We bring experienced capital to startups in emerging markets.
We are seasoned ex-Goldman Sachs executives, investors, founders, and operators who partner with and support startups in Pakistan, Bangladesh, & MENA.
We know what good looks like And provide experienced capital to help
Recruitment
Product
Partnership
Fundraising
Strategy
Networking
Financing
Compliance
Governance
Our experiences across investing, lending, regulation, advisory and operations have given us the privilege to work with some of the world's best FinTechs, financial institutions, and startups totaling over 2000+ transactions globally, and 10,000+ actionable areas of improvement we have helped our clients with.
Capital, Experience, and Impact
BLOCKED CAPITAL
As experienced local partners and advisors, we help connect global capital and investor interest to high-quality startup investment opportunities in MENA + South Asia.
NO ALTERNATE FUNDING
Early-stage fintech ventures in emerging markets often face limited and sub-optimal funding options. We provide experienced alternate capital on founder-friendly terms.
GROWTH FUNDING - DEBT
We provide a variety of debt and equity options to give founders greater flexibility and reduce equity dilution during growth funding.
Team
Faisal Chowdry
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Zayn Fintech Fund
Faisal Aftab
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Zayn Frontier Fund
Ralph Birt
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Zayn Advisory
Zeshan Gondal
Investor & Head of Strategy
Zainab Ruhail
Legal Consultant
Mehr Nadeem
Endowment Associate
Yusra Solangi
Investment Associate
Zayan Faiyad
Investment Associate
Shakaib Naqvi
Investment Associate
Kumail Rizvi
Investment Analyst
Ali Humza
Investment Analyst
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We don't just write a check and disappear. Our goal is to partner with promising founders building ambitious companies within the early and growth stage life cycle.
In our ethos of creating beautiful partnerships, we utilize our experience within the financial services industry to act as a sounding board for our portfolio companies and leverage our advisory network to help founders achieve their milestones.
We are actively investing in the these regions










