Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)
VC Fund
Islamabad, Pakistan
Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) is a VC fund in Islamabad focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Zayn Venture Capital (Zayn VC) is a leading (US & Cayman Domiciled) VC Fund investing in leading Pakistani start-ups creating transformative technology-backed companies across the country.Zayn VC focuses on early-stage companies and is generally sector agnostic, but views every company from a FinTech lens.The Fund has invested acrosssectors in Pakistan from B2C & B2B E-Commerce, Logistics and Fintech — with 50%+ of its portfolio concentrated in leading Pakistani FinTechs.Zayn VC was Founded by Faisal Aftab in 2021; a Pakistani-American entrepreneur and investor. Zayn VC is his second Fund in Pakistan after Lakson VC. He is considered to be one of the most prolific investors with the most number of notable investment calls in Pakistan. Zayn VC’s investments in Pakistan include some of the top names in the startup ecosystem: Haball, NayaPay, PostEX, Bookme.pk, Abhi Finance, AdalFi, Bazaar-tech, KTrade, EduFi, SnappRetail, Laam.pk,Krave Mart, GrocerApp, Truck It In, Savyour, Roomy.pk, Bagallery, Trellis Housing Finance, Tazah, Zaraye and Colabs.
- Total investments:
- 38
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 61%
- Fund size:
- $40M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) invests in
Stages Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) invests in
Countries Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$13M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.5M–$6.1M
- Series A
- $4.5M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 7 (18%)
- Financial Services 7 (18%)
- E-Commerce 6 (16%)
- B2B 2 (5%)
- Retail 2 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (39%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (24%)
- Series A 4 (11%)
- Series B 1 (3%)
Country
- Pakistan 21 (55%)
- United States 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Faisal Aftab
Founder & General Partner
|
Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
Faisal Aftab
Founder & General Partner
|
Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haball is a B2B fintech firm that offers mobile payment services. | $5M / Seed / Apr 08, 2025 | ||
| LAAM is an online marketplace that offers clothes, footwear, and accessories. | $5.5M / Seed / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment. | $7.3M / Seed / Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes. | $6.3M / Seed / Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| We are Pakistan's first student loan fintech; study now pay later. We helping students finance and plan for their education. Our innovative platform streamlines the borrowing process, making it easy for students to apply for loans and access funds quickly. | $6.1M / Seed / Oct 11, 2023 | ||
| Haball is a B2B fintech firm that offers mobile payment services. | Seed / Jun 15, 2023 | ||
| AdalFi provides digital lending infrastructure services.It identifies, qualifies, engages, activates, and delights lending prospects for our partner banks. | $7.5M / Seed / Feb 16, 2023 | ||
| SnappRetail aims to create the largest virtual retail franchise across Pakistan, through deployment of its point-of-sale tech and a digital operating platform, focusing on:1. Traditional trade Analytics for brands and retailers 2. Order Aggregation for manufacturers and distributors 3. Payment Solution for customers 4. Fintech enablement forsmall merchantsThe SnappRetail POS application has been carefully curated keeping the retailer in mind, the application focuses on digitizing his shop operations and cash flow and creating a real-time tertiary sales data lake. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| 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. | $2.1M / Pre-Seed / Apr 14, 2022 | ||
| Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan. | $3M / Seed / Mar 24, 2022 | ||
| See all 38 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) invest in?
Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)'s check size?
Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$13M at Seed, $1.5M–$6.1M at Pre-Seed and $4.5M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) participates in.
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Who are the partners at Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)?
The team at Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital) includes Faisal Aftab (Founder & General Partner) and Faisal Aftab (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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