Funding Discovery, Reinvented

We're on a mission to help every small business discover funding they didn't know existed, and win it.

Our Story

AskFund started with a frustrating realization: billions of dollars in grants, loans, and funding programs exist, but most small businesses never find them.

The problem isn't a lack of resources. It's that funding information is scattered across hundreds of websites, buried in PDFs, and written in language that requires a law degree to understand.

We built AskFund to change that. Using AI, we've created a funding intelligence platform that speaks human, you tell us about your business in plain English, and we find opportunities that actually match.

No more searching. No more guessing. Just clear answers about what you qualify for, what your real chances are, and how to apply.

Meet the Team

Three co-founders bringing banking, operations, and engineering together to make funding accessible.

Rasool Sayari

Rasool Sayari

Co-Founder & CEO

Twelve+ years in banking and financial management, most recently leading credit and commitments across Sina Bank's Southeast region of Iran. Deep expertise in credit analysis, risk policy, and SME lending, the same problem space AskFund automates from the founder's side.

  • •Head of Credit & Commitments, Sina Bank (3 provinces)
  • •Approved $5M+ in SME loans with <2% default rate
  • •B.Acc, Shahid Chamran University of Kerman
Reza Marzban

Reza Marzban

Co-Founder & COO

Operations leader with 10+ years across telecommunications, electrical engineering, and large-scale technology deployments. At AskFund he runs day-to-day operations, process design, and cross-functional execution between product, engineering, and go-to-market.

  • •Led TD-LTE and MTN Irancell mobile site rollouts
  • •Managed cross-functional teams across multi-province projects
  • •B.Eng Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University
Alireza Saremi

Alireza Saremi

Co-Founder & CTO

Fifteen+ years building scalable web applications and AI-driven products. Leads AskFund's technical architecture, from the AI matching and eligibility scoring engine to the application workspace, with a product-first mindset and a focus on performance and usability.

  • •Frontend Lead, ReyPayment Solutions (fintech)
  • •Author, Inside the Next.js Runtime (2026)
  • •700+ hours teaching React, Next.js, and modern web development

What We Believe

The principles that guide everything we build.

Mission-Driven

We believe every good business deserves access to funding. Money shouldn't be a mystery.

Human-Centered

AI should empower, not replace. We build tools that make you more capable, not less needed.

Radically Simple

Funding is complex enough. We obsess over making the process feel effortless.

Community First

When small businesses thrive, communities thrive. That's who we're building for.

Ready to Discover Your Funding?

Start a free conversation with our AI and see what opportunities match your business.

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