Karachi's first cheques come from a small angel pool. Founders like Monis Rahman back new startups. Networks and syndicates pool the rest. Here are 13 angel investors funding Karachi founders in 2026.
Most Karachi founders raise from angels before a fund. They write the first, riskiest cheque into your idea.
Pakistan's angel pool is small but growing fast now. Most angels are ex-founders who now reinvest back.
You will pitch ten or more angels before one says yes. Ellty keeps your deck behind one link you can track.
Most want a quick data room before they will commit. Build it once in Ellty and reuse it for every angel.
| Type | Check size | Sector focus | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i2i Angels (Invest2Innovate) | Angel network | $10K-100K | Sector-agnostic, fintech | invest2innovate.com |
| i2i Ventures | Micro-VC (angel cheques) | $50K-250K | Pre-seed, gender-lens | i2iventures.com |
| Deosai Ventures | Micro-VC / angel | $50K-300K | AgTech, SaaS, AI, media | deosai.vc |
| Indus Valley Capital | Early-stage VC (first cheques) | $100K-500K+ | Fintech, ecommerce, logistics | indus.vc |
| Planet N Group (Nadeem Hussain) | Individual angel / incubator | $25K-250K | Fintech, e-health, ecommerce | planetngroup.com |
| Monis Rahman | Individual angel | $10K-100K | Internet, marketplaces | rozee.pk |
| Kalsoom Lakhani | Individual angel | $5K-50K | Early-stage, women-founded | i2iventures.com |
| Jehan Ara (Katalyst Labs) | Accelerator (angel arm) | $10K-50K | Fintech, agritech, edtech | katalystlabs.pk |
| +92 Ventures Syndicate | Angel syndicate | $25K-150K | Pakistan early-stage | venture.angellist.com |
| Pakistan Investment Network | Angel network / matching | $5K-100K | Pre-seed, fintech, consumer | angelinvestmentnetwork.com.pk |
| NIC Angel Network & Syndicate | Accelerator (angel arm) | $10K-150K | Sector-agnostic early | nicpakistan.pk |
| Tania Aidrus | Individual founder-angel | $10K-100K | Fintech, digital banking | rayngroup.com |
| Sidra Qasim & Waqas Ali | Individual founder-angels | $5K-50K | Consumer, D2C | sidraqasim.com |
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A Karachi angel backs the founder before the idea. They back grit, speed and a strong local market edge.
Most write small and decide fast, often in one call. They rarely lead, but they get your first round going.
Many are ex-founders who give time, not just money. Expect intros, hard questions and honest feedback.
See our Karachi healthtech investors list for health. Ellty shows which angel opened your deck and where they stopped.
We invest as partners in a startup's future, taking a minority stake that lets the founders grow over time.
13 Karachi angel investors
1. i2i Angels (Invest2Innovate)
Pakistan's main angel network for first-time founders.
Recent Activity: Published Pakistan's angel investing starter guide
LinkedIn: Invest2Innovate on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Sector-agnostic, fintech
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (network)
Check Size: $10K-100K
Location: Karachi and Islamabad
Website: invest2innovate.com
2. i2i Ventures
A female-led micro-VC writing early pre-seed cheques.
Recent Activity: Runs a $15M female-founded fund
LinkedIn: i2i Ventures on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Pre-seed, gender-lens
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: $50K-250K
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: i2iventures.com
3. Deosai Ventures
An angel-stage fund where no warm intro is needed.
Recent Activity: Curates a live directory of Pakistani angels
LinkedIn: Deosai Ventures on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: AgTech, SaaS, AI, media
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: $50K-300K
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Website: deosai.vc
4. Indus Valley Capital
A Karachi VC that writes Pakistan's first cheques.
Recent Activity: Led first rounds in Airlift, Bazaar and Atoms
LinkedIn: Indus Valley Capital on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, ecommerce, logistics
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: $100K-500K+
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: indus.vc
5. Planet N Group (Nadeem Hussain)
Easypaisa's founder backing fintech and e-health.
Recent Activity: Spans 22 fintech and e-health companies
LinkedIn: Planet N Group on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, e-health, ecommerce
Stage Focus: Angel, growth
Check Size: $25K-250K
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: planetngroup.com
6. Monis Rahman
Rozee.pk's founder and a busy Pakistani tech angel.
Recent Activity: Built Rozee.pk, one of Pakistan's top job sites
LinkedIn: Rozee.pk on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Internet, marketplaces
Stage Focus: Angel (individual)
Check Size: $10K-100K
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Website: rozee.pk
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Start free 14-day trial7. Kalsoom Lakhani
An i2i partner and a noted gender-lens angel investor.
