# Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)

> Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) is a VC fund backing Travel and Grocery. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karachi, Pakistan
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 60%
- Fund size: $3.6M
- Last fund: Apr 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lakson-investments-venture-capital-livc
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/livcpk
- Website: https://livc.pk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livc.pk/

Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) is a VC fund in Karachi focused on Travel and Grocery. 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+.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $425k–$6M |
| Pre-Seed | $450k–$6M |
| Series A | $2M–$7.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 13% |
| Grocery | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 13% |
| Apps | 1 | 7% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 40% |
| Series A | 3 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pakistan | 6 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ana Mateen | Head of Investor Relations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ana-mateen |
| Ayesha Saleem | Research Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayesha-saleem-a01d |
| Babar Lakhani | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babar-ali-lakhani |
| Noor Lalani | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noor-lalani |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Befiler | Befiler is a financial services-based company. They simplify the tax return filing process for the common man without having a need to engage expensive tax consultants. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 04, 2023 |  |
| Udhaar Book | Udhaar App is an online ledger that helps manage credit (Udhaar) with customers and suppliers. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Krave Mart | Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Krave Mart | Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Bookme | Bookme.pk is Pakistan’s leading e-ticketing platform with over 6 Million registered customers in the transportation and entertainment industry. Bookme is also among the largest e-commerce platforms in the country, in terms of digital transactions. It is completely cashless and has already integrated with major payment platforms in Pakistanincluding JazzCash, Easypaisa, Habib Bank Limited, Alfalah and Askari Bank to ensure a seamless checkout experience for end-users. Furthermore, Bookme.pk has a vast portfolio of 150+ bus companies and 250+ airlines integrated on its platform. | $7.5M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Bagallery | Bagallery is a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle e-commerce shopping destination with a very strong mix of local and imported brand portfolio. Founded in 2017, the company has had immense success with one of the best influencer network in Pakistan. Our vision is to be the preferred fashion, beauty and lifestyle shopping destination for women and menalike. Our head office is in Karachi with a team of young and highly motivated individuals who have been instrumental in the success of the company. | $4.5M | Series A | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Udhaar Book | Udhaar App is an online ledger that helps manage credit (Udhaar) with customers and suppliers. | $6M | Seed | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Roomy | As innovative ways of living, working and vacationing are sprouting up across the globe, Roomy wants to change the way we travel on a budget in Pakistan. Roomy is a hot start-up that aims to revolutionize the mid-tier accommodation industry in Pakistan by improving and standardizing the quality of service.Roomy offers carefully curated propertieswith a personal touch to ensure a warm and comfortable stay. Locations: Islamabad \| Batakundi - Naran \| Minapin - Nagar \| Gulmit - Hunza | $1M | Seed | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| Bagallery | Bagallery is a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle e-commerce shopping destination with a very strong mix of local and imported brand portfolio. Founded in 2017, the company has had immense success with one of the best influencer network in Pakistan. Our vision is to be the preferred fashion, beauty and lifestyle shopping destination for women and menalike. Our head office is in Karachi with a team of young and highly motivated individuals who have been instrumental in the success of the company. | $900K | Seed | Nov 05, 2020 |  |
| Bookme | Bookme.pk is Pakistan’s leading e-ticketing platform with over 6 Million registered customers in the transportation and entertainment industry. Bookme is also among the largest e-commerce platforms in the country, in terms of digital transactions. It is completely cashless and has already integrated with major payment platforms in Pakistanincluding JazzCash, Easypaisa, Habib Bank Limited, Alfalah and Askari Bank to ensure a seamless checkout experience for end-users. Furthermore, Bookme.pk has a vast portfolio of 150+ bus companies and 250+ airlines integrated on its platform. | $400K | Convertible Note | Apr 18, 2020 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) invest in?

Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) invests primarily in Travel, Grocery and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)'s check size?

Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) typically joins rounds of $425k–$6M at Seed, $450k–$6M at Pre-Seed and $2M–$7.5M 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 Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) participates in.

### How do I contact Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)?

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### Who are the partners at Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)?

The team at Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) includes Ana Mateen (Head of Investor Relations), Ayesha Saleem (Research Analyst) and Babar Lakhani (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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