When was Jisr founded?

Jisr was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Jisr located?

Jisr is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Who is the current CEO of Jisr?

Mohammed Akkar of Jisr. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Jisr have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Jisr is 111.

Is Jisr a funded company?

Jisr is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on Oct 04, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Jisr?

Jisr's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 04, 2023, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is HRTech. In Saudi Arabia, the HRTech sector has seen $21.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Jisr rank among its competitors?

Jisr ranks 79th amongst 3382 active competitors, of which 213 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Personio, which secured $25.9M in Jun, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Jisr?

Jisr's top competitors include Workday, People Strong and Gusto. Among them, Personio secured the most recent funding round in June, 2025.

Jisr - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Jisr is a series A company based in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), founded in 2016 by Mohammed Akkar. It operates as a Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite. Jisr has raised $30M in funding from Merak Capital. The company has 3382 active competitors, including 213 funded and 221 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Workday, People Strong and Gusto.

Company Details

Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite. It offers tools for employee data management, document management, payroll management, expense management, performance management and more. It also provides analytics tools for enterprise. It is the tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.

Website: www.jisr.net/en
Email ID: *****@jisr.net

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$30M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 04, 2023, $*****

Investors

Merak Capital

Ranked

79^th among 3382 active competitors

Employee Count

111 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Gusto & 1088 more

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Jisr has raised a total funding of $30M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 04, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Jisr has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Jisr:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 04, 2023	3511653	Series A	5585326	9945227	1941127	6170862

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The founders of Jisr is Mohammed Akkar. Mohammed Akkar is the CEO of Jisr.

Here are the details of Jisr's key team members:

Mohammed Akkar: Founder & CEO of Jisr.

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Jisr's employee count trend

Jisr has 111 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Jisr's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Jisr include Workday, People Strong and Gusto. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Jisr, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public	Cloud-based financial management, EPM, and HR software provider for enterprises	$352M	Greylock, Bezos Expeditions & 10 others	86/100
2nd	People Strong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	$30.7M	West Street AEP I Offshore Aggregator, Multiples Alternate Asset Management ... & 41 others	84/100
3rd	Gusto 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of a cloud-based platform offering payroll, benefits, and HR solutions	$718M	T. Rowe Price, Y Combinator & 83 others	83/100
4th	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	80/100
5th	Rippling 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series G	Cloud-based suite solution for HR management	$1.85B	Kleiner Perkins, Coatue & 65 others	79/100
6th	Bob 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series D	Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance	$574M	Bessemer Venture Partners, General Atlantic ... & 18 others	78/100
7th	Employment Hero 2014, Sydney (Australia), Acquired	Provider of end to end HR, payroll and benefits management platform	$460M	SEEK, One Ventures & 8 others	78/100
8th	GreytHR 1994, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software.	$47.4M	New Enterprise Associates, Info Edge & 14 others	78/100
9th	Paycor 1990, Cincinnati (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based HRMS platform for SMBs	$450M	Qatar Investment Authority, Neuberger Berman ... & 15 others	77/100
10th	Personio 2015, Munich (Germany), Series E	Cloud-based HRMS platform for SMBs	$772M	Greenoaks, Global Founders Capital & 28 others	77/100
79th	Jisr 2016, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Series A	Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite	$30M	Merak Capital	54/100