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  • ARAB NEWS

    Pakistani Second Hand Clothing Platform Swag Kicks Raises $1.2M in Seed Funding

    Swag Kicks, an online recommerce marketplace for Pakistan and emerging markets, raised $1.2M in seed funding, led by i2i Ventures, with participation from Techstars Toronto and CrossFund.

    February 2023
  • THOUGHT BEHIND THINGS

    Interview with Pakistan's First Female-Founded Venture Capital Fund

    i2i Ventures' co-founders & General Partners Kalsoom Lakhani & Misbah Naqvi were interviewed by Muzamil Hasan for TBT, Pakistan's fastest growing podcast.

    November 2022
  • Dawn

    Karachi-based Fintech Safepay Secures Pilot License from SBP

    i2i Ventures' portfolio company Safepay, a payment gateway for Pakistani businesses, received pilot approval for the payment service provider/operator license by the State Bank of Pakistan.

    August 2022
  • TECHCRUNCH

    DealCart is Focused on Price-Conscious Pakistani Consumers

    Social commerce e-grocery startup DealCart raised $4.5M in pre-seed funding from Shorooq Partners, Fatima Gobi Ventures, Vibe Capital, i2i Ventures, and more.

    July 2022
  • TECHCRUNCH

    Rider Takes a Nimble Approach to E-Commerce Logistics in Pakistan

    Logistics startup Rider raises $3.1M in new funding with participation from YCombinator, i2i Ventures, Flexport Fund, Soma Capital, and Rebel Fund.

    JUNE 2022
  • Rest of World

    Kalsoom Lakhani interviewed on the burgeoning Pakistani startup ecosystem

    Kalsoom Lakhani was interviewed by Rest of World on the increase in momentum in investment in Pakistani startups in 2021, as well as the current outlook on how investment strategy is expected to change with respect to Pakistan.

    April 2022
  • Bloomberg

    Pakistan Startup Abhi Raises Funds at $90 Million Valuation

    Abhi raises $17M in their Series A round, which i2i Ventures participated in.

    April 2022
  • Al Jazeera English

    Pakistan Startups Take Centre Stage

    i2i's research & Kalsoom were featured for a piece on the Pakistan startup space.

    April 2022
  • Bloomberg

    Truck It In Raises Largest Early Funding in MENA, Pakistan

    Truck It In has raised $13 million in early-stage funding from GFC, Fatima Gobi, Zayn Capital & i2i Ventures.

    March 2022
  • Dawn

    Metric raises $900,000 in Pre-Seed Funding

    i2i Ventures leads Metric's $900K pre-seed round, with participation from Ratio Ventures, Kinnow Ventures & Outliers.

    March 2022
  • Dawn

    Truck It In raises a $13 million round

    Truck It In recently raised $13 million in seed funding in a round including i2i Ventures and led by Global Founders Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures.

    Februrary 2022
  • TechCrunch

    CreditBook raises an $11 million round

    CreditBook raised $11 million in pre-Series A fundingin a round including i2i Ventures and led by Tiger Global.

    December 2021
  • BLOOMBERG

    Pakistan's 2021 investments break multiple national records

    Investments in Pakistani startups in 2021 surpass those in the previous six years combined, led by both international and domestic investors.

    November 2021
  • BILLION DOLLAR MOVES

    Kalsoom and Misbah  interviewed on the current state of the Pakistani startup ecosystem

    Interviewed by Sarah Chen of "Billion Dollar Moves", Kalsoom lakhani and Misbah Naqvi discuss the trend in rising startup valuations in Pakistan, the degree of innovation of the companies in question, and exit strategies.

    December 2021
  • MENABYTES

    Tazah raises a $6.5 million round

    Tazah Technologies raised $6.5 million in pre-seed funding in a round including i2i Ventures and led by Fatima Gobi Ventures and Vibe Capital.

