Top 15 EdTech Startup Investors in Pakistan in January 2025
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Edtech startups based in Pakistan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Edtech companies from Pakistan. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 EdTech Startup Investors in Pakistan in January 2025
Investor | EdTech Pakistan investments |
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Indus Valley Capital | 5 |
Hustle Fund | 3 |
Draper Associates | 3 |
Alter Global | 2 |
Sarmayacar | 2 |
Soma Capital | 2 |
Mudassir Sheikha | 1 |
Fatima Gobi Ventures | 1 |
Angelsquare | 1 |
Speedinvest | 1 |
i2i Ventures | 1 |
Khurram Lalani | 1 |
Nitesh Banta | 1 |
Walled City Co. | 1 |
Ali Aziz | 1 |
Indus Valley Capital is an early stage venture capital fund investing in Pakistani startups. We help founders build Pakistan's future.
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Retail, Fitness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Pakistan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Kollegio — Kollegio is an AI-driven platform for college applications.
- Qist Bazaar — QistBazaar is an e-commerce platform dedicated to improving the standard of living for the average Pakistani by making things easily available at affordable monthly installments.Qist Bazaar caters to everyone, from individuals with little to no formal financial background to those who bank at major institutions. Products available on Qist Bazaarinclude Bikes, Mobile Phones, LED TVs, Laptops, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, and other Kitchen Appliances, with new categories being added on a daily basis.
- Zyp Technologies — Pakistan's own electric mobility solution for the mass market
Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.
- Finfra — From application to decisioning to operations - FINFRA provides the necessary infrastructure and services for technology companies to embed financial services to their environment through a seamless integration.
- Phaseshift Technologies — Phaseshift Technologies is developing a Computational Materials Engineering (CME) platform to help accelerate the Research and Development of High-Performance Alloys. The CME platform is driven by Quantum Chemistry calculations and aided by Machine Learning based predictive algorithms.
Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness. We understand that a great company takes time to build and we'd like to ensure that entrepreneurs are in for the long haul.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Rise — We make it easy for you to find, hire, pay, and manage contractors internationally while ensuring full compliance. Pay your team in fiat or crypto.
- Rosy Soil — Crafted for the specific needs of indoor plants, this blend contains all-natural, renewable ingredients that optimize drainage, deliver plant-boosting nutrients, and support a diverse community of beneficial fungi and microbes.
- Firehawk Aerospace — Firehawk Aerospace builds hybrid rocket engines that throttle by 3D printing rocket fuel improving safety, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
Alter Global is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups within emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2015, we’ve partnered with more than 40 exceptional ventures across 18 countries. We believe in the theory of individual change, supporting high-character founders who are buildingnot only their companies, but their communities and countries as well. We match our founders with talent, expertise, and investments from around the world.We're on a mission to create an unprecedented global network of the world's best tech founders - #ventureboldly and join us.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, B2B
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Aidatify — Aidatify uses proprietary AI model training technology to capture and accurately analyze data, with a focus on the blockchain sector.Its objective is to give traders with precise and sophisticated data analysis.
- Zone — Zone is a regulated blockchain network that enables payments and acceptance of digital currencies.
- Pomelo — At Pomelo we build state-of-the-art fintech infrastructure. Our technology enables you to launch and scale your financial services business.
Pakistan's largest Venture capital fund dedicated to the technology sector as it looks to build scalable, market-transforming and consumer technology
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Pakistan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Aabshar — Aabshar offers AI-driven water-saving technology on a subscription model that reduces utility costs, prevents water damage, lowers CO2 emissions, and provides real-time insights. Our solutions empower communities and industries in water-stressed regions.
- Truckistan — Truckistan is developing a logistics platform to make shipping faster and cheaper. The company provides real-time tracking, a customer dashboard, account management, and guaranteed transit time, as well as SaaS tools for routing, vehicle loading, and RFID implementation throughout the supply chain.
- Revolving Games — Building new gaming experiences for Web3 and beyond. We create worlds without borders or limitations.
Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders that focuses on software. It has invested seed in startups now worth over $60 billion combined including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School among others (20 unicorns)
It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Aquaria — Discover how you can secure access to safe, clean water from air using Aquaria's atmospheric water generators.
- PlayAI — PlayHT is #1 AI Voice Generator with 600+ AI voices that creates ultra realistic Text to Speech voiceovers. Convert text to audio and download as MP3 & WAV files.
- Vooma — Vooma is a back-office automation platform that enables automated order entry for brokers and carriers.
