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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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Pakistan registered 5,626 new companies in the past 11 months
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 5,626 new companies in the current fiscal year 2015 – 2016. This represents a growth…
PITB launches a project ‘Herself’ to encourage women to embrace freelancing
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PITB has triggered a project named ‘Herself’ meant to empower females by enabling them to learn and earn using the driving power of Information Technology.…
3 Pakistani accelerators named among top 20 accelerators of Asia & Oceania
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Gust and Fundacity recently released their Annual Asian and Oceanian Accelerator Report 2015. Three accelerators from Pakistan were featured in the top 20 active accelerators…
After 7 countries, international healthcare venture RingMD launches in Pakistan
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According to World Bank, Pakistan spends only 2.6% on health care out of the total GDP. The local health care infrastructure is under developed especially…
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
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Software giant Microsoft is going to buy LinkedIn, a social network for professionals, in an all-cash deal for a whopping $26.2 billion dollars. The amount…
This slum school with innovative digital curriculum has launched a campaign to bring 500 under-privileged to schools
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Pakistan has one of the highest illiteracy rates around the globe. Nearly 5 million children of primary school-going age are out of school. Things may…
Inside Google’s plan to take Pakistan’s startup industry to a global scale
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Google, as an organization, is known to be one of the most innovative ones. From being a technology giant to its most recent initiative to…
7 lessons that Entrepreneurs can learn from the life of Muhammad Ali
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Google “Black Superman” and guess what the first search result will be? Muhammad Ali wasn’t just a boxer; he was a legend. He didn’t just…
Telenor might enter the health segment of Pakistan through digital health initiative, tonic
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Just this week, Telenor Global entered into digital health arena by launching their first ever solution in Bangladesh. This strategic move has been made by…
How Orient Group’s effective marketing strategy changed the dynamics of AC Industry in Pakistan
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Orient Enterprises is a private limited company and the sole distributor of the world’s most renowned brands like Mitsubishi in Pakistan. Last year, the company…
Sheops Launches the First Online Marketplace for Women in Pakistan
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Sheops, Pakistan’s first online ‘women-only’ marketplace that provides entrepreneurship and earning opportunities to women and women-owned businesses, launched on May, 2016 at The Nest i/o.…
A startup founder arrested for allegedly stealing source code of a product
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Baqar Abbas Jafri, startup founder representing, Investors Lounge — a social network for investors, has been arrested for allegedly stealing the idea and source code…
Over 60 high net worth angel investors attend LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship’s Investors Summit
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LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE), LUMS’ flagship experiential development platform for entrepreneurs held an exclusive investor event to mark the graduation of its fourth cohort…
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