# Jisr | جسر

> Jisr (جسر, Arabic for 'bridge') is a Riyadh-based HR and finance software company building a cloud platform that unifies HR, payroll, talent and spend for businesses in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. Founded in 2016-2017 as Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 got underway, Jisr localizes its product deeply - integrating directly with government portals like GOSI, Mudad and Muqeem so companies can run compliant payroll and workforce operations. In October 2023 it raised a $30 million Series A led by Merak Capital, reported as the largest Series A for a SaaS company in the Middle East. The platform is used by thousands of organizations processing billions of riyals in payroll.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **Founders:** Mohammed Akkar Al-Johi (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~350-400 employees (200+ on support and services across Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah)
- **Products:** Core HR (HRIS), Payroll Management, Time & Attendance, Government Integrations, Talent Suite
- **Notable:** Raised $30M Series A in October 2023 - reported as the largest Series A for a SaaS company in the Middle East., Built native integrations with Saudi government portals (GOSI, Mudad, Muqeem) that most competitors lack., Grew to thousands of business customers and 800K+ employees on the platform.

## Products & services

- **Core HR (HRIS)** — Cloud HR information system with digital employee profiles, document management, org structure and multi-entity management.
- **Payroll Management** — Automated payroll with GOSI, Mudad and WPS compliance built for Saudi labor law.
- **Time & Attendance** — Biometric and mobile attendance, geo-fencing, shift scheduling and leave management.
- **Government Integrations** — Direct integration with GOSI, Mudad, Muqeem and other Saudi government portals.
- **Talent Suite** — Recruitment/ATS, performance management, employee engagement, learning (Mawared Academy) and salary benchmarking.
- **Spend Suite** — Employee expense management and business travel management, bridging HR and finance.

## Achievements

- Raised $30M Series A in October 2023 - reported as the largest Series A for a SaaS company in the Middle East.
- Built native integrations with Saudi government portals (GOSI, Mudad, Muqeem) that most competitors lack.
- Grew to thousands of business customers and 800K+ employees on the platform.
- Processes over 10 billion SAR in payroll.
- Migrated and scaled its platform on AWS, published as an AWS case study.

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Closed $30M Series A led by Merak Capital, the largest SaaS Series A in the Middle East.
- **2024** — Launched Talent suite (recruitment, performance, engagement, learning, salary benchmarking).
- **2025** — Expanded into Spend suite - employee expense and business travel management - unifying HR and finance.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jisr.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jisr-hr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jisrhr
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JPegO0bXRWoYeK1jhSVGA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jisr.hr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jisr.net/

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Last updated: 2026-07-27