The most active venture capital in Pakistan, Fatima Gobi Ventures combines Fatima Group’s 85 years of on-the-ground knowledge of Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and Gobi Partners’ 20 years of success building sustainable, community-uplifting unicorns across Asia.
in connecting entrepreneurial ecosystems, one emerging market at a time.
in entrepreneurs in Pakistan and their ability to empower communities and address socio-economic issues, given the opportunity and capital to do so.
in diverse sectors and founders, supporting female leaders, promoting gender equality and the Muslim economy.
intelligently, using data collated from the flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystems of Northeast and Southeast Asia to find companies locally that have the edge and drive to go beyond Pakistan’s borders.
are often pioneers or first movers in new markets and technologies, carving their own niches to solve Pakistan’s greatest challenges.
constantly thread new paths and break new ground, backed by Pakistan’s business nuances.
FGV believes a digital, sustainable Pakistan starts with investing in its brightest minds and best tech founders. The fund focuses on digitizing traditional industries such as logistics, mobility, consumer, retail, travel, or promoting inclusion via the fintech, education, and healthcare sectors. In less than four years, FGV has unearthed Pakistani gems with solutions that are highly scalable to the regional Middle East and North African (MENA) region and globally.
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Made an anchor investment in Techxila Fund I aiming to help Fatima Gobi Ventures promote domestic venture capitalist markets and direct funding to early-stage startups.
Joint training and recruitment activities, and support in sponsoring and nominating candidates to the CodeGirls program, a community-funded coding boot camp for girls, based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Facilitation deal referrals, co-investment, and investment management for a portfolio of women-owned and managed businesses through the Women Ventures program.
As stewards of this planet, we have the responsibility to preserve the planet for generations to come. We see venture capital as a force for good and an opportunity to inspire sustainable actions and solutions across our portfolio companies.
Our ESG efforts include a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a key part of FGV’s investment framework. FGV’s DEI approach focuses on the underserved markets especially towards communities with limited access to funding and personal finance as well as gender equality.