Accelerating Success with Impact Financing & Technical Support
Accelerate Prosperity
Accelerate Prosperity is a global initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Central and South Asia which offers creative financial solutions as well as pre and post investment technical assistance to help grow early-stage businesses, startups, and innovative ideas.
Focus Sectors
We invest in businesses that help build a sustainable and impactful future. Through impact investing, we pursue financial returns while creating social and environmental impact. This adds a third dimension to the traditional risk-return model, supporting a shift toward a better, more inclusive economy. Our focus includes key sectors such as:
Fintech
Green Solutions
Tourism
Manufacturing
Healthtech
Agriculture
Education/Edtech
Others
Services
AP focuses on providing customized services to entrepreneurs to enable them to launch or grow their businesses.
We support early-stage startups and small and growing businesses (SGBs) and help them launch or expand their products or services through bespoke, one-on-one business coaching, foster networking opportunities and market linkages, and engage technical experts for specialized guidance as per determined need.
We help startups and SGBs accelerate their growth by providing them access to guided resources including distance-learning materials and one-on-one tailored business coaching and advisory, networking opportunities, and other support services through customized programs focused on achieving rapid growth and scaling.
We offer state of the art co-working spaces for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to facilitate innovation and collaboration. Through these co-working spaces, we are able to offer networking opportunities to entrepreneurs and ecosystem players, including external investors.
We provide creative financing solutions for early-stage and existing startups and SGBs with flexible terms and conditions and highly subsidized interest rates.
We provide tailored one-on-one business coaching and assist entrepreneurs in validating their business models through an investment lens and getting their businesses ready for unlocking external investments.
We engage successful entrepreneurs as mentors with experience in creating and growing successful business ventures in Pakistan and globally.
Our Programs
Whether you’re just starting out or scaling up, our Incubation and Acceleration programs offer customized support and innovative financing solutions designed to meet the unique needs of startups and growing businesses
Impactreneurs
Our entrepreneurs come from diverse backgrounds and sectors aiming to disrupt both the local and international markets. In the last nine years, AP has financed businesses from multiple sectors across Pakistan worth $3.04 million and has supported businesses to further unlock investments worth $14.78 million.
Bioniks
Bioniks is the only robotics company of its kind that produces prosthetic limbs using artificial intelligence and 3D printing technology. Their lightweight and technologically advanced prosthetic arms offer improved comfort and functionality. The business’s job creation and lack of competitors make it a unique player in the industry.
Lokou Trading
Lokou Trading offers eco-friendly solutions in Pakistan to combat plastic pollution, providing water-soluble laundry bags, biodegradable garbage bags, and non-toxic trash bags. These products promote environmental well-being by reducing pollution in GB and throughout Pakistan.
Asaan Retail
Asaan Retail offers a B2B software solution designed for e-commerce retailers. They provide comprehensive solutions for inventory management, order fulfillment, and accounting to ecommerce businesses. Asaan Retail aims to scale to internarial markets thereby increasing Pakistan’s software export.
Villa Ayun
Villa Ayun is an eco-tourism venture that seeks to promote responsible travel, expand cultural awareness and conserve unique heritage of Pakistan’s north. The founders envision that their stand-alone project can be adapted, adopted, and scaled up to inspire responsible behavior across Pakistan’s tourism industry.
Aabshar
Aabshar specializes in manufacturing innovative water optimization technology. Their unique mechanical approach enables significant reduction in water consumption resulting om reduction of utility bills and helps in combatting water scarcity issues. They make optimized nozzles that can be easily installed on all types of existing water taps within just 30 seconds. By creating a mist of water particles, they effectively conserve water, saving up to 85% to 98% compared to conventional water taps.
AP Impact
AP Footprint
AP works across Pakistan with startups and small and growing businesses from all sectors. It has built a portfolio of businesses working across many industries including retail, agriculture, tourism, information technology, health, education, and business process outsourcing among others.
