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i2i Ventures launches in Pakistan with its first six-figure USD investment in Mauqa Online
i2i Ventures, an early-stage investment fund with a focus on Pakistan-based technology enabled companies, is announcing the launch of a new $15 million fund and…
How Mauqa, i2i accelerated startup, is driving financial empowerment in Pakistan
Working towards uplifting the uneducated who cannot access the internet for economic opportunities, a husband-wife duo in Islamabad has kickstarted Mauqa.online. Mauqa.online is an impact…
Invest2Innovate launches one of a kind toolkit for Pakistani Startups
Just a year ago, I was invited to this fancy graduation day of a renowned incubation center in Islamabad. The event was top notch in…
Easy Insurance Pakistan wins the regional stage of 1776 Challenge Cup by Invest2Innovate
There really isn’t a lack of innovative ideas in Pakistan and the local startup ecosystem is striving to provide budding entrepreneurs the right kind of…
Business Incubation programs in Pakistan
Incubators are not a new concept in the world. The have formally existed for over 50 years, but in Pakistan we started talking about them…
Here’s what the Pakistan Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Report 2016 revealed
Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world and 70% of our 180 million population is under 30 years of age. Internet penetration…
Invest2Innovate announces its 5th batch of startups
Invest2Innovate has just announced its 5th batch of startups for its annual accelerator. After a long, competitive process, 4 startups were able to make it…
Invest2Innovate is hosting the local edition of Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016
Invest2Innovate has partnered with Slush for the second time to host the local edition of the Global Impact Accelerator 2016. The event is scheduled to…
3 Pakistani accelerators named among top 20 accelerators of Asia & Oceania
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…
Invest2Innovate is accepting applications for their Class of 2016-2017
Invest2Innovate (i2i) has opened up applications for their Accelerator Class of 2016-2017. Lead by Kalsoom Lakhani, Invest2Innovate (i2i) is Pakistan’s leading social impact startup accelerator.…
[Infographic] Invest2Innovate releases impact report for 2016
Keeping the tradition alive, Invest2Innovate (i2i), startup acceleration program has released an impact report for the year 2016. The report aggregates the progress of the…
Startups from the 4th i2i Accelerator batch have majority of female leads
Last week, Invest2Innovate (i2i) announced the names of the 5 startups that had graduated from their 4th accelerator batch. Surprisingly enough, majority of them have…
What’s keeping Pakistani Startup Founders from achieving their goals?
I got the chance to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) summit held in Kenya this June. The summit was co – hosted by the…













