Asra Rizwan

I profile people and startups contributing to the Pakistani technology entrepreneurial ecosystem. Share a story with me, [email protected]

Andreessen Horowitz announces a $300M fund for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Andreessen Horowitz, Silicon Valley’s popular private Venture Capitalist firm, has launched a $300 million crypto fund, called a16z. They are also bringing in their first…

Wi-Fi’s biggest security update in over a decade is here

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Wi-Fi Alliance, the organization that certifies Wi-Fi products and conforms standards, is rolling out the certification of products to support WPA3, Wi-Fi’s latest security protocol.…

National Incubation Center Islamabad is now accepting applications for its 4th cohort

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Pakistan’s premier technology entrepreneurial hub, The National Incubation Center (NIC) Islamabad is now inviting applications for its fourth incubation cycle. The 12-month cycle is focused…

Pakistani startup FARAHM wants to digitize freight industry with its online platform GULFREIGHT

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

4 min read

Digital transformation in the freight industry is less than 15 to 20 percent. There is a widely accepted notion that freight industry is mostly hammer…

Celebrate FIFA 2018 with Yayvo’s Salebration

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

3 min read

When you see a group of people with painted faces huddled around a TV, sitting at the edge of their seats with their eyes fixated…

Facebook adopts fact-checking and machine learning to fight fake news

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Facebook has announced the expansion of its fact-checking program and adoption of machine learning to combat fake news. In the days that followed Cambridge Analytica…

3 new monetization options launched by YouTube

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

YouTube is adding new options for content creators to make money from the video streaming platform. While various of these options have already been integrated…

Tim Cook’s employee approval rating went down in 100 Highest-Rated CEO’s survey

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

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According to the list of 100 Highest-Rated CEOs, Apple’s Tim Cook now ranks 96th, after falling 43 places. The rating is aggregated by employee reviews.…

Pakistani agri-tech startup Ricult raises $1.85 million in funding

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

3 min read

Ricult, a Pakistani agri-tech startup has raised $1.85 million in a seed funding round led by a Thai corporate, 500 Startups, and Wavemakers. The startup…

World’s sixth largest cryptocurrency exchange has lost $30 million in a hack

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

South Korea’s leading digital currency exchange and the world’s sixth largest by trade volume, Bithumb has fallen prey to a hack, losing $30 million. Now…

Bitcoin is not for me, CEO Goldman Sachs

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Chairman & CEO of Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment bank, Llyod Blankfein believes Bitcoin is just not his thing. Talking to the Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief…