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Pakistan’s Climate Startup Fund Faces Setback After Sarmayacar Exit
Pakistan’s ambitious climate startup fund has hit a major roadblock as Sarmayacar, the private fund initially tapped to manage the $40 million Climaventures initiative, has exited the project. The $50 million climate-focused programme, backed by the United Nations’ Green Climate…
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Global investors show interest in funding Pakistani startups, report
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The future of Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem looks very bright with local and international investors stating that Pakistan is “an opportunity too large to ignore”, according…
PTCL invests PKR 1 Billion in U Bank
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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has injected an additional equity of PKR 1 billion in U Microfinance Bank Ltd. (U Bank), which is a wholly…
Nest I/O has incubated over 100 startups which have created 370 new jobs in 3 years
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The Nest I/O, a tech incubator backed by P@SHA has recently hosted an event for its network of alumni and startups to mark its 3-year…
DreamX claims the top prize on the last day of APIthon
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APIthon concluded after two days of API filled hacking and coding. ‘DreamX’, a platform looking to introduce conversational banking, claimed the top prize with ‘RepairWala’…
Peshawar gets another tech incubation center for startups and entrepreneurs
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In recent years, Pakistan has seen a rise in the number of tech-centric startups. However, there is also a need for developing incubators and accelerators…
SECP records 44% increase in companies registration in Pakistan
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In the first half of current financial year, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 4,954 new companies, raising the total number of…
Meet the 20 startups shortlisted for the NEST 7th batch
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The Nest I/O, business incubator at Karachi, has introduced its latest cohort of 20 startups working in areas as diverse as Education, Technology, Healthcare, and…
Y Combinator is launching a biotech track
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Y Combinator aka YC, an American seed accelerator that backed many big firms including Airbnb and Redditt is now funding more startups in the field…
Meet GULFREIGHT.com, a platform aiming to revolutionize the logistics operations
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Logistics is one of the most challenging and time-consuming businesses currently in practice. With a huge number of suppliers to coordinate with, persistent and impatient…
Startups that raised investments in 2017
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There was a time when startups were considered just another emerging trend in Pakistan, and many people thought the trend wouldn’t sustain. However, it did.…
Karandaaz to invest 700 Million rupees for strengthening small enterprises
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Karandaaz Pakistan has announced that it is providing a loan of PKR 700 million to ORIX Leasing Pakistan to increase access to finance for small…
This startup has published the salaries of all its Employees for everyone to see
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Salaries at most top companies are guarded somewhat like the nuclear codes — employees are expressly told not to discuss them with peers, emails with…
Asha Jadeja invests in Pakistani Startup ConnectHear
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Asha Jadeja, an angel investor with an array of investments in India, Pakistan and Silicon Valley, has just backed another Pakistani Startup ConnectHear. ConnectHear, founded…
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