built-in spend analytics provide visibility and identify savings opportunities, with cashback benefits reported by customers. Its goal is to help businesses optimize spending, reduce manual work in expense management, and improve financial visibility.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$55.1M
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Alaan became profitable in March 2025, then raised $48 million for expansion.
- June 2026 ruya launch deepens UAE distribution and reaches 40-plus countries.
- July 2026 e-invoicing deadlines increase demand for Alaan's compliance automation across UAE finance teams.
What critics are saying
- Alaan exited Saudi card services January 31, 2026 after SAMA compliance friction.
- ruya controls the regulated banking layer, so partner dependency can freeze product roadmaps.
- If UAE banking approvals stall, Alaan loses its all-in-one thesis and competitive edge.
What makes Alaan unique
- ruya partnership made Alaan first UAE fintech combining cards, payments, accounting, and banking.
- SuperPay launched February 2026 for 40-plus countries with zero transfer fees.
- Alaan Intelligence automates invoice extraction, duplicate detection, approvals, and accounting inside one workflow.
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6 month growth
↑ 28%1 year growth
↑ 28%2 year growth
↑ 3%Alaan, the UAE's leading spend management platform, has launched the region's first AI-native business bank account, powered by ruya's Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure. The platform combines corporate cards, domestic and cross-border payments, invoice automation and accounting into a single system. The account features automated invoice processing, payments to 40-plus countries with no transfer fees, and integration with major accounting platforms including Xero and QuickBooks. It offers unlimited users and cashback on all corporate card spending whilst remaining Shariah-compliant. Founded in 2022, Alaan recently closed a $48 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners and serves over 3,000 finance teams. The launch comes as the UAE added 250,000 new companies in 2025, bringing total businesses in the Middle East to over 1.4 million.
Alaan has expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia and announced the closing of its Series A funding round, led by Sequoia, during the Money20/20 Middle East conference.
Alaan, the Middle East’s leading spend management platform for businesses, has raised $48 million - one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the history of the region.
Alaan, a leading Middle East spend management platform, secured $48 million in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners. Co-founded by Parthi Duraisamy and Karun Kurien, Alaan overcame regulatory challenges in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The platform, which integrates AI for finance automation, has processed over 2.5 million transactions and reached profitability with $10 million in revenue. The funding will support growth in Saudi Arabia and enhance hiring and AI-driven services.
Alaan, launched by two McKinsey alumni, is the Middle East’s leading spend management platform after raising $48 million in Series A funding.