Findings from i2i's Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2024

Paklaunch hosted Kalsoom Lakhani, Sarah O. Munir, and Amna Masood for a discussion around their latest Pakistan startup ecosystem report on 19th December.
We discussed the funding, the highlights, the key opportunities, the challenges and the barriers for the country’s entrepreneurial growth.

GUESTS BIO:
Kalsoom is the founder of the first and only female-led VC in Pakistan; i2i Ventures. i2i Ventures is the sister company of Invest2Innovate (i2i) and has invested in some major startups in the FinTech industry such as CreditBook, Safepay HQ, and Abhi (YC S21)

Sarah is the CEO of Invest2Innovate. She has worked with Silicon Valley giants like Meta and X and has been featured in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, BuzzFeed and Forbes among others. She has been involved in the Pakistani startup space since 2020 and supported several ventures with growth, strategy and marketing.

Amna Masood is the Head of Insights Lab at Invest2Innovate with majors in economics and MS in Business Analytics, She has a data-driven approach for strategy, planning and execution.