Sohaib Umar

AKD Ventures is a pioneering Pakistani venture capital firm which was established in 2001 as TMT Ventures Ltd. to fund start-up technology companies. Based in Karachi, the firm manages an incubation fund, backed primarily by AKD Securities, Habib Bank and SME Bank. In addition to relationships with Pakistanis in Silicon Valley, they have established contacts and relationships with forums like The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Koshish and The Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN).

CLSA Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based institutional brokerage subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), a full-service investment bank headquartered in China. Founded in 1986, the firm provides sales and execution services to global investors and corporates.

Ernst & Young Bahrain engages in accounting services. The company is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

M3 Technologies Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. provides mobile value added services. It specializes in innovation, development, promotion and marketing of mobile based content as well as exciting entertainment & business services/applications. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.