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DevFest Islamabad 2025 Highlights AI Innovation, Digital Literacy, and Pakistan’s Growing Tech Ecosystem
Google Developer Group (GDG) Islamabad wrapped up DevFest Islamabad 2025 at Ramada Islamabad, drawing more than 300 participants from across the country. Developers, entrepreneurs, students, policymakers, media representatives, and technology leaders gathered to explore the future of artificial intelligence, digital…
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Sustainable Agtech firm – Red Sea Farms – attracts $18.5 million strategic raise as tech performance surpasses expectations
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Red Sea Farms, the Saudi Arabia and UAE AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables commercial farming using a low energy, zero freshwater sustainable climate control,…
YAP secures In-Principle Approval from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) License
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YAP, a leading fintech revolutionizing the digital banking experience in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia has announced that it has been granted an…
Y Combinator-backed startup, Pylon, announces $19 million funding round
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Pylon, the infrastructure management platform transforming electricity and water companies in emerging markets, announces a $19 million seed funding round. The seed round for the…
Paymob aims to empower Pakistani merchants with online, POS and “Tap on Phone” payment solutions
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Paymob, MENA’s market-leading digital payments provider, announces its formal market entry, and the start of operations, in Pakistan. Paymob’s exciting expansion into Pakistan follows its…
Meta, NIBAF collaborate to up-skill women entrepreneurs
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Meta is collaborating with the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to train and up-skill Pakistani…
Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator program welcomed the second cohort of B2B tech startups
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Microsoft for Startups, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), welcomed its second cohort of 21 startups to the GrowthX Accelerator program in…
First female founded health tech startup secures $1.8 million in pre-seed funding
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Dr. Saira Siddique has become the first solo female founder of a Pakistani startup to have raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding for health tech…
Savyour expands its reach through launch of in-store feature and Google Chrome Extension
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Savyour, Pakistan’s first pay-per-sale affiliate marketing network and rewards platform, has rolled out its in-store feature to broaden its scope from e-commerce to the overall…
Altibbi announces $44 million series B fund raise led by Foundation Holdings, Hikma Ventures and others
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Altibbi, the Middle East’s largest AI-based digital health platform, announces a $44 million, Series B fund raise; the largest single financing round for a regional…
COLABS raises $3 million seed to empower entrepreneurs and freelancers through its spaces and tech platform across Pakistan
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COLABS, the Lahore-based startup that enables SMEs, entrepreneurs and freelancers to build and grow their businesses through its spaces and tech platform, has raised $3…
Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company and R.J. Fleming & Co. join hands to launch a Pakistan focused Private Equity Fund
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The Kuwait Investment Authority’s joint venture with the Pakistan Government, Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited (PKIC), and R.J. Fleming & Co. Ltd. (RJF or…
Jiye Technologies announces first-of-its-kind ‘Agri-Tech’ BNPL feature in Pakistan
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Jiye Technologies, the fastest growing Agri-Tech platform in Pakistan has announced a first of its kind business-to-business (B2B) buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) feature through a digital financing…
