Sarmaycar, Shorooq back Pakistan fintech player OneLoad
OneLoad, a Pakistan-based digital financial services platform established by local IT player Systems Limited and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has raised USD 11m in funding.
The new capital came from Sarmaycar, which last year claimed to be on the verge of closing Pakistan’s first venture capital fund, and Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based VC firm. IFC backed OneLoad...
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