# Top 40 Consumer Startup Investors in Pakistan in May 2026

## Asif Keshodia
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Consumer Goods

Asif Keshodia is an Angel Investor based in Dubai, UAE and the co-founder of Storfox.com. He is most notable for his work as the Group CFO of Souq.com, which was acquired by Amazon in a milestone deal for the Middle East tech sector. He joined Souq in 2011 as an early stage investor and raised over $400m to help it become the leading onlineretailer in the region. After its acquisition by Amazon in 2017, he took the role of MENA Regional Finance Director at Amazon. Asif has over 20 years of experience with some of the world’s biggest names, such as PwC, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and Amazon, in countries around the world, including the UK, South Africa, Russia, and Pakistan. He is now using his decades of multinational corporate experience to help usher small startups to big success. He is dedicated to aiding young entrepreneurs launch their projects, with sights currently set on bolstering the e-commerce ecosystem in the MENA region and South Asia’s burgeoning market.In the recent past Asif has served on the Boards of Souq, Payfort.com, and Instashop.com, recently acquired by the Delivery Hero. He has also invested in a number of fledgling startups including Shipox, Clicky.pk, EzHire and Cartlow.comAsif is a graduate of the University of Karachi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce & Economics and a Chartered Accountant (FCA). In 2016, he was named Best Retail CFO of the MENA Region by renowned Middle Eastern publication, The CFO.

## Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 */
.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}

## Walled City Co.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Fatima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology

Fatima Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that improve profitable market techniques in order.

## Umar Saleem
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Consumer Goods

Umar Saleem, SWVL.

## Sung Ho Choi
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Music, FinTech

Sung Ho C. is the Managing Director at Fubo Gaming. He attended University of Chicago.

## Sajid Rahman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Banking

Sajid currently works as Managing Partner at
MyAsiaVC He attended London Business School.

## Saad Saeed
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Consumer Goods

Saad Saeed is a Founder at Stealth Mode.

## Saison Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

They invest in Seed to Series A companies across South East Asia and India. Although they have a sector agnostic fund mandate, they particularly like to work with founders that are building ecosystems with the potential to distribute financial services to the unbanked.

## Nama Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketplace

Nama Ventures is a seed stage venture capital fund focused on fueling innovation in the MENA region, particularly in Saudi Arabia. ama Ventures is built upon the fundamental idea of enabling entrepreneurs to succeed. And as founders of Nama, we are thrilled to finally have the platform to implement this idea. Our hope is that entrepreneurs willingto partner with us will see and feel our value-add approach to investing.

## Jedar Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Delivery

VC venture capital investing in early stage startups from seed to series A in fintech, insurtech, marketplaces, foodtech, SaaS, healthtech and agritech

## 2am VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Education, Information Services

2am VC is an early-stage venture capital firm.

## Youssef Salem
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Payments

Youssef Salem CFO at Swvl.

## Mehta Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: La Habra, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, 3D Technology

Mehta Ventures is an independent, privately-owned boutique family office that invests in early stage startups. Mehta Ventures has first cheque investing capacity for founders with relevant industry backgrounds. We also provide comprehensive startup, estate and crypto co-investment opportunities to our trusted network of HNI families globally. The family has a significant exposure to India investments,Read More

## Runet Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: B2B, Apps, AgTech

Runet Labs is a 3 month entrepreneurs program.

## Jabbar Internet Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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 :-)

## Hi2 Global Venture Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

Haitou Global is a global asset allocation platform providing asset management, investment banking, digital technology product, and services. Haitou Global manages a Registered Investment Advisor and a Broker-dealer in the U.S., with headquarters in New York and Beijing and operations in San Francisco, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Jakarta.

## 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

## Mahmoud Ibrahim
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Consumer Goods

Mahmoud Ibrahim is the CEO and Co-Founder at Homzmart.

## Tricap Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, AgTech, Farming

Tricap Investments (Tricap) is a diversified principal investment group based in Dubai, UAE. Tricap sources develop, structure, and execute both direct and fund investments, and private equity transactions. We invest on behalf of our principals, shareholders, and partners.

## Wamda Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services

Wamda Capital is the MENA region's leading venture capital firm investing in exceptional entrepreneurs building the region's most promising high growth technology businesses. We invest both at the growth and seed stages with the aim of taking portfolio companies through successive rounds of financing through to exit.

## Ziyad Alami
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Grocery, Shopping, E-Commerce

Ziyad Alami is a Business Development Director at Huda Lighting.

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## CDC Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Finance

British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution. We've been at the forefront of supporting companies in developing countries for more than 70 years.

## Karavan
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Consumer, Customer Service

Karavan is a global, community-driven venture capital platform on a mission to help build and scale innovative startups in Pakistan.

## Nadeem Hussain
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Internet

Nadeem Hussain

## Lean Bricks Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Grocery, Shopping, E-Commerce

Lean Bricks Ventures is a Pakistan-based venture capital firm.

## 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.

## Aly Hesham
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Consumer Goods

Aly Hesham, Global Head of Expansions at Swvl.

## 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.

## Khaled Alami
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Grocery, Shopping, E-Commerce

Khaled Alami is a Managing Director at Huda Lighting.

## MSA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Biotechnology

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as China's leading neweconomy entrepreneurs.

## The Services Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fashion, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing

The Services Group

## 92 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Delivery, Shipping

92 Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## i2i Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, Logistics

i2i Ventures is a investment fund of Invest2Innovate.

## Systems Limited
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, iOS

Systems Limited is a global leader of next-generation IT services and BPO solutions. Ever since its inception in 1977, the company has evolved and taken center stage in information and technology by providing computing strategies and solutions to Government and Private Organizations

## Jon Puckhaber
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Grocery, Shopping, E-Commerce

Jon Puckhaber is a Senior Equity Analyst at Alvento Capital Partners LLP.

## Rebel Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Health Care

Rebel Fund is powered by an elite team of top Y Combinator alumni partners to support the world's most promising technology startup founders

## MSA Novo
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

MSA Novo, a multi-stageglobal venture capital firm, boasts a diverse portfolio of startups and established businesses in tech, fintech, and consumer sectors.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co