    December 2021
  • TECHCRUNCH

    Tazah raises a $2 million in funding

    Tazah Technologies raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by investors including i2i Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Zayn Capital, Ratio Ventures, and Walled City Co.

    October 2021
  • TECHCRUNCH

    Oraan raises $3 million in funding

    Oraan has raised $3 million in funding from investors including i2i Ventures, Zayn Capital and Wavemaker Partners.

    September 2021
  • MENABYTES

    CreditBook raises $1.5 million in funding

    CreditBook raised $1.5 million in seed funding, partially from i2i Ventures, and led by BitRate VC and VentureSouq.

    May 2021
  • MENABYTES

    Abhi raises $2 million in funding

    Abhi raised $2 million in seed funding from investors including i2i Ventures, Vostok Emerging Finance, Sarmayacar, Village Global, Zayn Capital, and Portman Willis.

    June 2021
  • Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza

    Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza

    Cofounders and General Partners Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi are interviewed on their experiences with and vision for the Pakistani startup ecosystem.

    April 2021
  • ImpactAlpha

    Gender diversity remains core component of the i2i Ventures investment mission.

    i2i Ventures, through its policy of gender parity in invesment deals, is working to ensure equal opportunity for founders in one of the world's largest untapped markets.

    April 2021
  • Dawn

    Skepticism is growing at the increasing valuations of Pakistan-led startups.

    The recent increase in optimism (largely from foreign investors) with regard to Pakistani startups has been met by a corresponding increase in skepticism regarding their resultant increase in valuation.

    April 2021
  • MENAbytes

    Edkasa raises a $320,000 round

    Edkasa raised $320,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by i2i Ventures.

    April 2021
  • Dawn

    Kalsoom and Misbah featured on the front page of Dawn's business section

    Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi were interviewed for Dawn on the burgeoning Pakistani startup landscape and the mission of i2i Ventures.

    March 2021
    • 021dirsupt

      Kalsoom presents an Early Stage Investors Guide at 021Disrupt 2020

      The event "How to Invest in Pakistan: Launch of the Early Stage Investors Guide" marked the debut of said guide, co-authored by Kalsoom Lakhani.

      January 2021
    • 021Disrupt

      Misbah serves as a panelist of investors and founders at 021Disrupt 2020

      Misbah Naqvi served as a panelist for the event "Investor Panel: Bigger Bets" at 021Disrupt 2020.

      December 2020
    • DealStreetAsia

      TelloTalk raises $1.6 million in funding

      TelloTalk raised $1.6 million in seed funding from a series of Pakistani and international investors.

      November 2019
    • TECHCRUNCH

      DealCart is Focused on Price-Conscious Pakistani Consumers

      Social commerce e-grocery startup DealCart raised $4.5M in pre-seed funding from Shorooq Partners, Fatima Gobi Ventures, Vibe Capital, i2i Ventures, and more.

      July 2022
    • Rest of World

      Kalsoom Lakhani interviewed on the burgeoning Pakistani startup ecosystem

      Kalsoom Lakhani was interviewed by Rest of World on the increase in momentum in investment in Pakistani startups in 2021, as well as the current outlook on how investment strategy is expected to change with respect to Pakistan.

      April 2022
    • Bloomberg

      Pakistan Startup Abhi Raises Funds at $90 Million Valuation

      Abhi raises $17M in their Series A round, which i2i Ventures participated in.

      April 2022
    • Al Jazeera English

      Pakistan Startups Take Centre Stage

      i2i's research & Kalsoom were featured for a piece on the Pakistan startup space.

      April 2022
    • Bloomberg

      Truck It In Raises Largest Early Funding in MENA, Pakistan

      Truck It In has raised $13 million in early-stage funding from GFC, Fatima Gobi, Zayn Capital & i2i Ventures.

      March 2022
    • Dawn

      Metric raises $900,000 in Pre-Seed Funding

      i2i Ventures leads Metric's $900K pre-seed round, with participation from Ratio Ventures, Kinnow Ventures & Outliers.

