Kinnow VC

• Who have we invested in so far?
• What’s with the name?
• Faaez Ul Haq: Data Scientist with a focus on optimization, experimentation and ML
• Helped launch multiple new businesses at Uber and currently, Head of Data Science at Pipe
• Love the outdoors, and working with my hands
• Trying to leave a more prosperous and just world for my ????
• Usman Masood: Early employee at two exited startups, built and ran the core bookkeeping infrastructure at Stripe
• Now VP, Engineering at Pipe
• Systems hacker, database nerd and generative art hobbyist
• Learning to be present and finding ways to give back

We're most excited about people building the rails of the internet economy, especially companies that are working on things that are hard to scale

Currently our top areas of focus are:

• ???? Payments and Infrastructure for Online Businesses
• ???? Logistics for the On-Demand Economy
• ???? Aggregators in Fragmented Industries We started in 2021, and worked on a deal-by-deal basis For 2022, we have a rolling fund Currently, our investors are mostly friends and family, though we’re happy to include anyone excited about the growing Pakistani tech ecosystem

We take a 20% carry and charge no management fees We have committed to re-investing at least 50% of our carry into Pakistan, via either venture capital or non-profit

Our check sizes range from $50k-$200k We typically invest in seed stage companies, though are open to come in at later stages as well

We, and our LPs, are actively building companies ourselves, and often help founders with hands-on, tactical advice in areas ranging from GTM strategy, hiring and investor pitches, to system design, product development and running experiments Our close ties to Pakistan and the US also puts us in a unique position of provide insights that transfer over to the Pakistani market

Capital is abundant — including in Pakistan as of late When choosing who to take money from, we believe founders should seek out partners who are available for them and can help them in their day to day We do

Kinnow is a delicious hybrid of two citrus cultivars — 'King' (Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa) Like us, it has strong connections to both California and Pakistan: it was developed at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station, but really took off in the fertile plains of Pakistan [Read more]