Planet N Group

We are an emerging markets focused
high-tech and social impact investment firm
dedicated to development through digitization

MEET OUR PORTFOLIO

MISSION

Our mission is to support entrepreneurs across emerging markets to build successful, scalable, international and socially impactful businesses which harness the best of global technology to solve market problems and propel their societies along the path of development through digitization

Strategy

Innovation

Our core geographies constitute a c.300 million person market within which our stable of entrepreneurs are innovating globally pioneering technology solutions

Adaptation

For certain global technology solutions and sectors, our core markets are unchartered territory. We back entrepreneurs in their mission to adapt such solutions for the nuances of local markets and lock in their first mover advantage

Expansion

Whether it be through innovation, adaptation or a combination of both, once a portfolio company's business model is validated domestically, Planet N drives the international expansion of that business into other emerging markets and beyond

Impact

We support founders who harness cutting-edge technologies to make their communities and the world a better place

Impact

Development through Digitization

Data Science Driven social ventures

Financial Inclusion

Economic Empowerment

Human Capital Development

PORTFOLIO

Egypt's First
Digital Challenger Bank
& Nano Finance Platform

Islamic Metaverse

Leading Digital content marketplace

Aggregator for Freight and Logistics Providers

GCC & Mena Centric
Data Science & A.I.
Consultancy

SME Oriented SaaS Platform

Direct Carrier Billing
& E-Wallet Platform

Digital Neobank

Digital Challenger Bank
& Nano Finance Platform

Open Banking Platform

Leading Personal Finance Marketplace

Digital Life & Health
Insurance Provider

Digital Insurance

Digital Asset Manager

Gold Based
Lending Platform

Online Business Management Solution platform

Merchant Payment Solutions

Digital Media
& OTT Platform
In Partnership with MBC

VR Developer

Islamic Metaverse

Cricket Metaverse & NFTs

Digital vehicle spare parts marketplace

Digital Franchise Post Office

Logistics Service Provider

B2B Fuel Delivery

The 'Docusign'
of Pakistan

Digital Legal
Solutions Provider

Affordable Housing Centric
Digital Home Finance

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform

Data Science & A.I.
Consultancy

General Tech Consulting

SME Oriented SaaS Platform

Customer-centric and robust digital e-health platform

Digital Pharmacy and
E-Health Platform
(Exited in 2021)

Fitness App

B2C Pharmacy Solution

BNPL Solutions

B2C Delivery

Shopping Rewards E-Raffle

B2B & B2C Farm Produce

Digital Dairy Marketplace

Agri Tech Services

Digital
Agricultural
Solutions

Livestock Fattening Farm

Digitized Agri Supply Chain

Digital
Agricultural
Solutions

D-8 Payment Solutions

Direct Carrier Billing
& E-Wallet Platform

Open Banking Platform

Digital Media
& OTT Platform
In Partnership with MBC
(SGP Holdco)

BNPL Solutions

Facial Recognition KYC

VR Developer

Sectors

Direct Carrier Billing
& E-Wallet Platform

Digital Neobank

Digital Challenger Bank
& Nano Finance Platform

Egypt's First
Digital Challenger Bank
& Nano Finance Platform

Open Banking Platform

Leading Personal Finance Marketplace

Digital Life & Health
Insurance Provider

Digital Insurance

D-8 Payment Solutions

Digital Asset Manager

Gold Based
Lending Platform

Online Business Management Solution platform

Merchant Payment Solutions

Digital Media
& OTT Platform
In Partnership with MBC

VR Developer

Islamic Metaverse

Cricket Metaverse & NFTs

Leading Digital content marketplace

Digital vehicle spare parts marketplace

Aggregator for Freight and Logistics Providers

Digital Franchise Post Office

Logistics Service Provider

B2B Fuel Delivery

The 'Docusign'
of Pakistan

Digital Legal
Solutions Provider

Affordable Housing Centric
Digital Home Finance

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform

Facial Recognition KYC

UK & Europe Centric
Data Science & A.I.
Consultancy

Data Science & A.I.
Consultancy

General Tech Consulting

SME Oriented SaaS Platform

Customer-centric and robust digital e-health platform

Digital Pharmacy and
E-Health Platform
(Exited in 2021)

Fitness App

B2C Pharmacy Solution

BNPL Solutions

B2C Delivery

Shopping Rewards E-Raffle

B2B & B2C Farm Produce

Digital Dairy Marketplace

Agri Tech Services

Digital
Agricultural
Solutions

Livestock Fattening Farm

Digitized Agri Supply Chain

Team

Track Record

DNA

Planet N Management Team's previous venture, Telenor Microfinance Bank (formerly known as Tameer) is the world's leading example of how a financial inclusion focused business can simultaneously be both socially impactful and commercially successful. Using cutting edge technology and rigorous commercial acumen, underpinned by an unwavering commitment to local communities, we built a business that redefined social impact. We bring the same DNA to each of our portfolio companies.

IMPACT

Telenor Bank is lauded by the World Bank as one of the most socially impactful banks in its field. Its EasyPaisa offering is rated as the world's second largest branchless banking solutions, moving over 5% of Pakistan's GDP in 2017. Under Nadeem Hussain's stewardship, Telenor Bank and Easypaisa won numerous Best Microfinance Bank and Financial Inclusion awards from The World Bank, The Wall Street Journal and others: https://www.telenorbank.pk/awards.html

COMMERCIAL

Planet N Management exited the double bottom line bank to Telenor, the Norwegian government owned Telecoms firm in 2016. In 2018, marking its first entry into the Pakistan market, Alibaba-Ant Financial acquired a 45% stake in the company at a $410m valuation representing a 41.0x multiple of the initial 2005 founding capital of the business. This marks the largest such multiple paid for a Bank in Asia this century and proves that social impact can exceed conventional investments while beneficially transforming society.