      March 2022
    • Dawn

      Truck It In raises a $13 million round

      Truck It In recently raised $13 million in seed funding in a round including i2i Ventures and led by Global Founders Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures.

      Februrary 2022
    • TechCrunch

      CreditBook raises an $11 million round

      CreditBook raised $11 million in pre-Series A fundingin a round including i2i Ventures and led by Tiger Global.

      December 2021
    • BLOOMBERG

      Pakistan's 2021 investments break multiple national records

      Investments in Pakistani startups in 2021 surpass those in the previous six years combined, led by both international and domestic investors.

      November 2021
    • BILLION DOLLAR MOVES

      Kalsoom and Misbah  interviewed on the current state of the Pakistani startup ecosystem

      Interviewed by Sarah Chen of "Billion Dollar Moves", Kalsoom lakhani and Misbah Naqvi discuss the trend in rising startup valuations in Pakistan, the degree of innovation of the companies in question, and exit strategies.

      December 2021
    • MENABYTES

      Tazah raises a $6.5 million round

      Tazah Technologies raised $6.5 million in pre-seed funding in a round including i2i Ventures and led by Fatima Gobi Ventures and Vibe Capital.

      December 2021
    • TECHCRUNCH

      Tazah raises a $2 million in funding

      Tazah Technologies raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by investors including i2i Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Zayn Capital, Ratio Ventures, and Walled City Co.

      October 2021
    • TECHCRUNCH

      Oraan raises $3 million in funding

      Oraan has raised $3 million in funding from investors including i2i Ventures, Zayn Capital and Wavemaker Partners.

      September 2021
    • MENABYTES

      CreditBook raises $1.5 million in funding

      CreditBook raised $1.5 million in seed funding, partially from i2i Ventures, and led by BitRate VC and VentureSouq.

      May 2021
    • MENABYTES

      Abhi raises $2 million in funding

      Abhi raised $2 million in seed funding from investors including i2i Ventures, Vostok Emerging Finance, Sarmayacar, Village Global, Zayn Capital, and Portman Willis.

      June 2021
    • Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza

      Shifting Capital with Jessica Espinoza

      Cofounders and General Partners Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi are interviewed on their experiences with and vision for the Pakistani startup ecosystem.

      April 2021
    • ImpactAlpha

      Gender diversity remains core component of the i2i Ventures investment mission.

      i2i Ventures, through its policy of gender parity in invesment deals, is working to ensure equal opportunity for founders in one of the world's largest untapped markets.

      April 2021
    • Dawn

      Skepticism is growing at the increasing valuations of Pakistan-led startups.

      The recent increase in optimism (largely from foreign investors) with regard to Pakistani startups has been met by a corresponding increase in skepticism regarding their resultant increase in valuation.

      April 2021
    • MENAbytes

      Edkasa raises a $320,000 round

      Edkasa raised $320,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by i2i Ventures.

      April 2021
    • Dawn

      Kalsoom and Misbah featured on the front page of Dawn's business section

      Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi were interviewed for Dawn on the burgeoning Pakistani startup landscape and the mission of i2i Ventures.

      March 2021
      • 021dirsupt

        Kalsoom presents an Early Stage Investors Guide at 021Disrupt 2020

        The event "How to Invest in Pakistan: Launch of the Early Stage Investors Guide" marked the debut of said guide, co-authored by Kalsoom Lakhani.

        January 2021
      • 021Disrupt

        Misbah serves as a panelist of investors and founders at 021Disrupt 2020

        Misbah Naqvi served as a panelist for the event "Investor Panel: Bigger Bets" at 021Disrupt 2020.

        December 2020
      • DealStreetAsia

        TelloTalk raises $1.6 million in funding

        TelloTalk raised $1.6 million in seed funding from a series of Pakistani and international investors.

        November 2019

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