Dastgyr is a B2B marketplace for small businesses (Kiryana stores) in Pakistan. It was founded in 2020 by Owais Qureshi and Zohaib Ali. It is headquartered in Karachi and has raised $40.5 million from 20+ investors, including angels.
- Industry: E-Commerce
- Category: B2B Marketplace
- Founded: 2020
- City: Karachi
- Online: website, twitter, facebook, and linkedin.
Team
Owais Qureshi (Co-Founder)
- Education: LUMS (Bachelors of Science, Economics)
- Previous life: Airlift Technologies, Domino’s Pizza Pakistan, Careem, Hilal Foods, Rocket Internet, and Teamants.
Zohaib Ali (Co-Founder)
- Education: LUMS (Bachelors of Science, Economics)
- Previous life: Airlift Technologies, Pepperstone, and Everest Capital.
Funding
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 6+
Total amount of funding raised: $3,650,000
Funding Timeline
- 2020: Seed – $150,000 from SOSV.
- 2021: Seed – $3.35 million from SOSV, ADB Ventures, Seedstars, Edgebrook Partners, Zayani Venture Capital, and Tricap investments.
- 2022: Series A – $37 million from Veon Ventures, Zinal Growth, DEG, Khwarizmi Ventures, OTF Jasoor Ventures, Cedar Mundi, Reflect Ventures, Century Oak Capital, Hi2 Global, GoingVC, Astir Ventures, K3 Diversity Ventures, Chandaria Capital, SOSV, Edgebrook Partners, and EquiTie.