CodeGirls inducts 4th Cohort to empower the next generation of women in tech

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

CodeGirls, a community-funded that empowers young girls with technology, business and life skills, has inducted its fourth cohort of 120 participants kicking off on March…

Who watches YouTube in Pakistan?

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Following the arrival of YouTube Pulse in Pakistan, YouTube shared the results of its Profiling Study for Pakistan in a recent press meet. To develop…

Meet Salman Altaf, spearheading the e-commerce solutions company Blue Cascade

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Salman Altaf, a techie at heart and a leader in the making, secured his first technical project on Freelancer when he was just in Grade…

Takhleeq, startup incubator of UCP, is inviting applications for its second cohort

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Takhleeq, the premier startup incubation center at University of Central Punjab (UCP), has launched applications for its second incubation cohort. As the first batch of…

TechJuice Circle Islamabad will connect startups with business leaders

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

TechJuice Circle, a networking event for startups, is coming to Islamabad on February 2nd at Ramada Hotel. A close-knit exclusive event, TechJuice Circle provides an…

Getting to know Syed Ahmad, the force behind Prime Minister’s IT agenda for Pakistan

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 17 min read

During his student years, Syed Ahmad was sure that he will kickstart his own technology company. A fresh graduate striving in times when there was…

34 startups from 5 National Incubation Centers have raised over $23 million in investments

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 10 min read

This story has been produced in association with Ignite. The investment numbers have been provided by Ignite for all the startups incubated across five National…

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These local and Pakistan-based global startups and companies raised funding in 2018

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 14 min read

2018 has ended, and the Pakistani entrepreneurial ecosystem has yet to witness a unicorn. Yet, Pakistan is now gaining traction as one of the emerging…

Aurat Raaj wins a BAFTA Award for its AI chatbot

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Aurat Raaj, a Pakistani startup, has won a BAFTA Award for the animated series of its AI chatbot, Raaji. Called The Ultimate Survivor, the series…

Bitcoin loses 40% of its value, Ripple and Ethereum also suffers

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Last weekend, Bitcoin took a deep plunge by 40 percent – its worst value drop since April 2013, bringing other cryptocurrencies such as Ripple and…

KPITB is inviting investors for Pakistan’s first Digital City at Haripur

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board (KPITB) is inviting investors for Pakistan’s first Digital City, to be based out of Haripur, on the outskirts of capital’s Margalla…

Will T-Series take over PewDiePie as YouTube’s most-subscribed channel?

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

It seems like YouTube’s most popular channel, PewDiePie is about to lose its top spot as the most-subscribed channel of the video streaming site. T-Series,…

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AutoSahulat raises $100,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Antler

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

AutoSahulat an online service for roadside vehicle breakdown has raised pre-seed funding of USD 100,000 from Singapore-based VC firm, Antler. The funding round was closed…

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