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Pakistani brand, Atoms Sneaker raises $2M through customer Investments
Brooklyn-based sneaker startup Atoms, co-founded by a Pakistani entrepreneur, has raised over $2 million through a private funding round supported by approximately 450 customers. The announcement came via a LinkedIn post by CEO Sidra Qasim, who shared her personal reflections…
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How I created a hardware startup in Pakistan in 2 days and what it taught me
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Approximately one year ago (April 2015), my city— Lahore— hosted Pakistan’s first IoT expo. As I was tinkering with an RFID-based attendance system for local…
Jazz inaugurates National Incubation Center in Islamabad
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The official inauguration ceremony for Jazz’s National Incubation Center (NIC) was held at the National Information Technology Board in the presence of Houlin Zhao, Secretary…
Plan9 8th Launchpad Lahore concludes, 9 startups shortlisted
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Plan9, Pakistan’s largest tech incubator, last week held the 8th addition of their launchpad event in Lahore. This time, Plan9 had shortlisted 20 startups who…
Sabzi.pk secures seed funding at US$7.5M valuation
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Founded by a passionate young entrepreneur from Ali Pur Chattha near Gujranwala, Sabzi.pk, an online fruits and vegetables delivery startup housed at LUMS Center for…
Pakistani brands are using Pokemon Go for some sneaky marketing
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Pokemon Go had everyone’s attention since its first preview. Now, after the game has rolled out, it has quite literally become a worldwide phenomenon, generating…
Elevate The Youth is a capacity building accelerator for the youth of Pakistan
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The need of time has allowed entrepreneurship and social innovation to become a popular global phenomenon around the world. Whilst youth of developed countries has…
Careem acquires a chunk of VentureDive in a hefty deal
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Taxi-hailing cab service, Careem, has acquired a one-third chunk of VentureDive’s development team for an undisclosed amount that includes cash and equity, both. The acquired…
Pakistan among emerging markets of the future, new report says
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BMI Research, a financial market analysis firm, has recently identified 10 emerging markets from the Asia and Africa region that are set to become new…
Careem acquires 50 engineers in Pakistan, will invest 100 million dollars in R&D
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Update: A previous version of the story indicated that Careem has hired 50 engineers – which is slightly incorrect. Careem has acquired a chunk of…
Careem introduces real-time ride tracking system in Pakistan
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Taxi-hailing startup Careem has now introduced a new feature to let people track their friends’ or loved ones’ rides in real-time. “At Careem we value…
This MIT-based startup is hoping to change the Agriculture setup starting with Pakistan
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Agriculture remains a widely untapped area from our startup industry viewpoint. This area is so vast that several startups can co-exist without the fear of…
Postmortem of My First Startup
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Like many programmers and developers, I have also been inspired by the glorious entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, or Larry Page. This inspiration led…
Well.pk, health ecommerce site, closes seed funding round of around US $1 million
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Health and lifestyle e-commerce startup Well.pk has secured close to US$1 million from its initial seed funding round, primarily backed by angel investors Nadeem Hussain…
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