Top 15 Climate VC Funds & Investors in Pakistan (October 2023)

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• Percepto — Percepto is a developer of autonomous drone technology for inspection and surveillance.Drones hold the potential to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries including energy, security, insurance, agriculture, and more. Drones completely change the way inspection, measurement, surveillance, and deliveries are done today. Still, the main barrier tomaking them a must-have platform is the ability of drones to perform tasks autonomously.The company is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate, and analyze visual data.Leveraging its experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety, and reduce operational costs.
• Trust Lab — Trust Lab develops solutions to detect and mitigate online safety threats and works with social media companies, advocacy groups, and other interested parties to implement them. Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
• Luminopia — Luminopia is pioneering a new class of treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders. Luminopia is committed to creating digital therapeutics that are both rigorously evaluated for FDA approval and genuinely engaging for patients. As an Innovation Partner of Boston Children’s Hospital, the company is developing its lead product, Luminopia One,to treat amblyopia, the leading cause of vision loss among children. For more information, visit luminopia.com.

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• Arrcus — Arrcus was founded to enrich human experiences by interconnecting people, machines, and data. Their mission is to provide software-powered network transformation for the interconnected world.
• Kognitos — Kognitos is in stealth mode.
• Wherobots Inc. — Wherobots provides software solutions to enable every orgranization to drive value from data via geospatial location and time

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• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.

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• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.

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• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.

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• Laprophan — Laprophan gives people access to cutting-edge treatments and therapies. As a result, we are committed to researching, developing, and bringing new, innovative goods to market. dedication to patient-centered care pervades everything we do, from product creation to service delivery.
• AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
• Northern Arc — Northern Arc Capital is a non-banking finance company that provides access to debt for under-served investors and businesses. Northern Arc Capita connects originators so that they may deepen their presence and provide access to financial services to millions of under-served households. Northern Arc Capital formerly Known as IFMR Capital. It wasfounded in 2008 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

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• WorkIndia — With WorkIndia.in a Job seeker can search the best jobs throughout India and schedule the Interview at their convenience. And an employer can post the vacancy and get calls directly from the prospective candidate.
• HROne — HROne helps companies to automate the employee lifecycle. Awarded best cloud-based software in India & trusted by 4+ lacs users across 18+ industries.
• Boost Capital — Boost Capital is a fintech company that offers online microfinance services at lower rates. It uses innovative technology to pre-qualify customers within minutes of applying for a loan based on ability and probability to repay. Boost Capital enables both collateralized and uncollateralized loans, with loan size across the small business spectrum(from $100 to $10,000). Its platform automates the loan application for MFI partners and allows customers to hear back on their loan applications 100x faster than through traditional paper-based loan applications.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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• AdalFi — AdalFi provides digital lending infrastructure services.It identifies, qualifies, engages, activates, and delights lending prospects for our partner banks.
• Haball — Reimagining the way money flows through the supplychain Haball provides a fully automated alternative to manual order processing, invoicing, reconciliation and paper-based payment methods. An omni channel platform for digitizing payments across the entire supply chain. Fueling supplychain efficiency by providing: Supply Chain Entrenchment Supply Chain Entrenchment Platform for all value-chain partners from large corporates, distributors and retailers. Multiple Industry Verticals Multiple Industry Verticals A single platform customized for industry
• Zaraye — Zaraye is a secure, user-friendly B2B platform that facilitates the free exchange of raw materials through a reverse-bidding model. It help the customers get the best prices at the fastest rate while preserving their autonomy to choose suppliers effortlessly. Conversely, It suppliers are guaranteed detailed insights about buyer behaviour, whichaids them in providing tailor-made orders to increase conversions and client satisfaction.

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• Beamreach — Beamreach Solar is developing high-efficiency, low-cost, crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation.
• Benvenue Medical — Innovative Spine Surgery Products & Procedural Solutions, Expandable Interbody devices MIS TLIF, Metal-Free Fixation and Spinal Biologics
• Elcelyx Therapeutics — Elcelyx was founded in 2010 with venture capital backing based on Gut Sensory Modulation (GSM) technology. Elcelyx’s proprietary, first-in-class Gut Sensory Modulators are delivered directly to the lower gut where they act on molecular targets to elicit physiological and pharmacological effects. The Elcelyx proprietary product candidate, NewMetfor Type 2 diabetes is entering Phase 2b development and is a blockbuster opportunity designed to address the unmet needs in the oral anti-diabetic market.Elcelyx is led by an experienced management team and Board of Directors with track records of success in drug development and commercialization. Premier investors along with seasoned scientists and clinicians support the team. In September 2013, Elcelyx announced the formation of NaZura BioHealth Inc, a separate company established to focus on the development on non-NewMet assets.Elcelyx is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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• Deciml — Deciml is an investment app in India that enables Indians to start investing young by investing the spare change from their online transactions. Download App.
• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.
• Maplerad — Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.

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• AdalFi — AdalFi provides digital lending infrastructure services.It identifies, qualifies, engages, activates, and delights lending prospects for our partner banks.
• DealCart — DealCart enables users to buy their favorite products in groups by allowing users to buy in groups and sharing deals on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
• PriceOye — Priceoye is Pakistan's No.1 marketplace for buying original mobile phones and electronics. Priceoye is Pakistan's most trusted online store and offers the lowest prices every day.

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• AB180 — AB180 is a data-driven performance marketing firm that assists organizations in the digital age using data analytics & marketing technology.
• Invoke AI — InvokeAI is the Generative AI tool for professional creatives. The company is a creative engine for Stable Diffusion models that empowers professionals, artists, and enthusiasts to generate and create visual media using AI technologies.
• Atomicwork — Atomicwork is an employee experience platform that makes it incredibly easy for your teams to find information and get help at work.

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• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.

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• GramVaani — Gram Vaani [meaning 'voice of the village'] is a social tech company based at IIT-Delhi. Their objective is to reverse the flow of information, that is, to make it bottom-up instead of top-down, by helping connect communities with companies/governments/dev agencies. Using simple technologies and social context to design tools,Gram Vaani has been able to impact communities- more than 2 million users in over 15 Indian States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Namibia and South Africa.
• Haqdarshak — Haqdarshak is a technology-enabled platform working to transform how Indian citizens learn about, apply for, and benefit from, government schemes. The company is composed of a group of passionate social entrepreneurs using technology to impact the next billion. The team comprises of individuals from diverse background who have come together out ofcommon interest and passion. The investor community represents individuals holding prestigious positions in different companies across various sectors.
• ReCircle — They are a Waste Management service that provides a free doorstep pick-up service for offices, institutions, households and schools to dispose their recyclable waste (Raddi). They further supply this recycled waste to authorized recycling centres, ensuring safety and sustainability.

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• Mahaana — Mahaana is Pakistan’s first digital wealth manager. They make sure your savings are invested in a diversified portfolio best suited for your goals.
• Neem — Neem is an embedded finance platform enabling Financial Wellness for underbanked communities across emerging markets, starting in Pakistan.
• Global Mortgage Group — Connecting our international clients to our network of lenders around the world. GMG offers financing solutions in the U.S, U.K., France, Canada, Singapore, and Australia.