Kinnow VC

Kinnow VC is an early-stage fund that invests in startups in Pakistan. It is run by builders who have worked in technology companies themselves, and it says it wants to back founders creating major companies in the region.

The fund started in 2021, investing deal by deal, and moved to a rolling fund structure for 2022.

Products and services

• Seed investment: the fund typically backs companies at seed stage, and is open to joining later rounds.
• Hands-on advice: the team and its investors help founders with go-to-market strategy, hiring, investor pitches, system design, product development and running experiments.
• Cross-border insight: close ties to both Pakistan and the US let it pass useful lessons from one market to the other.

Who it works with

Founders building in Pakistan. Named interests are online payments and the tools behind internet businesses, delivery services for on-demand companies, consolidators of scattered industries, crypto and Web3, and education and health.

Key facts

• Founded: 2021
• Focus: early-stage startups in Pakistan
• Investors: mostly friends and family, with room for others interested in the Pakistani tech scene
• Reinvestment pledge: a share of its profits is committed to Pakistan through venture capital or non-profit work