Cercli

Active

Payroll and HR automation platform for MENA

Dubai, UAEFounded 202322 employees

HRTech

Series A

Website LinkedIn

Cercli automates payroll compliance and end-of-service benefits management across MENA.

Founders

Akeed Azmi

CEO & Co-founder

David Reche

CTO & Co-founder

Funding Rounds

Series AOct 2025

$12M

Lead: Picus Capital

Investors: Knollwood, Y Combinator, Afore Capital

SeedSep 2024

$4M

Lead: Afore Capital

Investors: Afore Capital, COTU Ventures, Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, angel investors, Karim Atiyeh, Sebastian Mejia, Tony Dong, Tony Jamous, Allison Pickens

HR/payroll tech. | Angels incl. Karim Atiyeh (Ramp), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi), Tony Dong, Tony Jamous, Allison Pickens. | Afore Capital's MENA debut. Founders and execs from Kitopi and Careem also participated. Also: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/abnews/mena-hr-venture-cercli-raises-4mn-in-seed-round-led-by-afore-capital https://www.menabytes.com/cercli-seed/ https://www.wamda.com/2024/09/cercli-raises-4-million-seed-cement-growth-plans Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Arab News).

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