Facilitating transformational change within the ecosystem

WV will be accepting applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, from high-growth, scalable, women-led enterprises seeking growth capital.

Applications received will be reviewed on the 15th of every month by the WV Investment Committee. To maximize the chances of success for women entrepreneurs, Karandaaz will also be providing business development support to selected businesses.

Women Ventures

Market scoping exercises involving female entrepreneurs revealed that unfavourable business and regulatory environments, coupled with societal and cultural barriers, lack of networks, knowledge and links to high-value markets impeded access to finance for women-led and managed businesses. While this was a problem for SMEs in general, it was disproportionately impacting women in Pakistan. Recognising that financial institutions were reluctant to develop a sustainable strategy to address this significant market gap, Karandaaz launched its program to help serve women-owned businesses. Karandaaz Women Entrepreneurship Challenge (WEC) has evolved into Women Ventures. Women Ventures (WV) is a standardised and scaled-up approach to supporting women-led businesses in Pakistan.

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