Safi FAQ
Everything founders and buyers ask before listing, verifying or buying a startup
Getting started
Adding your startup, browsing and verification
What is Safi and what can I do here?
Safi is a database of Saudi and Gulf startup revenue, verified straight from payment gateways, and a marketplace to buy and sell startups. Add your startup to show verified revenue, or browse startups for sale and message their founders.
Is Safi free?
Yes. Adding your startup and appearing on the leaderboard is free. Extra visibility and ads are paid; prices are on the pricing page.
Do I need an account to browse?
No. You can browse startups, the leaderboard and the marketplace without an account. To manage a startup or message a seller, you sign in with a code sent to your email.
How do I contact Safi?
Email hello@trysafi.bid from your account's address and tell us what you need.
How do I add my startup?
Click "Add startup" and connect your payment gateway with a read-only key. We read your revenue and create your startup page, then you finish the details in the dashboard.
Which payment providers are supported?
In the Gulf: Moyasar, Tap, StreamPay, HyperPay, Geidea and Tabby. Global: Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop, Shopify, Gumroad, Chargebee, Razorpay, Paystack, PayPal, RevenueCat, App Store, Superwall.
Tamara, MyFatoorah, PayTabs, Salla, Zid and others are coming. Connecting a gateway is the only way to add a startup.
How do I edit my startup page?
Open your startup in the dashboard and edit its name, description, website, logo, category, country, city and social links.
How do I delete my account?
Delete your startups from the dashboard first, then open Settings and choose Delete account.
Verification, privacy and security
How revenue is verified and what data we access
What data does Safi read from my payment gateway?
Aggregates only: revenue, MRR and customer counts. We do not store your customers’ personal data.
Is the key read-only and secure?
We ask for a read-only key wherever the gateway offers one. We only use the key to read revenue for verification, never to charge customers or change your account.
Keys are encrypted before they are stored and are never returned by any page or API.
How is revenue verified?
We read payments straight from the connected gateway, not from screenshots or numbers the founder types in.
How often are numbers updated?
Revenue is pulled automatically once a day. If your key expires, update it in the dashboard.
Why do my numbers differ from my gateway’s dashboard?
Each gateway has its own way of counting MRR, refunds, trials and currency conversion. We rebuild the numbers from payment data, so small differences can appear.
Can I connect more than one gateway?
Yes. Add a second gateway in the dashboard and revenue from both is combined.
Can I hide my revenue or show a range?
Yes. In privacy settings, show the exact number, a range (such as 10K – 25K) or hide it.
What is anonymous mode?
When your startup is for sale you can hide its name, logo and website. Verified numbers and sale details stay visible so buyers can still evaluate it.
Metrics and discovery
What startup pages and browse pages show
What does a startup page show?
Revenue for the last 30 days, MRR, total revenue, customer count and growth where available, with a revenue chart.
Where can I browse by category or country?
On the category, country and search pages. The stats page has totals by country, category and payment provider.
What is the verified revenue badge?
A badge for your website that shows your verified revenue and updates on its own. Copy the code from the dashboard.
Marketplace: selling
Listing and pricing your startup
How do I list my startup for sale?
Open the sell page in the dashboard and set an asking price in SAR or another Gulf currency, your profit margin, and a message for buyers.
What do I need to list?
A connected gateway with verified revenue and an asking price. Profit margin and seller message are optional.
How do I change the price or unlist?
From the sell page in the dashboard. Changes show right away, and turning off the sale removes the startup from the marketplace.
How is the multiple calculated?
Multiple = asking price ÷ (30-day revenue × 12).
Marketplace: buying
Contacting sellers and following startups
How do I contact a seller?
Open the startup page and click "Message the seller". You sign in with a code sent to your email, then chat with the seller directly inside Safi.
Can I save startups for later?
Yes. Click Save on a startup page and find it in your dashboard.
Is anything on Safi investment advice?
No. Revenue is verified from the gateway; price and profit margin are set by the seller. Do your own checks before agreeing to anything.
Deals, documents and payment
What happens after the introduction
Does Safi handle the deal or the payment?
Not yet. Safi introduces buyer and seller; the agreement, payment and asset transfer are between you. There is no escrow or brokerage yet.
Will there be escrow?
We are adding escrow through Waffy, so the buyer deposits the money and it is released to the seller only after the assets are transferred. We will announce it when it is ready.
Do you have NDA, LOI and APA templates?
Yes. The legal documents page has free text templates in Arabic and English to download. They are not legal advice, so review them with a lawyer before signing.
Account and support
Signing in and settings
How do I sign in?
Enter your email and we send you a one-time code. No password.
Can I switch language?
Yes. Safi is in Arabic by default; switch to English from the top of the page.