Startups
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From Karachi to a $170 Million Success! The Ali Moiz Startup Story
Most startup stories are usually fantastical. They go like you love games… You start a company… and you eventually get rich. However, the real story…
Murati’s Lab Admits Its First Model Isn’t the Strongest Available
Most AI labs launch a model by claiming it beats everyone. Mira Murati’s lab did the opposite. Thinking Machines released Inkling on Wednesday, its first…
$30 Million AI Startup Calls Pakistan One of Its Biggest Engineering Bets
An American AI startup has quietly made Lahore one of its core engineering hubs, and it did so almost by accident. Nectar Social, founded by…
This Startup Wants to Build the World’s Most Unique Quantum Computer
A quantum startup just raised $300 million, and its pitch cuts against everything the field assumed. Shockingly, it did all of it within the first…
Pakistan Signs Startup Partnership With Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play
Pakistan signed a Letter of Intent with Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play Tech Center to strengthen its startup ecosystem. The deal expands local access to…
Why NVIDIA Is Betting Big on Gradium, a French AI Voice Startup
Paris-based voice AI startup Gradium reopened its seed round to new investors including NVIDIA, bringing the total raised to $100 million. The company announced the…
California Startup Moves Toward Burying Nuclear Reactors 6,000 Feet Underground
Deep Fission delivered its prototype reactor canister to a Kansas test site Wednesday. The milestone advances the company’s plan to place nuclear reactors one mile…
Is Chinese Startup DeepSeek Building Its Own AI Chip?
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly developed its own custom inference chip over the past year, media reports. DeepSeek spent approximately twelve months building the…
90 New Startups Created in 2026: Is This the Year of Unicorns?
Venture capital deployment reached historic levels in 2026, producing nearly 121 new unicorn startups valued at one billion dollars or more. Data from Crunchbase and…
PM Cloud Program Opens Applications for Pakistani Startups
Ignite has opened applications for the Prime Minister Cloud Program, offering Pakistani startups reimbursement of cloud expenses up to $13,500. Startups can apply until July…
Indian Tech Tycoon Wants to Build An AI Alternative to Microsoft Office
Indian serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is making a bold $30 million bet. He is backing a new enterprise AI company with his own money. His…
How Pakistani Startups Can Apply for the Rs 3 Billion Startup Fund
The Pakistan Startup Fund has taken its first real steps, receiving 10 applications under a rolling process. The Rs 3 billion scheme offers equity-free grants…