Lakson Investments

Lakson Investments Limited is a privately owned investment management firm based in Karachi, Pakistan, with an additional office in Lahore. Founded in 2009, it serves a diverse clientele, including retirement funds, family offices, corporations, endowments, and high net worth individuals, by managing tailored portfolios across equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. The firm invests in global public equity and fixed income markets, as well as in commodities, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative analysis supported by in-house research. Additionally, Lakson Investments Venture Capital focuses on early-stage and mid-market investment opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in technology-driven ventures. This division seeks to support startups that are close to achieving a successful Series A round or exit, and it also engages in select seed funding through partnerships with local and international technology ecosystems. With over 50 experienced professionals, Lakson Investments is one of Pakistan's largest private sector asset managers, overseeing significant assets and backed by the operational resources of the Lakson Group, which employs over 14,000 people in various sectors.

Haider Abbas

Corporate Vice President, Business Development

Jahanzeb Agha

Investment Professional

Shahbaz Ashraf

Chief Investment Professional

Omar Imtiaz Hasan

Managing Partner, Private Equity

Salman Hashmi

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Shahzaib Hashmi

Vice President, Business Development

Amin Mohammad Lakhani

Director, Private Equity

Ana Mateen

Head of Investor Relations

Usman Mirza

Partner, Private Equity

Mustafa Pasha

Chief Investment Officer

10 past transactions

Bookme.pk

Series A in 2021
Bookme Tickets Pvt. Ltd. operates Bookme.pk, a premier online ticketing platform in Pakistan that facilitates the booking of tickets for movies, transportation, and various events. Established in 2012 and based in Lahore, the platform has attracted over 4.6 million registered customers, making it one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the country by digital transaction volume. Users can easily browse upcoming movies and show times, review bus schedules, and reserve seats through the platform. Bookme.pk is fully cashless and has partnered with major payment providers in Pakistan, including JazzCash, Easypaisa, and various banks, to ensure a smooth and efficient checkout process. The platform boasts an extensive network, featuring over 50 bus companies and more than 200 airlines, enhancing its service offerings in the transportation and entertainment sectors.

Bagallery

Series A in 2021
Bagallery is a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle e-commerce shopping destination with a very strong mix of local and imported brand portfolio. Founded in 2017, the company has had immense success with one of the best influencer network in Pakistan. Our vision is to be the preferred fashion, beauty and lifestyle shopping destination for women and men alike. Our head office is in Karachi with a team of young and highly motivated individuals who have been instrumental in the success of the company.

Roomy

Seed Round in 2020
As innovative ways of living, working and vacationing are sprouting up across the globe, Roomy wants to change the way we travel on a budget in Pakistan. Roomy is a hot start-up that aims to revolutionize the mid-tier accommodation industry in Pakistan by improving and standardizing the quality of service. Roomy offers carefully curated properties with a personal touch to ensure a warm and comfortable stay. Locations: Islamabad | Batakundi - Naran | Minapin - Nagar | Gulmit - Hunza

Bagallery

Seed Round in 2020
Bagallery is a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle e-commerce shopping destination with a very strong mix of local and imported brand portfolio. Founded in 2017, the company has had immense success with one of the best influencer network in Pakistan. Our vision is to be the preferred fashion, beauty and lifestyle shopping destination for women and men alike. Our head office is in Karachi with a team of young and highly motivated individuals who have been instrumental in the success of the company.

Bookme.pk

Convertible Note in 2020
Bookme Tickets Pvt. Ltd. operates Bookme.pk, a premier online ticketing platform in Pakistan that facilitates the booking of tickets for movies, transportation, and various events. Established in 2012 and based in Lahore, the platform has attracted over 4.6 million registered customers, making it one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the country by digital transaction volume. Users can easily browse upcoming movies and show times, review bus schedules, and reserve seats through the platform. Bookme.pk is fully cashless and has partnered with major payment providers in Pakistan, including JazzCash, Easypaisa, and various banks, to ensure a smooth and efficient checkout process. The platform boasts an extensive network, featuring over 50 bus companies and more than 200 airlines, enhancing its service offerings in the transportation and entertainment sectors.

MandiExpress

Seed Round in 2020
MandiExpress is a fresh produce and grocery delivery platform.

Knowledge Platform

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2000, Singapore-based Knowledge Platform is one of Asia-Pacific’s leading ‘next-generation’ learning solutions companies. They provide holistic learning solutions for their clients in the form of strategy, content, technology and support. They specialize in learning and instructional design. They bring to their work substantial domain knowledge and experience in meeting the unique learning requirements of their clients. They have developed e-learning and blended learning training programs on a wide range of subjects in the educational, corporate and government sectors. They believe powerful learning is immersive, personalized and social. their mission is to create meaningful learning experiences and to promote sharing and collaboration amongst learners and teachers.

Bookme.pk

Seed Round in 2019
Bookme Tickets Pvt. Ltd. operates Bookme.pk, a premier online ticketing platform in Pakistan that facilitates the booking of tickets for movies, transportation, and various events. Established in 2012 and based in Lahore, the platform has attracted over 4.6 million registered customers, making it one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the country by digital transaction volume. Users can easily browse upcoming movies and show times, review bus schedules, and reserve seats through the platform. Bookme.pk is fully cashless and has partnered with major payment providers in Pakistan, including JazzCash, Easypaisa, and various banks, to ensure a smooth and efficient checkout process. The platform boasts an extensive network, featuring over 50 bus companies and more than 200 airlines, enhancing its service offerings in the transportation and entertainment sectors.

Bookme.pk

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Bookme Tickets Pvt. Ltd. operates Bookme.pk, a premier online ticketing platform in Pakistan that facilitates the booking of tickets for movies, transportation, and various events. Established in 2012 and based in Lahore, the platform has attracted over 4.6 million registered customers, making it one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the country by digital transaction volume. Users can easily browse upcoming movies and show times, review bus schedules, and reserve seats through the platform. Bookme.pk is fully cashless and has partnered with major payment providers in Pakistan, including JazzCash, Easypaisa, and various banks, to ensure a smooth and efficient checkout process. The platform boasts an extensive network, featuring over 50 bus companies and more than 200 airlines, enhancing its service offerings in the transportation and entertainment sectors.

Chrysalis ITS

Venture Round in 2000
Chrysalis-ITS, Inc. was a provider of encryption subsystems for the network security industry focused on Certification Authority, Secure Virtual Private Network and SSL/SET hardware. Through its Luna technology, the company was uniquely positioned to deliver hardware encryption products which enhanced the trust and performance of enterprise networks. Chrysalis-ITS offerings included the leading certificate authority hardware security product, Luna CA, a secure digital signature and authentication encryption token, Luna 2, and the industry’s top performing IPSec accelerator, Luna VPN. Chrysalis-ITS’ advanced cryptographic technology is used in some of the most widely known enterprise security solutions from IBM, Netscape, Verisign, Digital Signature Trust, Entrust and Checkpoint Technologies Inc.