20 Startups from Punjab to Participate in Dubai Expo 2020: Minister Higher Education & IT Raja Yassir Humayun

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Punjab Minister for Higher Education & IT Raja Yassir Humayun held a press conference at the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) regarding the participation of…

YC-backed Udhaar Book raises $6 million to help Pakistan merchants digitize their business, from bookkeeping to payroll

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Udhaar Book, a super app for Pakistan’s small businesses, has raised  US$6 million in seed funding from multiple investors including Fatima Gobi Ventures (FGV), Plaid…

Pakistani fintech Savyour raises $3.3 million seed to scale the country’s first savings and rewards platform

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan-based fintech Savyour, which developed the country’s first cashback app and pay-per-sale affiliate marketing network, has raised US$3.3 million in a  seed round co-led by…

NIC LUMS augments Foundation Council with trailblazing Pakistani entrepreneurs and investors

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL) at LUMS has onboarded illustrious Pakistani start-up founders, inventors, and investors to help accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship-led economic growth in…

100,000 empowered entrepreneurs and freelancers at COLABS – Heart of tech ecosystem

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

COLABS is Pakistan’s fastest-growing collaborative workspace with a community and ecosystem network at its core. A community of over 1000 residents and 100 ecosystem partners…

Pakistani startup Zarya raises $1.7 million in seed funding to empower small businesses

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a Lahore-based B2B e-commerce startup called ‘Zarya’ has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round led by VCs such as Raed Ventures,…

Pakistani startup Zarya raises $1.7 million in seed funding to empower small businesses

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a Lahore-based B2B e-commerce startup called ‘Zarya’ has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed round led by VCs such as Raed Ventures,…

How to transfer your WhatsApp data from your iPhone to Android

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

If you’re switching from an iPhone to an Android then most probably you have come around with the problem of transferring the WhatsApp data to…

Remotebase is making hiring great again!

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Remotebase recently launched Developers.Remotebase, Pakistan’s first automated hiring platform that helps candidates swiftly undergo the hiring process instead of them waiting for human resources to…

VavaCars welcomes Khalil Shahab as Country Manager to further accelerate the automobile sector in Pakistan

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Established in 2019 in Turkey, and 2020 in Pakistan, VavaCars’ vision is to become the most trusted car transaction platform in emerging markets. With the recent…

VavaCars raises $50 million in Series B to build presence in Turkey and Pakistan

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

VavaCars a Turkey-based online trading platform for buying and selling used cars has raised $50 million to expand its operations in Turkey and Pakistan. Duquesne…

Pakistani startup Rider bags $2.3 million in seed funding round led by Global Founders Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures and Asian Development Bank, to drive Pakistan’s growing logistics and e-commerce markets

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Rider, a tech-led last-mile delivery partner for e-commerce retailers, has raised US$2.3 million in a seed round led by venture capital (VC) firm Global Founders…

Techstars invests in Pakistani startup DevNation to provide 50 million under-skilled Pakistanis with full time jobs

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

DevNation has been selected as one of the 12 startups for the Techstars program in Toronto – this is Techstars’ first-ever investment in a Pakistani…

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