Dubai-based payroll and employee data platform Cercli has secured USD 4 mn in a seed round led by Silicon Valley-headquartered Afore Capital, according to a press release. It’s the first Mena investment for Afore, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm. It made the investment from its USD 150 mn Fund III.

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Who else pitched in? The funding round also saw participation from Cotu Ventures, Y Combinator, and Rebel Fund, as well as entrepreneurs such as Karim Atiyeh, Sebastian Mejia, Tony Dong, Tony Jamous, and Allison Pickens, in addition to founders and executives from unicorns Kitopi, Careem, and other Mena-based startups.

Where’s the money going? The startup plans to use the raised funds to “double down on growth while attracting world-class talent to accelerate the adoption of Cercli across our regional economy,” co-founder David Reche said.

About Cercli: Launched in January of this year by co-founders Akeed Azmi (LinkedIn) and David Reche (LinkedIn), Cercli offers software that streamlines back-office operations, enabling businesses to hire, manage, and pay their global workforce seamlessly through a single platform.

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