Asra Rizwan

I profile people and startups contributing to the Pakistani technology entrepreneurial ecosystem. Share a story with me, asra@techjuice.pk

Karavan, a new venture capital fund in Pakistan invests $75K in two startups

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

The previous year kick-started the momentum for Pakistani entrepreneurial ecosystem to gain traction as one…

i2i Ventures launches in Pakistan with its first six-figure USD investment in Mauqa Online

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

i2i Ventures, an early-stage investment fund with a focus on Pakistan-based technology enabled companies, is…

Pakistani smart bus service Airlift is serving tens of thousands of weekly rides, CEO Usman Gul

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

On his vacation to Lahore, Usman Gul scheduled a business conversation with a woman. She…

Survey tells how Pakistani expats want to help local startups

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

2018 has been a monumental year for the Pakistani entrepreneurial ecosystem. While the country has…

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Pakistani social media automation product ContentStudio tops Product Hunt

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Pakistani social media automation product, ContentStudio, was the top Product of the Day on Product…

Traversing Farah Ali’s journey to become the Vice President of Engineering for Player & Developer Experience at Electronic Arts

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 17 min read

Back when owning a PC was a rarity in the average household in Pakistan, that…

This female-led capital fund, Inaara Impact Ventures, has invested in four Pakistani social startups

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

CEO Inaara Impact Ventures, Sadia Malik laid the foundation of Pakistan’s first indigenous impact investment…

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Meet the winners of Pakistan’s first Blockchain & AI Hackathon by CryptoChicks Pakistan

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Pakistan’s first ever Blockchain and AI hackathon successfully concluded by CryptoChicks Pakistan in Karachi on…

Ecommerce integration company, Technifai has raised an 8-digit PKR investment round and hit 500,000 SKU mark

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Technifai, the e-commerce enabler connecting merchants with online marketplaces has raised an eight-digit PKR investment…

Social media has become a double-edged sword for female journalists, report by Digital Rights Foundation explains

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has launched a new report titled, Female Journalists in new media:…

Almost 300 Careem employees will become millionaires as a result of Uber acquisition

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Almost 300 employees of Careem will become millionaires, after Uber acquired the Middle Eastern ride-sharing…

How Mudassir Sheikha, a Pakistani entrepreneur built the first unicorn in the Middle East

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Careem has announced its $3.1 billion acquisition by Uber, the largest technology sector acquisition in…

Pakistani PhD alleges that his research was plagiarized to file a patent and build products

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Muhammad Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, a PhD from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and former Faculty Member at…

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