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Pakistani Woman-Led Health Tech Startup Expands Regionally with Major Funding
MedIQ, a health technology startup founded by a Pakistani woman, has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round. Rasmal Ventures (Qatar) and Joa Capital (Saudi Arabia) spearheaded this latest investment, with continued support from MedIQ’s existing investors. Founded…
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Back to Snapping
A few days ago, we did a piece on Snapchat and its trophies. As my snapchatting journey has continued, I have come to learn that…
Two Hours With Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani, the Sherlock Holmes of Suicide Bombings
As I walked in the seminar room of IBA Karachi`s exquisitely-built CED building, I didn’t expect such a huge crowd of highly professional looking individuals…
Snapchat Trophies – the what, the why and the how
The darling of the Millennials, of course everyone has heard about Snapchat-the destructive messaging service- but the app has so many quirky little features that…
Maker Fest coming to Pakistan for the first time
Maker Fest, a subcontinental-variation of the world-popular event “Maker Faire, is coming to Pakistan for the very first time and is going to take place…
Pakistani Startups need to raise the bar as neighboring countries move ahead with pace!
Left to right: Mohammad Noresi, founder of Hamijoo, Nazanin Daneshvar, founder of Takhfifan and Tabassom Latifi, founder of Mamanpaz, photographed in Tehran. (Photograph: Arash Ashourinia/Observer…
9 things you did not know you could do with your earpods
Did you know that Apple’s earpods not only control music but calls and camera too? The earpods can be used efficiently with these tricks that…
Junaid Malik COO Digital at Bramerz resigns for his own startup
Junaid Malik, COO of Digital at Bramerz – a digital media agency based out of Lahore with digital footprints nationwide – has resigned from the…
Pakistani Inventors gear up for the second “Drone for Good” competition!
Believe it or not, that whizzing sound does make you all goose bumpy and excited. Just 6 months ago I was surfing through the channels…
7 genuinely useful hidden features you didn’t know about in Facebook
In 2004, Facebook started out as a social-network for Harvard students, and 11 years onwards, it has managed to attract an unbelievably huge number of…
Meet Investify, Pakistan’s first real-time stock manager App
Ever felt that there is a lack of business-focused apps, especially for Pakistan? Well, you are not alone, and thanks to one person who did…
Meet the education startup teddict and teenage trio behind it
“Are you scared, if something goes wrong about this dream of yours?” “No we are not!” This was the response with full energy from team…
7 life-lessons for startups from Veqar Islam’s talk at NestIO
Veqar Islam’s talk at The Nest I/O proved to be an awesome learning experience for aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals from every walk of life. The…
