# Saif Ali

> Saif Ali is a startup investor at Orbit Ventures (Karachi). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Orbit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbit-startups)
- Location: Karachi, Pakistan
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifali1
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/areyousaif
- Website: https://x.com/areyousaif

Saif Ali is a startup investor at Orbit Ventures in Karachi. Saif Ali is the founder of Dastak Ventures, Pakistan’s first operator-led angel investing network focused on high-growth startups across tech, D2C, and modern services.He is a venture and startup operator with more than a decade of experience across technology, media, and professional services. Saif has worked with over 200 companies, rangingfrom early-stage startups to Fortune 50 firms, offering support across business development, growth, and strategic communications.Previously, he served as Executive Director at Dastgyr, a B2B e-commerce startup, where he helped raise Pakistan’s largest Series A round of 37 million dollars. He also contributed to the launch of the Sanabil Accelerator by Orbit in Saudi Arabia, working with emerging market founders on global expansion.Saif’s perspectives have been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, Asharq Bloomberg, Wamda, and Branding in Asia. He has spoken at platforms including Step Dubai, +92Disrupt, Delivery Hero, Unilever, KAUST, and IBA.With Dastak, Saif is building a new model for early-stage capital in Pakistan. His focus is on mobilizing local investment and operator expertise to support the next generation of founders.

## About Orbit Ventures

VC Fund · Cork, Ireland

Founded in 2010, Orbit is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment package andfollow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors.

5 contacts available at Orbit Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aditya Kathpalia | Director, India & MENA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aditya-kathpalia-4391 |
| Saif Ali | Program Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saif-ali-94a4 |
| Ching-Ping Lin | Partner & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ching-ping-lin |
| Jean Zhu | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-zhu-david |
| Jenne Wong | Partner & Director of Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jenne-wong |

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