Скачать или смотреть How Kalsoom Lakhani Built Pakistan’s First Female-Led VC Fund – The i2i Ventures Journey

In this video we explore the inspiring journey of Kalsoom Lakhani, Co-Founder & General Partner at i2i Ventures, Pakistan’s first female-led venture capital fund.

➤ Who is she?
Kalsoom founded Invest2Innovate (“i2i”) in 2011 to support emerging-market startups, and in 2019 co-founded i2i Ventures — focused on early-stage tech-enabled companies in Pakistan.

➤ Why her story matters
• She is a trailblazer in Pakistan’s startup ecosystem: as co-founder of the country’s first female-led institutional VC fund.

• Her work spans ecosystem building (accelerators, research, training) and investing, giving her a unique vantage of both founder & investor worlds.

• She emphasises gender-lens investing, inclusion and building the pipeline for founders in frontier markets.

➤ What you’ll see in this video
• Her background, how she got into entrepreneurship & investing
• The evolution: from Invest2Innovate’s accelerator work to launching i2i Ventures
• Key lessons for founders and emerging-market investors
• Her vision for Pakistan’s tech-startup ecosystem and how she’s helping shape it

➤ Credits
Photos & video clips: from her Instagram account ([@kalsoom82] — please verify correct handle)

Special thanks to:

i2i Ventures website “Team” page on Kalsoom Lakhani.
i2iventures.com

Rest of World profile “Kalsoom Lakhani” detailing the fund & ecosystem work.
Rest of World

Atlantic Council expert page on Kalsoom Lakhani.
Atlantic Council

Podcast interview with Kalsoom Lakhani (StartupStudios).
startupstudios.co

➤ Disclaimer
This video is for informational and educational purposes only. All views expressed are those of the creator and do not reflect those of the organisations mentioned.

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