i2i Ventures

What i2i Ventures does

i2i Ventures is a Pakistan-focused early-stage venture capital fund founded in August 2019 by Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi, operating as the investment arm of Invest2Innovate (an ecosystem support platform founded in 2011). The fund deploys pre-seed and seed-stage tickets of $250,000 to $500,000 into Pakistani startups across a sector-agnostic mandate, having backed 13 or more portfolio companies spanning fintech, logistics, e-commerce, edtech, consumer services, and commerce enablement. Co-investors in i2i-backed rounds include Y Combinator, Tiger Global, Sequoia, Global Founders Capital, and Sparc Ventures, indicating tier-one international syndication. The fund is headquartered in Karachi with a lean team of 1–10 employees.

i2i Ventures augments capital with hands-on portfolio support, including access to its network, market intelligence drawn from Invest2Innovate's research and accelerator programs, and talent sourcing assistance for early-stage founders. The fund's positioning as the venture extension of an established ecosystem builder (Invest2Innovate) differentiates it from foreign-only generalists, providing local diligence, regulatory familiarity, and founder community access that pure financial investors lack.

As a venture capital fund, i2i Ventures generates revenue through the standard VC economic model: management fees charged as a percentage of assets under management and carried interest realized on profitable portfolio exits. No fund size, AUM, management fee rate, or realized exit economics are disclosed in the source data, and no completed exits are evidenced.

Name

i2i Ventures

Legal name

i2i Ventures

Website

https://i2iventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

i2i Ventures is a Pakistan-focused early-stage VC fund founded in 2019 that deploys $250K–$500K pre-seed and seed tickets across a sector-agnostic mandate, serving Pakistani startup founders with co-investor access and hands-on portfolio support from its Karachi base.

Ownership category

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Product category

Venture Capital

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akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Pre-seed funding
• Seed-stage investing
• Startup equity investment
• Early-stage capital

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. VC Fund Management: i2i Ventures operates as an early-stage VC fund generating returns through management fees and carried interest from portfolio company exits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

i2i Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests $250K-$500K in equity into pre-seed and seed-stage Pakistani startups. Beyond equity capital, the fund provides hands-on operational support including access to a global and local network for fundraising, strategy and partnerships; insights support via the i2i Insights research arm of its sister entity Invest2Innovate; expert mentorship through AMAs, office hours, and hands-on technical support; and assistance with sourcing, hiring, and optimizing talent for portfolio companies.

Product overview

i2i Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund focused on Pakistani startups, providing investment capital ranging from $250K to $500K along with hands-on operational support. The fund does not offer a unified software platform or product suite; instead, it delivers value through network access, insights support, expert mentorship, and talent acquisition assistance to its portfolio companies. i2i Ventures is a sister entity to Invest2Innovate (founded 2011), which operates ecosystem support programs and conducts research through its i2i Insights arm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• i2i Ventures Fund (Pre-seed & Seed-stage VC) Pre-seed and seed-stage equity investment fund for Pakistani startups, with initial check sizes of $250K-$500K. The fund invests in both pre-seed and seed-stage companies, leading or co-leading rounds and often co-investing with other VC funds. Portfolio companies also receive hands-on operational support including access to a global and local network for fundraising, strategy, and partnerships; insights support via the i2i Insights research arm of sister entity Invest2Innovate; expert mentorship through AMAs, office hours, and hands-on technical support; and assistance with sourcing, hiring, and optimizing talent.

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Invest2InnovatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvest2Innovate is i2i Ventures' sister entity, founded in 2011. It runs ecosystem support programs and houses Insights, which releases comprehensive research on the Pakistan startup space. i2i Ventures benefits from Invest2Innovate's pipeline and works closely with the Insights team for data-driven investment decisions and portfolio company support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sarmayacar: Pakistan-focused early-stage VC; co-invested with i2i in Abhi. Comparable mandate around Pakistani technology startups at seed stage.
• Shorooq Partners: MENA-focused early-stage VC; led DealCart's pre-seed round with i2i participating. Competes in the same emerging-market seed category.
• Vostok Emerging Finance: Emerging-market fintech-focused VC; co-invested with i2i in Abhi. Overlaps in fintech seed-stage mandate in Pakistan and frontier markets.
• Orbit Startups: Emerging-market accelerator/seed investor; participated in Revora's seed round alongside i2i Ventures. Comparable stage and emerging-market focus.
• CrossFund: Early-stage VC investing across emerging markets; co-invested with i2i Ventures in Swag Kicks. Comparable stage and emerging-market orientation.
• Fatima Gobi Ventures: Pakistan-focused early-stage VC; co-invested with i2i Ventures in DealCart, Tazah, and Truck It In. Operates in the same geography and stage with comparable check sizes.
• Zayn Capital: Pakistan and MENA early-stage VC fund; co-invested with i2i in Oraan, Tazah, and Abhi. Direct competitor for Pakistani seed-stage deals.

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: Global accelerator investing in Pakistani startups through its portfolio; co-invested in Rider alongside i2i. Larger incumbent at the seed stage.
• 500 Global (500 Startups): Global accelerator/seed investor with active presence in emerging markets including Pakistan. Broader portfolio but comparable early-stage mandate.
• Wavemaker Partners: Global early-stage VC with strong SEA presence and emerging-market activity; co-invested with i2i in Oraan. Comparable stage with broader geographic mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/i2i_ventures
• LinkedInpk.linkedin.com/company/i2i-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments21 records

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