{"id":7204,"date":"2025-09-30T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgetownpakistanconclave.org\/?page_id=7204"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:34:52","slug":"kalsoom-lakhani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/georgetownpakistanconclave.org\/index.php\/kalsoom-lakhani\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalsoom Lakhani"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7204\" class=\"elementor elementor-7204\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2024776 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2024776\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a777df\" data-id=\"1a777df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078b267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"078b267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/georgetownpakistanconclave.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Kalsoom-Lakhani-rciqvgza2vsybdxjgc2jx116je5a4j2h3e9t9435oo.jpg\" title=\"Kalsoom Lakhani\" alt=\"Kalsoom Lakhani\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45eff0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45eff0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kalsoom Lakhani<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd167d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afd167d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kalsoom is the Co-founder &amp; General Partner at i2i Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund for Pakistan, and the country\u2019s first female-founded VC fund, which opened its doors in 2019. i2i Ventures has invested in Edkasa, CreditBook, Abhi, Oraan, Tazah, Truck it In, EZBike, Metric, DealCart, Safepay, Swag Kicks, Integrity and more. Kalsoom is also the Founder of Invest2Innovate, i2i Ventures&#8217; sister entity, which she launched in 2011 to support and unleash the potential of young entrepreneurs in growth markets like Pakistan. She has trained young entrepreneurs, changemakers, and civil society leaders in countries like Kosovo, Nepal, Cambodia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, and has spoken at numerous venues, including the World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and SXSW. 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