ConnectHear organizes Pakistan’s first deaf-inclusive interpreted concert

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ConnectHear is a technology startup bridging the gap between the deaf and the community, through a video-based and in-person sign language interpretation system. A Nest…

Pakistani high-school entrepreneurs win $11,000 at the Global Diamond Challenge Summit

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Team Aab-e-Hayaat has won the Global Diamond Challenge winning $11,000 in prize money. It is the first Pakistani team to reach the semi-finals of the…

National Incubation Center Karachi to begin operations next month

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Ministry of IT and Ignite’s flagship initiative National Incubation Center (NIC) will kickstart in Karachi, next month. After the establishment of NICs in Islamabad, Lahore,…

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A startup of Karachi won 1M rupees in 2017-18 Startup Cup Finals

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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.…

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Pakistani startups win big at UN’s Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyle Challenge

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

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

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

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…

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Patari launches a full investigation into the sexual misconduct case, announces Ahmer Naqvi as the CEO

By TechJuice ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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…

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5 best ideas for women to start a business with minimum capital

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

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

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

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…

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