Alif: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)
Alif was founded in 2014 by Abdullo Kurbanov, Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, and Firdavs Mirzoev shortly after their return to Tajikistan after years of educational and professional activities abroad. Over the past five years, the company has developed into one of the leading fintech companies in the country, offering its clients a system of technological and financial solutions. Alif is the market leader in POS (Point-of-Sale) financing with its installment cards and overdrafts without commission. It is also the largest online B2C platform (alif.shop), the most widely used mobile wallet (alif.mobi) in the country, and an exclusive integrator with the country's largest advertisement website. These services are supported by several internal development programs: core banking, customer relationship management (CRM), mobile wallet, card processing, and an HR and recruitment system developed by Alif's team of more than 50 software engineers. Building on strengths, Alif also goes international by opening its first office in Uzbekistan. As an objective of the company, Alif is also focusing on making remittances cheaper and faster in Tajikistan and beyond.
Alif has raised $50.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Debt Financing of $50.0M announced in Sep 2021.
That round is above the $3.7M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Alif Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Sep 2021.
Alif Funding Rounds
Alif Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Alif Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups
Alif's latest round of $50.0M is above the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Alif Funding FAQs
What does Alif do?
Alif was founded in 2014 by Abdullo Kurbanov, Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, and Firdavs Mirzoev shortly after their return to Tajikistan after years of educational and professional activities abroad. Over the past five years, the company has developed into one of the leading fintech companies in the country, offering its clients a system of technological and financial solutions. Alif is the market leader in POS (Point-of-Sale) financing with its installment cards and overdrafts without commission. It is also the largest online B2C platform (alif.shop), the most widely used mobile wallet (alif.mobi) in the country, and an exclusive integrator with the country's largest advertisement website. These services are supported by several internal development programs: core banking, customer relationship management (CRM), mobile wallet, card processing, and an HR and recruitment system developed by Alif's team of more than 50 software engineers. Building on strengths, Alif also goes international by opening its first office in Uzbekistan. As an objective of the company, Alif is also focusing on making remittances cheaper and faster in Tajikistan and beyond.
How much funding has Alif raised?
Alif has raised $50.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Debt Financing of $50.0M announced in Sep 2021.
When did Alif last raise funding?
Alif's most recent funding round on record is a Debt Financing of $50.0M, announced in Sep 2021.
Who is the CEO of Alif?
Abdullo Kurbanov is listed as CEO at Alif.
Where is Alif headquartered?
Alif is based in Dushanbe, Khatlon, Tajikistan.
How many employees does Alif have?
Alif is in the 251-500 employee band.
How does Alif's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?
Alif's latest round of $50.0M is above the $3.7M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Alif Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Alif is left off this page rather than filled in.
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