Recent Activity: Co-founded i2i Ventures in 2019
LinkedIn: Kalsoom Lakhani on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Early-stage, women-founded
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (angel)
Check Size: $5K-50K
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: i2iventures.com
8. Jehan Ara (Katalyst Labs)
A Karachi accelerator veteran backing new founders.
Recent Activity: Founded The Nest i/o, now runs Katalyst Labs
LinkedIn: Katalyst Labs on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, agritech, edtech
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (accelerator)
Check Size: $10K-50K
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: katalystlabs.pk
9. +92 Ventures Syndicate
An AngelList syndicate backing Pakistani startups.
Recent Activity: Reports 3x-plus on its early deals
LinkedIn: +92 Ventures on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Pakistan early-stage
Stage Focus: Seed (syndicate)
Check Size: $25K-150K
Location: Pakistan and global
Website: venture.angellist.com
10. Pakistan Investment Network
A platform matching Pakistani angels and founders.
Recent Activity: Matches angels and founders online
LinkedIn: Angel Investment Network on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Pre-seed, fintech, consumer
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (matching)
Check Size: $5K-100K
Location: Pakistan (online)
Website: angelinvestmentnetwork.com.pk
11. NIC Angel Network & Syndicate
An incubator angel network for pooled early deals.
Recent Activity: Launched with i2i to pool angel deal flow
LinkedIn: NIC Pakistan on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Sector-agnostic early
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (syndicate)
Check Size: $10K-150K
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Website: nicpakistan.pk
12. Tania Aidrus
An ex-Google founder-angel backing Pakistani fintech.
Recent Activity: Co-founded Dbank, raised a $17.6M seed
LinkedIn: Rayn Group on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, digital banking
Stage Focus: Angel (individual)
Check Size: $10K-100K
Location: Karachi and US
Website: rayngroup.com
13. Sidra Qasim & Waqas Ali
YC-alumni founder-angels backing consumer startups.
Recent Activity: Built Atoms after YC and Markhor
LinkedIn: Sidra Qasim on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Consumer, D2C
Stage Focus: Pre-seed (angel)
Check Size: $5K-50K
Location: New York, US
Website: sidraqasim.com
Pakistan's angel pool is thin
Pakistan has only 80 to 120 genuinely active angels. Most of them sit in Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad.
That thin pool makes warm intros the main way in here. A cold email rarely lands a Karachi angel cheque here.
Track every reader with a pitch deck tool. See who opens your deck before they take a meeting.
Avoid common diligence mistakes early. Clean, ready files help an angel commit much faster.
Founder-angels lead the way
Pakistan's top angels built big startups themselves. Monis Rahman and Nadeem Hussain both angel now too.
They bring real operating help, not just a cheque. That hands-on support is often the real value here.
Track interest with document analytics. Follow up with the warmest angels first, not last.
Send monthly investor updates to angels. Strong reporting keeps founder-angels in your corner.
Syndicates pool the cheques
One angel cheque is often too small to matter alone. Syndicates pool many cheques into one real round.
AngelList syndicates like +92 Ventures lead the way. Networks like i2i then match angels to live deals.
Keep a syndicate close with investor relations. One clean update reaches the whole syndicate at once.
Our due diligence timeline shows the steps. Ready founders close their first round much faster.
How to pitch an angel investor
Open with the problem you cannot stop chasing.
- 1.Open with the problem you cannot stop chasing.Angels back the founder, then the idea here.
- 2.Show one sharp proof point, not a long forecast.A live pilot beats a polished spreadsheet deck.
- 3.Get a warm intro, the angel pool is small here.Cold pitches rarely land a Karachi angel cheque.
- 4.Name the cheque and the milestone it buys.Tie the raise to one clear, near-term goal.
- 5.Send one tracked Ellty link to your full deck.See which angel reads it all the way through.
How Ellty helps you land an angel investor in Karachi
Your Karachi angel list is ready to use. Open a simple data room before the first coffee.
- 1.Upload your deck, metrics and the cap table.Hold every angel file in one secure data room.
- 2.Give each angel their own private tracked link.Set exact view and download rights per person.
- 3.Watch each open and follow up at the right time.Chase the angels who finish the whole deck first.
Karachi angel investing questions
- Founder-angels lead it. Names like Monis Rahman and Nadeem Hussain.
- Often $10k to $100k. Syndicates can stack more.
- Through i2i and NIC networks. Warm intros help.
- No, only 80 to 120 active angels. So intros matter.
- Yes, +92 Ventures and others do. They pool cheques.
