Pakistan’s Startup Funding Plunges to $15.2 Million in Q3 2025

By Muhammad Haaris ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s startup ecosystem saw a sharp funding decline in Q3 2025. Startups raised $15.2 million across six disclosed deals, according to data compiled by experts.…

BusCaro Secures Major Funding from Accelerate Prosperity

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

BusCaro, a tech-based ride-sharing platform, has secured major funding from Accelerate Prosperity to expand and enhance its urban transport services in Pakistan. The investment amount…

27 Startups Join National Incubation Center Lahore Cohort 2

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Incubation Center Lahore Cohort 2 has officially welcomed 27 promising startups from across Pakistan, launching the next cycle of its intensive founder-focused incubation…

Neem Paymenow Gets Rs100 Million from HBL to Scale Earned Wage Access

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Neem Paymenow, Pakistan’s pioneering earned wage access platform, has secured a Rs100 million term sheet—the first tranche of a $4 million credit facility—from HBL. This…

Telenor, Invest2Innovate & STZA Launch Pakistan Startup Policy Brief

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s startup sector took a step toward policy-driven growth with the launch of the Pakistan Startup Policy Brief titled “Closing the Funding Gap for Startups…

Pak-American Entrepreneur Raises $600M for AI Vehicle Startup Applied Intuition

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

SAN FRANCISCO: In a major development for the autonomous vehicle industry, Pakistani-American entrepreneur Qasar Younis has raised $600 million in new funding for his AI-driven…

Pakistan’s Climate Startup Fund Faces Setback After Sarmayacar Exit

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s ambitious climate startup fund has hit a major roadblock as Sarmayacar, the private fund initially tapped to manage the $40 million Climaventures initiative, has…

US Tech Fund Commits $10 Million to 2 Pakistani IT Entrepreneurs

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

KARACHI: Pakistan’s two IT entrepreneurs—Mehwish Salman Ali and Malik Mudassir—will receive funding of $10 million from the USA-based JR Dallas Tech Fund, the premier private…

Startup Founders Can Now Get Rs5m Through NIC Karachi & Orbit Program

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

NIC Karachi has launched its first structured startup acceleration program in collaboration with Orbit Startups, aiming to fast-track high-potential companies through funding and expert guidance.…

Staggering startup stats: Pakistan’s NICs generated over 27 billion PKR in revenue

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Incubation Centers (NICs) have successfully incubated over 1900 startups, creating more than 185,000 jobs and generating an impressive PKR 27.3 billion in…

Famous Pakistani Media House Partners with Paklaunch to Boost Startup Ecosystem

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ARY Digital Network, a famous Pakistani media house, has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paklaunch, a global platform that connects Pakistani startups…

Startup Struggles in Pakistan, Yet Billions in Funding Could Be Next

By Saqib ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

We are not a business-friendly nation. Period. Keeping in mind this bitter reality check, Pakistan’s startup ecosystem entered 2025 facing uncertainty. Like every year, from…

Pakistani Startup Funding in Q1 2025 Hits Just $196,000 Amid Investor Caution

By Tech Desk ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In the first quarter of 2025, Pakistani startup funding saw a steep decline, marking one of the lowest investment periods in recent memory. According to…

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