Pakistan
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1 Startup funnel
Pakistan's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Pakistan at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Pakistan's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Pakistan-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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3 Enterprise value
How much Pakistan’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Pakistan, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Pakistan
VC investment into Pakistan-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Pakistan
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Pakistan, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Pakistan - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Pakistan's unicorn founders build
26 founders born in Pakistan are behind 22 unicorns; 82% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Asia, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Pakistan stacks up
Compare Pakistan with similarly sized ecosystems in Asia — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Asia ranked by combined EV. Pakistan's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5.8T | 3.1× | 547 | $34.8B | 25.3K |
| 2 | India | $932B | 7.5× | 138 | $14.1B | 13.9K |
| 3 | Israel | $568B | 5.3× | 136 | $10.7B | 4,978 |
| 4 | South Korea | $433B | 15.2× | 52 | $8.2B | 8,178 |
| 5 | Singapore | $330B | 8.5× | 44 | $4B | 4,134 |
| 6 | Japan | $226B | 5.7× | 23 | $5.1B | 8,015 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $184B | 13.3× | 20 | $3.1B | 1,301 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $82.3B | 12.1× | 25 | $3.4B | 1,664 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $65.9B | 5.4× | 11 | $485.6M | 1,226 |
| 10 | Türkiye | $52.9B | 15.5× | 10 | $717.2M | 2,097 |
| 11 | Taiwan | $41.8B | 5.5× | 12 | $211.9M | 681 |
| 19 | Pakistan | $4.2B | 7.5× | 0 | $60M | 350 |
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