# Top 20 Community Startup Investors in Pakistan in October 2023

## Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Travel, E-Commerce

Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC) invests in Pakistan based opportunities. The firm concentrates on investments where technology can be leveraged to enable, enhance and disrupt existing business models or create new ones.LIVC's investment focus is at the stage in the start-up lifecycle where the company is less than 36-48 months awayfrom a successful Series A round or potential exit. The firm also invests in select Seed rounds through its Incubation and Accelerator ecosystem relationships as well as overseas partners in Silicon Valley and Europe where it seeks to bring proven foreign technology to Pakistan.The firm's team comprises of a diverse set of investors, domain experts, operators, and entrepreneurs with a successful track record of bringing big ideas to fruition.LIVC invests alongside entrepreneurs and local businesses to build new enterprises and through investing seed capital, take ideas to the next stage. It works with Lakson Investments’ (“LI”) team of over 50 experienced professionals while at the same time, leverage the operational experience of the Lakson Group. Over 14,000 people are employed by Lakson in Pakistan in businesses across sectors such as: Technology (CyberNet & Sybrid), Broadcast and Print Media (Express Media Group), FMCG (Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan), Insurance, and QSR (McDonald’s Pakistan).LI is one of the largest private sector asset managers in Pakistan with over US$300mn under management with a rating of AM2+.

## Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

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## Mentors Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Internet

Mentors Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in capital-efficient startups that aim to digitally disrupt traditional businesses.

## Elahi Group of Companies
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Women's, Health Care

Elahi Group of Companies has been involved in supply chain business segment involved in procurement of raw materials for different manufacturing concerns including transformer industry, inventory management, storage and logistics of huge volumes.

## GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Mobile

Our mission is to build synergies between start-ups and mobile operators, with the aim to scale innovative and sustainable mobile services in emerging markets.

## Walled City Co.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Supply Chain Management, Developer Tools, Logistics

Walled City Co. – investment syndicates for seed and early-stage start-ups & entrepreneurs. We focus on long-term value by partnering with knowledgeable, innovative & passionate founding teams leveraging technology for Pakistan-centric market opportunities. We believe raising capital is the easiest part and that’s why we don’t just investcapital in start-ups; we provide them the resources to dream big . . . from a peer-network of fellow founders in the community to connections with the best in the world of data & technology, business management, human capital, allied services, and of course our strong network of angels, advisors, board members, champions, investors & partners, who help steer them to the next steps of progress, adding value to the economy and building large valuable enterprises in the process. At the core of Walled City Co.’s investment ideology is our strong belief in coopetition – competition & cooperation put together & therefore we primarily invest in seed and early-stage start-ups & entrepreneurs . . . those who are ready to build their start-up spaceship! In short, we are the foundation of the strong walls to build the launch site of the start-up spaceship. If you are actively pursuing a start-up in these verticals or you know a stellar founding team in any of these verticals, let's talk! Agriculture, Consumer, Education, Engineering, Fashion & Design, Financial Services, Last-Mile, Shared Economy, Supply-Chain Leap of faith:
Pakistan is at the cusp of a technology revolution and angel investments get you a front-row seat on this amazing ride. You can go at it all by yourself or get ahead of the curve and co-invest with our Sultans. Confidentiality, Trust & Respect are the cornerstones of our investment ideology. Join Walled City Co., Pakistan’s premier angel investment syndicates, to be amongst like-minded angels and be the first to learn about investment opportunities in emerging companies.

## Acumen
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, Agriculture

Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.

## B&Y Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software

B&Y Venture Partners is a MENA based Venture Capital firm that invests globally at both seed and growth stage. We invest in visionary and high-impact founders aiming to create new markets or transform existing ones.

## Hayaat Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail

Investing in innovative, sustainable and world-leading projects

## Syed Sheharyar Ali
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Audio, Music, Travel

Syed Sheharyar Ali, Executive Director and CSO at Treet Group Of Companies.

## Islamic Development Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Health Care, AgTech, Medical

Islamic Development Bank is an international financial institution fostering the economic and social progress of Muslim communities.

## Mark Pincus
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Software, FinTech

Mark Pincus is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Zynga. He has served as our Chairman from April 2007 to March 2016 and the company's Executive Chairman since March 2016. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and from April 2015 to March 2016, and as Chief Product Officer from April2007 to April 2014. In 2014, he founded superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was acquired by Zynga in 2015. Pincus also founded Zynga.org in 2009, a non-profit organization dedicated to using social games for social good.From 2003 to 2007, Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded.Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter, and Facebook.Pincus graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs.

## Insitor Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Insitor Partners pioneered impact investing as the first impact fund manager to set up operations in Southeast Asia, and a pioneer investor in India and Pakistan.  We back entrepreneurs building life-changing solutions for low-income consumers.

## Din Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Women's, Health Care

Din Group

## Jabbar Internet Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

## Millville Opportunities Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, iOS, Mobile

Millville Opportunities Management offers investment management and consulting services.

## Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Banking, Medical, Women's

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) prepare Social Enterprises (SEs) in Asia-Pacific to have the organizational and fiscal accountability.

## Korean Impact Collective Funds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Women's, Health Care

Korean Impact Collective Funds

## KTrade
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Women's, Health Care

KTrade makes your investment hassle-free. It is easy and convenient for anyone and everyone

## 10Pearls Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Medical, Women's

10Pearls Ventures is a venture capital firm.

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