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Backing Founders Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Invest2Innovate is a leading force in building resilient entrepreneurship ecosystems in growth markets. Since 2011, we’ve shaped Pakistan’s entrepreneurship landscape through a bold focus on Innovation, Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship.

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We foucus on growth

$16.7 M

Capital raised by our businesses

1100+

Founders trained through our programs & coaching

190+

Ecosystem Organizations strengthened through capacity-building

141

Angel Investors Trained education & community initiatives

386

Jobs created through network

1,000+

key ecosystem players across Pakistan

100+

funding deals tracked

5

Landmark reports published

Our contribution toward global sustainable development goals (SDGs)

What we offer

Programs

We design & deliver high-impact programs to strengthen entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem enablers, driving growth, resilience, and inclusion.

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Insights & Research

We produce data-driven insights and intelligence to inform decisions, shape ecosystems, and drive meaningful systems-level change.

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Products

We create digital tools that unlock access to data, networks, and resources — powering the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Community & Events

From intimate roundtables to large scale conferences, we bring together diverse ecosystem actors to foster collaboration, share insights, and accelerate impact.

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Out focus areas

We focus on the most critical themes shaping the future of entrepreneurship, ensuring our work drives meaningful, sustainable, and inclusive impact across ecosystems.

Capital Mobilization

Unlocking diverse pathways to funding for businesses to scale and thrive.

Gender Lens & Inclusion

Embedding equity across capital, networks, and opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs.

AI & Skills of the Future

Preparing founders, workers, and ecosystems for emerging technologies and the future of work.

Climate Action

Advancing climate-forward innovation and green growth through entrepreneurship.

Cross-Border Ecosystem

Connecting ecosystems to enable regional and global collaboration and scalability.

Ethical Entrepreneurship

Championing responsible, inclusive, and values-driven business practices to foster sustainable growth.

Founder Stories and Portfolio

With a focus on sustainability and innovation, we create manufacturing solutions that contribute to a brighter, more resilient future.

Fatima Batool

i2i played a pivotal role in helping EZ Wage grow by connecting us with the right mentors, partners, and investors at critical stages. Through their network and support, we refined our strategy, strengthened our pitch, and gained exposure to funding opportunities that accelerated our growth.

Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram

i2i played a pivotal role in helping EZ Wage grow by connecting us with the right mentors, partners, and investors at critical stages. Through their network and support, we refined our strategy, strengthened our pitch, and gained exposure to funding opportunities that accelerated our growth.

Noshad Khalid Minhas

i2i played a pivotal role in helping EZ Wage grow by connecting us with the right mentors, partners, and investors at critical stages. Through their network and support, we refined our strategy, strengthened our pitch, and gained exposure to funding opportunities that accelerated our growth.

Testimonials

Maria Carolina Romero

Partner Efino & WeRaise Lead Coach
In reflecting on Pakistan's dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, I've had the honor of guiding founders through a transformative program of Invest2innovate(i2i). Witnessing their resilience and adaptability in the face of challenges has been inspiring. One key insight is the resilience of the ecosystem despite uncontrollable variables like macroeconomics. Organizations and investors are stepping up, and there's a growing willingness to adapt and innovate. Particularly noteworthy is the emergence of various support structures, including local VCs incentivizing and supporting fledgling businesses

Maria Carolina Romero

Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan
I've supported i2i from their early days and the thing that always stood out was their willingness to take risks and work with all types of startups. They have Always refined their focus to what truly mattered. From grooming teams that no one bet on to actually launching a multi million dollar fund to plug the funding gap, i2i has earned founder's respect for always sitting on their side of the table.

Mubariz Siddiqui

Founding Partner, Carbon Law
The Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report by invest2innovate accurately identifies some of the major hurdles faced by early stage businesses in Pakistan and has been long overdue. It provides in-depth context of the challenges and helpful recommendations on the way forward. This report is an important reading for anyone interested in understanding and reforming the startup ecosystem in Pakistan.

i2i Ventures

Our sister entity, i2i Venture, invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups and provides hands-on support to take their businesses to the next stage. The team has worked with startups in Pakistan for over a decade and has played a direct role in the ecosystem's growth and evolution.

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