BusCaro Secures Major Funding from Accelerate Prosperity

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

BusCaro, a tech-based ride-sharing platform, has secured major funding from Accelerate Prosperity to expand and enhance its urban transport services in Pakistan. The investment amount…

Pakistan’s First Govt-Backed Makerspace Set to Launch in Lahore

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s first government-backed Makerspace is set to launch soon in Lahore, marking a major milestone in the country’s drive toward innovation and digital transformation. The…

Pakistani Startup in Saudi Arabia Eyes $20 Million with New Deals

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A Pakistani startup in Saudi Arabia is set to transform its regional footprint, projecting $20 million in annual revenue from new deals across the Kingdom,…

Pakistani Startup Beats Global Competition in 102-Country Agrifood Challenge

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani startup “Ful Food” has earned a coveted semifinalist spot at the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards, a global platform recognizing transformative…

Shark Tank Pakistan Funding Faces Reality Check as Only 4 of 36 Deals Materialize

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A recent account by Ali Khan Swati, a participant on Shark Tank Pakistan, has shed light on the stark gap between on-air applause and real-world…

How a Software Engineer in India Pulled Off Multiple Jobs All at once— Until He Got Caught

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A software engineer in India has set off shockwaves across the global tech community after being exposed for secretly holding multiple high-paying jobs at once,…

27 Startups Join National Incubation Center Lahore Cohort 2

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Incubation Center Lahore Cohort 2 has officially welcomed 27 promising startups from across Pakistan, launching the next cycle of its intensive founder-focused incubation…

Neem Paymenow Gets Rs100 Million from HBL to Scale Earned Wage Access

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Neem Paymenow, Pakistan’s pioneering earned wage access platform, has secured a Rs100 million term sheet—the first tranche of a $4 million credit facility—from HBL. This…

Wix Drops $80M to Acquire a Solo AI Startup—Here’s What They’re Planning

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Base44 Wix acquisition has emerged as a major milestone in the startup world after Israeli developer Maor Shlomo sold his six-month-old AI startup to…

Pakistan-Based Allia Health Grabs $2M for Better Mental Healthcare

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a major vote of confidence for Pakistan’s emerging healthtech scene, billionaire investor Tim Draper has backed Allia Health with $2 million in fresh funding.…

Pak-American Entrepreneur Raises $600M for AI Vehicle Startup Applied Intuition

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

SAN FRANCISCO: In a major development for the autonomous vehicle industry, Pakistani-American entrepreneur Qasar Younis has raised $600 million in new funding for his AI-driven…

Kodifly Selected for ScaleX Program to Expand in Saudi Arabia

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Hong Kong-based infrastructure tech startup Kodifly has been selected for the ScaleX program by KAUST, standing out from a pool of over 560 applicants worldwide.…

K-Electric EPIC 2025 Awards Top Energy Startups in Pakistan

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

K-Electric (KE) concluded the Grand Finale of the Energy Progress & Innovation Challenge (EPIC) 2025 on Wednesday, reaffirming its commitment to promoting localisation and innovation…

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