# Zayn VC

> Zayn VC is an Islamabad-based early-stage venture firm founded by Faisal Aftab in 2021. It backs Pakistani technology companies across fintech, commerce, logistics, agritech and work infrastructure, but applies a consistent fintech lens: find platforms that digitize offline transactions, capture useful data and eventually become rails for payments or credit. The firm's public portfolio lists 20-plus companies, more than half of them fintech-focused, and says those companies have raised more than $500 million in debt and equity.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Islamabad, Pakistan
- **Founders:** Faisal Aftab (Founder, CEO and General Partner)
- **Team size:** The current website lists nine core team and investment-committee members; LinkedIn classifies the firm as 2-10 employees, while supplied business data lists 14 employees.
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investment, Portfolio strategy and operating support, Ecosystem access
- **Notable:** Built a publicly listed portfolio of more than 20 Pakistani technology companies, with more than 50% concentrated in fintech., Portfolio companies have collectively raised more than $500 million in debt and equity, according to the firm., Led the $5 million equity component of Haball's $52 million pre-Series A financing in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investment** — Equity capital for Pakistan-focused technology startups, primarily at pre-seed, seed and early growth stages, across fintech, commerce, logistics, agritech and adjacent sectors.
- **Portfolio strategy and operating support** — Fundraising guidance, board-level advice, market analysis, competitive benchmarking and help with strategic pivots and regional expansion.
- **Ecosystem access** — Introductions to global investors and institutions, plus founder workshops, startup pitches and lab access through the firm's Resident VC partnership with NSTP-NUST.

## Achievements

- Built a publicly listed portfolio of more than 20 Pakistani technology companies, with more than 50% concentrated in fintech.
- Portfolio companies have collectively raised more than $500 million in debt and equity, according to the firm.
- Led the $5 million equity component of Haball's $52 million pre-Series A financing in 2025.
- Backed Krave Mart from its first institutional round before the company was acquired by inDrive in 2026; Zayn VC says the exit produced a 10x return.
- Became the Resident Venture Capitalist at NSTP-NUST in 2024.
- Founder Faisal Aftab joined the inaugural panel of Shark Tank Pakistan in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Portfolio company COLABS launched a 4,000-square-meter Riyadh campus and reported more than $8 million raised from investors including Zayn VC.
- **2026-03** — inDrive acquired Zayn VC portfolio company Krave Mart after regulatory approval in Pakistan; terms were not disclosed.
- **2025-04** — Zayn VC led the $5 million equity tranche of Haball's $52 million pre-Series A; Meezan Bank supplied $47 million in strategic financing.
- **2025-02** — Faisal Aftab discussed startup scaling, investment strategy and Pakistan's technology market on the Digital Pakistan Podcast.
- **2024-12** — Zayn VC participated in LAAM's $5.5 million seed round to support the South Asian fashion marketplace's Middle East expansion.
- **2024-08** — Zayn VC made a follow-on investment in PostEx's $7.3 million pre-Series A for expansion into Gulf markets.

## Links

- Website: https://zayn.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zaynvc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ZaynVentureCap

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Last updated: 2026-08-17