About Us - Sarmayacar - Pakistan's Leading Venture Capital Firm

About Us

Pioneering Venture Capital in Pakistan

Sarmayacar started off as an Angel Syndicate in 2016. Citing a dearth of professionally managed Venture Capital in Pakistan, we domiciled our first fund in 2018. The motive was twofold, whereby founders have access to value-add capital, and investors have a way to explore such opportunities from a risk-managed fund. The General Partners have since expanded the team, with two offices across the country and wide connectivity within the broader region and ecosystem.

Our Team

Sarmayacar is run by professionals with experiences in banking, private equity and company building. The General Partners are supported by a skilled team who assist on deals, portfolio management and other aspects.

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Our Values

Trusted Partner

We believe trust and mutual support is a cornerstone of the work we do. From our investors to our founders, we believe in transparency with each other as well as following through on commitments.

Conviction-led

We are decisive and believe in honouring our decisions. To remain accountable, every decision is consensus based and evidence driven; we don’t mind putting our judgment on the line.

Beyond Capital Returns

Our work is purpose-led and that drives our investment philosophy. We care about our impact on the overall community and like to share our learnings across.

Here for Good

We focus on building long-term and sustainable partnerships. We value diversity in our community and consider it a strong tenet of the Sarmayacar legacy.

We back daring entrepreneurs building market transforming technology

Jan

Started Angel Syndicate

Apr

Incorporated as a VC fund

Aug

Completed first close of the fund

May

First Annual Summit

Jun

IFC joins the fund

Dec

Led the creation of VCAP

Sep

Pakistan’s first series B closed into Bykea

May

First Fund closed at $25m

Aug

Launched Operator Angels Program

Jun

Aman Nasir joins as a Partner

Aug

Expands into Karachi

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Get funding

As a sector-agnostic fund, Sarmayacar invests in a variety of startups operational in Pakistan. The fund invests in pre-revenue companies through the operator angel program while we deploy larger cheques for later-stage companies through the main fund.