No. 023 · Faisal Toukan
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Version 3
2026-07-17
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- Raised: $22M Series A, 2024 $29.5M total ($7.5M seed 2021, $22M Series A 2024)
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2026-07-15
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Version 1
2026-07-10
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- Founder: Faisal Toukan
- Company: Ziina
- Founded: 2020 · Dubai
- Raised: $22M Series A, 2024
- Backers: Altos Ventures, Y Combinator, Fintech Collective, Avenir Growth
- Strap: He built consumer and small-business payments on one of the UAE central bank's first stored value licences, replacing IBAN transfers with phone-number payments.
- Moves: 2020 · Founded in Dubai by Faisal and Sarah Toukan; 2021 · Completed Y Combinator and raised $7.5M seed; 2024 · Raised $22M Series A led by Altos Ventures after securing a UAE stored value facility licence
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