Neem Raises Pre-Series Funding Led By Epic Angels

Global investors spot fintech promise in Pakistan. Neem’s funding push aims to fast-track the shift from cash to code.

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Epic Angels, a global all-women investment collective, has invested in Pakistan-based fintech platform Neem as part of its Pre-Series A funding round, the company announced.

The round also includes participation from DNI Group, Hi2 Global and AKD Securities Ltd., along with continued backing from SparkLabs Global Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Arif Habib Limited and MyAsiaVC. Strategic angel investors from international payments firms such as Stripe and PayNet have also joined the round.

Neem plans to use the fresh capital to scale its technology stack, enhance cybersecurity systems, deepen enterprise partnerships and expand onboarding across sectors including logistics, insurance, healthcare, e-commerce and agriculture.

Pakistan’s payments ecosystem remains heavily cash-driven, with a large portion of transaction value still moving through traditional, over-the-counter channels. Businesses often rely on multiple providers to manage collections, vendor payments and payroll, leading to manual processes and limited financial visibility.

Founded by Vladimira Briestenska, Nadeem Shaikh and Naeem Zamindar, Neem launched its commercial platform in January 2025. Since then, the company has recorded over 30 percent month-on-month growth in transaction volumes and now serves more than 50 B2B clients.

“We’re proud to welcome Epic Angels as an investor in Neem,” Briestenska said. “Their global experience and confidence in emerging markets strengthens our ambition to help businesses move from cash to digital at scale.”

Maaike Doyer, Founding and Managing Partner at Epic Angels, said the market opportunity remains wide open. “With large enterprises already signed, Neem is well-positioned to become a core financial infrastructure platform for Pakistan’s digital economy.”