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This Startup Raised $2 Million to Create New Perfumes Using Machine Learning
Fragrance tech company Patina raised $2 million in funding from investors including Betaworks and True Ventures in announcement made May 21. The startup focuses on…
Pakistani AI Startup Blainy Selected for Silicon Valley’s Plug & Play
Blainy, a startup from the National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore, has officially secured a spot at the prestigious Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon…
Why Is Sam Altman Offering OpenAI Tokens to Some Startups?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced offering $2 million worth of OpenAI API tokens to every startup in Y Combinator’s current Spring 2026 batch in exchange…
Former Teen Hacker Raises $28 Million to Fight AI Phishing Threats
Shay Shwartz, founder of cybersecurity startup Ocean, raised $28 million to develop email security platform designed to counter AI-powered phishing attacks. Shwartz’s journey into cybersecurity…
This Pakistani Startup Has Marked A Major Harvard Milestone
EMRChains, Pakistani AI-powered healthcare startup incubated at National Incubation Center Islamabad, qualified among top 50 globally at Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon 2026. In…
Why Silicon Valley Investors Are Backing This Pakistani Founder
Pakistani entrepreneur Muhammad Bilal is building a robotics startup in Silicon Valley after dropping out of university twice and conducting research at ETH Zurich. His…
Pakistani Startup ABHI Partners With Saudi TRAY to Launch Earned Wage Access in Kingdom
Pakistani fintech startup ABHI has partnered with Saudi POS platform TRAY to launch earned wage access services across Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector. The partnership will…
This Startup Is Trying to Solve A Billion-User Voice AI Problem
Wispr Flow tackles India’s linguistic complexity with Hinglish voice AI model. The Bay Area startup recorded 14% of global installs from India but only 2%…
Lumen Acquires Pakistani-Owned Startup Alkira for $475 Million to Advance Cloud Networking Strategy
Lumen Technologies agreed to acquire Pakistani-owned Alkira for $475 million in all-cash transaction announced May 5. Alkira was founded in 2018 by Pakistani brothers Amir…
Shabbar Zaidi Urges Pakistani Startups to Explore Funding Beyond Venture Capital
Former FBR chairman Shabbar Zaidi urged Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore diverse funding channels beyond venture capital at IBA Karachi. He advised studying local success stories…
Bangladesh-Based Travel Startup GoZayaan Exits Pakistan Market After Four Years
Bangladesh-based travel platform GoZayaan announced it will exit Pakistan after four years, citing strategic realignment toward markets with stronger long-term potential. The company entered Pakistan…
Can Defense Tech Startups Actually Operate and Grow in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s startup ecosystem has traditionally been dominated by fintech, e-commerce and software companies, but a new category is slowly beginning to emerge: defense and aerospace…
