Alibaba.ir
VerifiedEntity IDIR-CO-027
SectorTravel
Founded2014
HQTehran
VerificationVerified
Last reviewed2026-07-10
Largest online travel platform in Iran; flights / trains / buses / hotels
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Decision snapshot
Market position
Co-founder claims ~70% of Iran's online travel market
ep.174Company disclosed
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10
Founder-stated valuations
Alibaba Travel ~$50M · Jabama ~$35 to 40M
ep.174Company disclosed
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10
All-time capital raised
~$20 to 25M total
ep.174Company 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
2022-23Company 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 operations2022-23Company 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
Co-founderSince 2013Company disclosed
Nima Qazi
Leadership (resolved)Current, chief executive since August 2024Company disclosed
Chief executive: Tohid Aliashrafi, since August 2024. Previously chief marketing officer from May 2015 to November 2020 and vice president of marketing for the group from December 2020. Founder and chairman: Majid Hosseini Nejad, since February 2012. Co-founder: Nima Qazi, since November 2013. Group chief financial officer and board member: Masoud Malekpour.
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
Foreign minority interest via a holding vehicleAs at 30 April 2025Official record
A Swedish listed investor holds an indirect look-through economic interest of 2.8% as at 30 April 2025, held through Iran Internet International Holding and an intermediate entity the shareholder names as Tousha.
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
Ownership stakesNot disclosed
Annual reports after FY1401Not 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
Market position
Co-founder claims ~70% of Iran's online travel market
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Founder-stated valuations
Alibaba Travel ~$50M · Jabama ~$35 to 40M
On-record executive interview (timestamped) ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
All-time capital raised
~$20 to 25M total
On-record executive interview ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Scale
162M visits (34.7M app · 127.5M web) · 15M+ travel services sold · 1,351 destinations
Alibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed) · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Service operations
2.0M customer support calls handled
Alibaba.ir annual report FY1401 (reviewed) · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
App footprint
Cafe Bazaar: 4.9M installs · 53,384 raters · 4.7★ (capture 2026-07-06)
Cafe Bazaar listing, via the Tehran Index App Index weekly archive ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Group
Tousha family: Alibaba (OTA, flights, trains, hotels) · Jabama (accommodation marketplace)
Dealroom; Tehran Index registry ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Co-founder & chairman
Majid Hosseini Nezhad (ep.174 speaker, on record)
On-record executive interview ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 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
retrieved 2026-07-10
Co-founder
Nima Qazi
LinkedIn (self-declared) · retrieved 2026-07-18retrieved 2026-07-18
Leadership (resolved)
Chief executive: Tohid Aliashrafi, since August 2024. Previously chief marketing officer from May 2015 to November 2020 and vice president of marketing for the group from December 2020. Founder and chairman: Majid Hosseini Nejad, since February 2012. Co-founder: Nima Qazi, since November 2013. Group chief financial officer and board member: Masoud Malekpour.
Self-declared profiles of Tohid Aliashrafi, Majid Hosseini Nejad and Nima Qazi, cross-read 2026-08-09 · retrieved 2026-08-09retrieved 2026-08-09
Funding history
Seed (May 2016) and a Series A; amounts undisclosed
Dealroom ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 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
Official corporate registry records (indexed capture) · retrieved 2026-07-11retrieved 2026-07-11
Competitive set
Flytoday (OTA) · SnappTrip (Snapp Group) · Respina24 · Jajiga / Otaghak (vs Jabama)
Tehran Index registry + App Index · retrieved 2026-07-10retrieved 2026-07-10
Foreign minority interest via a holding vehicle
A Swedish listed investor holds an indirect look-through economic interest of 2.8% as at 30 April 2025, held through Iran Internet International Holding and an intermediate entity the shareholder names as Tousha.
Pomegranate Investment AB (publ), audited Annual Report 2024/25 ↗ · retrieved 2026-08-13retrieved 2026-08-13
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 capital9.5T IRR
Board & shareholders
Majid Hosseini-nejadChairman & registered MD
Mirnima GhaziVice Chair
Saeed Hosseini
Mojtaba Kiani Anbarostanirep. 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.]
Registered capital is the share capital recorded in the official gazette. Increases are real corporate events, but they are commonly funded from retained earnings or converted receivables and are also driven by inflation and regulatory minimums. It is not a valuation, and Tehran Index does not present it as one.
Official contact
Registered addressNo. 4, Floor 1, Andarzgou Blvd, North Gheytarieh, Tehran, Iran
Postal code1938844561
Phone021-24580000
Evidence & verification
Verification tierVerified, registry / official source
Primary evidencewww.alibaba.ir
Registry identifiersWithheld for compliance
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