• UAE-based VC fund Shorooq Partners has led a $1.5 million in pre-Series A round in Pakistan’s mobility startup Zyp Technologies, joined by existing investor Indus Valley Capital and several angel investors.
• Founded in 2022 by Hassan Khan and Imran Afzal, Zyp Technologies specialises in electric motorcycles designed for deliveries, equipped with advanced fleet management software.
• Zyp Technologies will use the funding to deploy more than 60 battery swap stations and launch over 1000 Zyp Utility Motorcycles in Pakistan in the next 12 months.

Press release:

Zyp Technologies has raised $1.5 million in pre-Series A funding led by Shorooq Partners to enable a city-wide launch of Zyp’s electric smart mobility technologies in Lahore, Pakistan, marking a pivotal step towards meeting the nation’s ambitious environmental goals. Existing investor Indus Valley Capital doubled down in this round, joined by several angel investors.

With this investment, Zyp will create over 60 battery swap stations and deploy 1000 of its Zyp Utility Motorcycles (ZUM 2000) in the next 12 months. The smart motorcycles have fleet management software capabilities that include accident alerts, anti-theft features, and location tracking. 

The launch aligns with Pakistan's bold National Electric Vehicle Policy, which aims for electric vehicles to account for 30 percent of all vehicles sold in Pakistan by 2030. When the Pakistan government issued licences for the manufacturing of electric vehicles to 31 companies in October 2023, Zyp Technologies was honoured to be on this coveted list.

Zyp’s solutions allow motorcycle fleet operators to make their operations environmentally sustainable while reducing Pakistan’s dependence on oil. As the climate crisis grows more dire by the second, the urgency to electrify transportation has never been greater. 

Hassan Khan, co-founder and CEO of Zyp Technologies, highlighted the transformative effect of Shorooq Partners' investment: "This pivotal investment accelerates us towards achieving Pakistan’s electric vehicle ambitions by 2030. Zyp is removing affordability barriers for high-quality electric vehicles designed specifically for Pakistan’s tough environment, where extreme temperatures and bumpy roads abound. With one-minute refueling, our smart connected vehicles are heralding a new era of vehicles for the masses. Our trials have shown people love our smart vehicles and their quick refueling capability."

During a successful six-month trial with Chughtai Lab, Pakistan’s largest medical diagnostics company, Zyp's electric motorcycles travelled more than 70,000 kilometres successfully. This led to Chughtai Lab making a significant purchase of the vehicles. At the same time, a three-month trial with the country's leading courier company, TCS, also demonstrated the high performance of Zyp’s electric delivery motorcycles. 

Omer Zabit, Principal at Shorooq Partners, commented: "Our investment in Zyp Technologies will drive significant environmental and economic benefits for Pakistan in the long term by addressing some of the challenges that delivery companies and the mobility industry typically face. We see this as an opportunity to support more sustainable innovations in emerging markets.”

To continue playing a key role in Pakistan’s sustainability movement, Zyp has established an assembly line capable of producing up to 12,000 electric motorcycles per year. The company is also planning a mass release of motorcycles in multiple other Gulf nations, notably the United Arab Emirates, in 2025.