# USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA)

> USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) is a VC fund backing Water and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) is a VC fund focused on Water and Medical. USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) is to strengthen the private sector capacity for sustainable economic growth through investment promotion and increased access to diversified finance. The activity addresses one of the key constraints to private sector growth - the lack of access to alternative forms of investment and financing.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Women's | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |  | Grant | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Sehat Kahani | Sehat Kahani is a telemedicine-based platform in Pakistan focusing on connecting online doctors to patients using a chat, audio, and video consultation platform that enables quality and affordable consultations within 60 secs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Its service lines allow individual consumers, corporate employees, and patients inhard-to-reach areas to access doctors via a Mobile application and intermediary-assisted telemedicine facilitation centers. | $2.7M | Series A | Dec 21, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AMAANAH CIRCLE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amaanah-circle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AugMentor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/augmentor-1822) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CrossFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crossfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elahi Group of Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elahi-group-of-companies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Epic Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-investment-shujog) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) invest in?

USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) invests primarily in Water, Medical and Women's startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for USAID’s Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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