Shorooq Partners

Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is a leading venture capital firm focused on the Middle East and North Africa regions. The firm invests in innovative technology companies across sectors such as fintech, platforms, software, gaming, and web3. Notable investments include Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Nymcard, Tamara, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Mozn, and Lendo. Shorooq Partners operates regionally with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt, and Korea.

Tamer Azer

Partner

Tina Daher

Principal

Nathan Kwon

Principal and Korea Lead

Omer Zabit

Principal

Past deals in Pakistan

Colabs

Series A in 2024
Colabs is a leading collaborative workspace in Pakistan, designed to foster growth for individuals and businesses. The company focuses on inspiring collaboration, productivity, and innovation within its community. By providing essential resources and a supportive network, Colabs aims to help individuals realize their potential and encourages a culture of ambition and innovation among a new generation of change-makers. In addition to coworking spaces, Colabs offers various back-office solutions, including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing, and legal and tax compliance. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to streamline their operations, enabling them to concentrate on growth and success.

Abhi

Debt Financing in 2024
Abhi is a financial wellness platform based in Pakistan that enables employees to access a portion of their accrued wages as a salary advance. The service allows employees to withdraw funds into any bank account and supports on-demand payroll for employers, helping them pay staff timely and reduce HR and finance workload. The platform also offers features such as access to unpaid wages, invoice factoring and payroll processing, empowering employers with flexible wage payment options. Founded in 2021, Abhi seeks to redefine personal finance by giving workers more control over their earnings.

OneLoad

Series A in 2022
OneLoad is a fintech product developed by EP Systems, a subsidiary of Systems Limited. It offers an innovative digital wallet and payment platform designed to promote financial inclusion and accessibility to digital payments in Pakistan.

Colabs

Seed Round in 2022
Colabs is a leading collaborative workspace in Pakistan, designed to foster growth for individuals and businesses. The company focuses on inspiring collaboration, productivity, and innovation within its community. By providing essential resources and a supportive network, Colabs aims to help individuals realize their potential and encourages a culture of ambition and innovation among a new generation of change-makers. In addition to coworking spaces, Colabs offers various back-office solutions, including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing, and legal and tax compliance. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to streamline their operations, enabling them to concentrate on growth and success.

Tazah Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Tazah Technologies is an agricultural marketplace focused on enhancing the food and agriculture supply chain in Pakistan. The company aims to improve the lives of producers, businesses, and consumers by developing a technology-enabled operating system that connects farmers directly to businesses. Through its platform, Tazah offers transparent pricing, standardized quality, and the convenience of mobile application orders. This approach seeks to make the global food and agricultural value chain more efficient, transparent, and reliable, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders involved.

KTrade

Series A in 2021
KTrade is an investment platform that facilitates direct access to equity markets in Pakistan. The firm offers a range of products and services, including equities, commodities, fixed income, and foreign exchange sales and trading. Additionally, KTrade provides securities and economic research to a diverse client base, which includes individuals, high net worth individuals, pension funds, institutional investors, and corporations. By connecting capital with growth companies, KTrade aims to enhance investment opportunities within the public equity and fixed income markets of Pakistan. Established in January 2005 and headquartered in Karachi, KTrade operates as a subsidiary of KASB Bank Limited.

Airlift Technologies

Series A in 2020
Airlift Technologies, established in 2019 and headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, operates a mobile application that facilitates passenger transportation by connecting them with bus-owners. The platform enables commuters to travel between residential and commercial hubs within the city. In 2020, Airlift expanded its services to include last-mile delivery, offering swift (within 30 minutes) delivery of essential items such as food, household supplies, and electronics across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi. Backed by First Round Capital, Airlift aims to promote self-empowerment through technology-driven logistics solutions that ensure safe, reliable, and affordable access to necessities, thereby encouraging shared mobility and affordable mass transport.

Enhance Ventures

Seed Round in 2018
Enhance Ventures is a venture studio founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specializes in building online businesses across the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, and Turkey, with a focus on finance and commerce. The firm develops life‑enhancing products and services, exemplified by its portfolio company joi, a leading online gifting platform. Investors include 500 Startups, Shorooq Capital, Inet, Hala Capital, Kadi Holding, Two Culture Capital, and prominent angel investors from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
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