Mudassir Sheikha is the co-founder and CEO of Careem, MENA’s leading car booking service that is based out of Dubai and operates from Morocco to Pakistan.Prior to Careem, Mudassir was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients on strategy and business building. Before McKinsey, Mudassir spent a decade in the SiliconValley building technology startups, where he was most recently the co-founder of DeviceAnywhere, which was eventually acquired by Keynote Systems. He has an academic background in Computer Science and Economics from Stanford and USC.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Restaurants, Management Consulting
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round
- United Kingdom, Egypt, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- Taleemabad — Taleemabad - A home of adaptive learning for teachers, students, parents and school owners. Creative teaching methods with innovative technology.
- Silkhaus — A seamless, sophisticated experience you can rely on. Choose from the wide variety of furnished Boutique Flats and apartments for short and long-term stays from Silkhaus.
- Altruistiq — Altruistiq is a decision-making environment for business sustainability teams.
We focus on technology-enabled businesses that address current pain points in Pakistan’s booming market. From travel and logistics to FinTech and TaqwaTech, our startups are disrupting the industry and changing the way Pakistanis live.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Pakistan, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Since its launch in 2016, Angelsquare has supported more than 500 startups from all sectors in their Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A & Series B fundraising.
From the implementation of the operation to the final negotiations, we have developed unique expertise that we put at the service of entrepreneurs to advise them throughout their fundraisingoperation and help them convince the right investors. : Business Angels, Family Offices, investment funds…
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, United States, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Pongo — Pongo has created for you the first intelligent marketing assistant that communicates with your customers and increases your Google referencing, without you having to lift a finger
- Orosound — Superior headsets for work. Advanced quality signed by Orosound -the French expert in active noise control, audio intelligence, and durability.
- Remotebase — Get thoroughly vetted software developers from all over the world with expertise in AI, ML, back-end, front-end and more. Risk-free trial available!
Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United Kingdom, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Gigs — Gigs is building Stripe for SIM cards. Providing platforms custom phone & data plans through an easy to use API in 180+ countries.
- Firsty — Firsty offers access to messaging, email, and online calling, as well as a basic global data connection, for free.
- Orakl Oncology — Cultivated with love by the Orakl team.
i2i Ventures is a investment fund of Invest2Innovate.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, Logistics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Pakistan, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- ezBike — ezBike is Pakistan's first bike sharing service with a clear mission: To revolutionize the mobility sector which is plagued with pollution, traffic congestion and rising fuel prices.
- 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.
- Rider — Rider is an e-com logistics startup in Pakistan, giving online shippers a tech-driven, customer-centric, solution to last mile delivery
Khurram Lalani - Consultant @ Asian Development Bank
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Investment focus
- Training, Marketplace, Professional Services
- Seed
- Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- Consuldents — Consuldents aims to create a marketplace community for leading students and organizations to list, discover, and execute short term consultancy assignments in wide array of technical fields ranging from engineering to business and public policy.Whether working on a next drone program for a startup, textile designing assignment for a smallenterprise or an R&D effort for a large multinational organization, Consuldents provide fast and secure way to collaborate on cutting edge assignments. With a commitment to world-class customer service and an ease of collaboration at a secure platform, Consuldents is the easiest way for students to gain valuable experience while working with the real pros of industry.Consuldents was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Islamabad, Punjab.
Nitesh Banta is the Co-Founder & CEO at B12.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
- Protege — Protege is the platform for AI Training Data. Protege works with data holders and model builders to empower them to share training data for AI model development.
- Chai Discovery — Building frontier artificial intelligence to predict and reprogram the interactions between biochemical molecules.
- Draftboard — Refer your friends, community and following with our hiring platform, and get paid when they get hired! Start referring (or hiring!) now!
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Investment focus
- Supply Chain Management, Developer Tools, Logistics
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Pakistan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Oware — Check out AirLink, a cool and modern website template for SaaS businesses. It's easy to use and can make your website look awesome. Try it out now and make your SaaS business stand out online.
- ezBike — ezBike is Pakistan's first bike sharing service with a clear mission: To revolutionize the mobility sector which is plagued with pollution, traffic congestion and rising fuel prices.
- Tazah Technologies — Tazah Technologies is building products to digitize the agriculture value chain, empowering farmers, suppliers, and retailers to grow their businesses.
Ali Aziz is a Founder and CEO at XStak Inc. He attended Free University of Brussels.
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Investment focus
- B2B, EdTech, Retail
- Pre-Seed, Angel
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Nearpeer.org — Nearpeer is Pakistan's first largest online learning platform providing students with ease of learning at very reasonable prices. Register today.
- Retailo Technologies — Retailo is an online regional B2B marketplace platform that serves small and medium-sized retail businesses, including kiryana and baqala stores, in the MENAP region. We are using technology to digitize and streamline the retail sector to make it more efficient.
- Grandeur — One platform to rule all of IoT. Grandeur is message broker, auth, storage and app builder in a single package.
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