Alibaba.ir
Entity IDIR-CO-027
SectorTravel
Founded2014
HQTehran
VerificationReported
Last reviewed2026-07-10
Largest online travel platform in Iran; flights / trains / buses / hotels
Decision snapshot
Market position
Co-founder claims ~70% of Iran's online travel market
2026 (ep.174)Company disclosed
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10
Founder-stated valuations
Alibaba Travel ~$50M · Jabama ~$35–40M
2026 (ep.174)Company disclosed
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10
All-time capital raised
~$20–25M total
To 2026 (ep.174)Company disclosed
On-record executive interview ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10
Scale
162M visits (34.7M app · 127.5M web) · 15M+ travel services sold · 1,351 destinations
FY1401 (2022–23)Company disclosed
Alibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed) · retrieved 2026-07-10
Every field carries an explicit evidence state and its source. Self-reported figures are labelled as such; nothing is presented with more certainty than its source supports.
Operating metrics — period-stamped
Service operationsFY1401Company disclosed
2.0M customer support calls handled
App footprint2026-07-06Third-party reported
Cafe Bazaar: 4.9M installs · 53,384 raters · 4.7★ (capture 2026-07-06)
Business model & group
GroupCurrentThird-party reported
Tousha family: Alibaba (OTA — flights, trains, hotels) · Jabama (accommodation marketplace)
Leadership
Co-founder & chairmanCurrentCompany disclosed
Majid Hosseini Nezhad (ep.174 speaker, on record)
CEOCurrentConflicting evidence
Records conflict: the registry carries Hosseini Nezhad as CEO, while our episode-sourced correction (2026-07-07) recorded Tohid Ali Ashrafi as CEO with the founder as chairman
CEO (registry)Registry snippet, 2026-07-11Official record
Mirnima Ghazi — current CEO of the Safarhaye Ali Baba opco · Vice chairman: Javad Khosravi Moghaddam
Corporate family
Tracked entities in the same corporate family. Ownership percentages appear in Ownership & capital only when disclosed.
Ownership & capital
Funding history2016–Third-party reported
Seed (May 2016) and a Series A; amounts undisclosed
Legal entities (registry)Registry, snippet capture 2026-07-11Official record
Opco: Safarhaye Ali Baba (private joint stock, registered 1390/10/25 ~ Jan 2012, active) · related: Khalgh-e Ayandeh-ye Ali Baba (registered 2020 — role unconfirmed) · regional LLC in Rasht (2018) · an older air-travel LLC (Dadman, 2010) possibly a predecessor
Competitive set
Competitive setCurrentTI derived
Flytoday (OTA) · SnappTrip (Snapp Group) · Respina24 · Jajiga / Otaghak (vs Jabama)
Evidence timeline — how this record was built
2026-07-11Registry documentCorporate registry records — Digipay, Alibaba, Divar/Hezardastan, Snapp7 records
2025-04-18Executive interviewExecutive interview — Majid Hosseini Nejad (Alibaba Group) ↗ — Majid Hosseini Nejad6 records
Date pendingAnnual reportAlibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed)2 records
Primary sources catalogued in the Evidence Library; extracted claims appear above as period-stamped facts, never as current news.
What we don't know
FinancialsNot disclosed
Annual reports after FY1401Not disclosed
Ownership stakesNot disclosed
Stated gaps are part of the record: in an opaque market, knowing what is NOT publicly established is as decision-relevant as what is.
Source ledger — every field, its evidence
| Field | Value | Period | Evidence | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market position | Co-founder claims ~70% of Iran's online travel market | 2026 (ep.174) | Company disclosed | On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| Founder-stated valuations | Alibaba Travel ~$50M · Jabama ~$35–40M | 2026 (ep.174) | Company disclosed | On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| All-time capital raised | ~$20–25M total | To 2026 (ep.174) | Company disclosed | On-record executive interview ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| Scale | 162M visits (34.7M app · 127.5M web) · 15M+ travel services sold · 1,351 destinations | FY1401 (2022–23) | Company disclosed | Alibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed) | 2026-07-10 |
| Service operations | 2.0M customer support calls handled | FY1401 | Company disclosed | Alibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed) | 2026-07-10 |
| App footprint | Cafe Bazaar: 4.9M installs · 53,384 raters · 4.7★ (capture 2026-07-06) | 2026-07-06 | Third-party reported | Cafe Bazaar listing, via the Tehran Index App Index weekly archive ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| Group | Tousha family: Alibaba (OTA — flights, trains, hotels) · Jabama (accommodation marketplace) | Current | Third-party reported | Dealroom; Tehran Index registry ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| Co-founder & chairman | Majid Hosseini Nezhad (ep.174 speaker, on record) | Current | Company disclosed | On-record executive interview ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| CEO | Records conflict: the registry carries Hosseini Nezhad as CEO, while our episode-sourced correction (2026-07-07) recorded Tohid Ali Ashrafi as CEO with the founder as chairman | Current | Conflicting evidence | · | 2026-07-10 |
| CEO (registry) | Mirnima Ghazi — current CEO of the Safarhaye Ali Baba opco · Vice chairman: Javad Khosravi Moghaddam | Registry snippet, 2026-07-11 | Official record | Official corporate registry records (indexed capture) | 2026-07-11 |
| Funding history | Seed (May 2016) and a Series A; amounts undisclosed | 2016– | Third-party reported | Dealroom ↗ | 2026-07-10 |
| Legal entities (registry) | Opco: Safarhaye Ali Baba (private joint stock, registered 1390/10/25 ~ Jan 2012, active) · related: Khalgh-e Ayandeh-ye Ali Baba (registered 2020 — role unconfirmed) · regional LLC in Rasht (2018) · an older air-travel LLC (Dadman, 2010) possibly a predecessor | Registry, snippet capture 2026-07-11 | Official record | Official corporate registry records (indexed capture) | 2026-07-11 |
| Competitive set | Flytoday (OTA) · SnappTrip (Snapp Group) · Respina24 · Jajiga / Otaghak (vs Jabama) | Current | TI derived | Tehran Index registry + App Index | 2026-07-10 |
Last full review: 2026-07-10 · Tehran Index research desk · corrections: desk@tehranindex.com
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Registered entity
Legal entitySafarhaye Alibaba
Entity typeoperating
StatusActive
Registered1390/10/25 (2012-01-15)
Registered capital9.5 trillion IRR
Board & shareholdersMajid Hosseininejad (CEO); Saeed Hosseini (Chairman, from 1405/01/19); Mojtaba Kiani Anbarestani (Vice Chairman, rep. Khalgh Ayandeh Alibaba)
OwnershipOperating under Tousha holding
Entity notes [2026-07-07: CEO is Tohid Ali Ashrafi; founder Majid Hosseini Nezhad moved to chairman/board (desk enrichment from official sources). Valuation hygiene: the $200M figure circulating is the founder's stated asking price in an on-record interview (2025), not a transaction valuation; only verified deal is Sarava buying 25% of Tousha Holding for $22M in 2017 (implied $88M then). Ex-CEO Tabatabaei recalled a ~$100M raise, on record, qualified with "I think" — unverified, do not publish. Group brands: alibaba.ir + Jabama only.]
Official contact
Registered addressNo. 4, Floor 1, Andarzgou Blvd, North Gheytarieh, Tehran, Iran
Postal code1938844561
Phone021-24580000
Evidence & verification
Verification tierReported — single public source
Primary evidencewww.alibaba.ir
Registry identifiersWithheld for compliance
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