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A startup of Karachi won 1M rupees in 2017-18 Startup Cup Finals
In the fourth edition of the American Embassy-funded event, a team from Karachi, Retailistan, beat 17 other teams to take the top prize of 1…
Women’s Digital League partners with Facebook for its #SheMeansBusiness program
Women’s Digital League, a social enterprise empowering women in the digital area, has partnered with Facebook to bring its #SheMeansBusiness program to the Pakistani landscape.…
Pakistani startups win big at UN’s Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyle Challenge
Two Pakistani innovators, Mohammad Saquib and Hassam Ud-din, have won the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge in energy efficiency and low carbon mobility categories,…
Seven startups graduate from Revolt, Peshawar 2.0’s incubation program
The second cohort of Revolt comprising of seven startups graduated from Peshawar 2.0’s business incubation and acceleration program. The graduation was celebrated in a Demo…
Pakistani startups to benefit from USAID supported Challenge Fund
American Ambassador David Hale joined the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rahman to launch the United States Agency for International Development…
KeepTruckin raises $50 million from Google Ventures and others, expands to Islamabad & Lahore
The Silicon Valley startup with its roots in Pakistan, KeepTruckin has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) with…
Patari launches a full investigation into the sexual misconduct case, announces Ahmer Naqvi as the CEO
Earlier today, some screenshots appeared on the popular social media platform Twitter, suggesting that the CEO, Khalid Bajwa, of the popular music streaming platform in…
5 best ideas for women to start a business with minimum capital
Most of the women in Pakistan consider starting a home based business because they can start it at any time without using huge investment. Technology…
Government announces a $75m fund for new startups
The Government of Pakistan has decided to set up a 75 million dollar fund for entrepreneurs and small startups at State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).…
Alibaba buys a food delivery startup in $9.5 billion deal
Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant has acquired a food delivery startup, Ele.me to expand in China’s rapidly growing market for the local delivery of…
EcoEnergy raises over $600,000 from SIMA funds
EcoEnergy is a pay-as-you-use solar energy provider in Pakistan. They have successfully penned down a debt finance deal with Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA).…
The legal spat between OLX and PakWheels will pave way for investments, Industry Experts
A legal battle has ensued between PakWheels and OLX over copyright infringement and intellectual property theft, as reported by Reuters. OLX has claimed that the…
