Pakistan investments

Sturgeon Capital is a leading international private markets investor in Pakistan.

Pakistan has the fifth largest population in the world, approaching 230 million. The country has one of the fastest-growing middle classes, over 100 million mobile broadband subscribers, and hundreds of thousands of tech professionals. Sturgeon looks for resilient businesses that benefit from the rapid adoption of technology in the country.

Sturgeon’s portfolio has many leading Pakistani-focused technology companies, including the likes of Abhi (FinTech), Finja (FinTech), ZoodPay (FinTech) and Trukkr (eLogistics) (EdTech), Shajgoj (Ecommerce) and GoZayaan (OTA). By virtue of our mix of on-the-ground presence, non-stop travel (by the London Partners), and close relationships with all local ecosystem players, we have access to 100% of the relevant deal flow in Pakistan. We also have an unmatched ability to due diligence these opportunities effectively and provide value add post-investment support.
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For more information on Sturgeon’s investment activity in Pakistan please contact the team.

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Pakistan’s startup ecosystem raised more than, $565m across 257 deals since 2015. It hit an inflexion point in 2021, with a 438% increase in the amount of funding raised compared to 2020

Two-thirds of all investment raised from 2015-2021 was raised in 2021.

Notable new Investors 2021

 

Large deals in 2022