PAKISTAN
Epic Angels, the world’s largest global all-female investment collective, has announced an investment in Neem, a Pakistan-based full-stack payments infrastructure platform, as part of Neem’s Pre-Series A funding round. The investment underscores growing international confidence in Pakistan’s fintech ecosystem and its potential to drive financial inclusion through digital innovation.
The Pre-Series A round also includes participation from DNI Group, Hi2 Global and AKD, with continued backing from existing seed investors SparkLabs Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Arif Habib and MyAsiaVC. In addition, a group of strategic angel investors from leading global fintech and payments companies, including Stripe, PayNet and Aspire, have joined the round.
The fresh capital will be deployed to scale Neem’s technology infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity and data protection frameworks, expand enterprise partnerships, and accelerate customer onboarding across key sectors such as logistics, insurance, healthcare, e-commerce and agriculture. The funding is expected to support Neem’s mission to help businesses transition from cash-based operations to secure, efficient digital payments.
About Epic Angels
Founded as a global, women-led investment collective, Epic Angels brings together accomplished female founders, operators and executives from around the world to invest in high-growth technology companies. With a strong focus on fintech, enterprise technology and scalable digital platforms, Epic Angels aims to bridge funding gaps, promote diversity in venture capital and support innovative businesses across emerging and developed markets.
About Neem
Neem is a full-stack payments infrastructure platform that is modernizing Pakistan’s financial ecosystem by enabling businesses to digitize collections and disbursements through integrated payment solutions and embedded wallets. By offering secure, scalable and compliant financial technology, Neem supports enterprises in moving away from cash-based processes, improving transparency, efficiency and access to formal financial services across the economy.
The investment marks a significant milestone for Neem as it continues to expand its footprint and contribute to the evolution of Pakistan’s digital payments landscape. ERMD
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