Pakistani Startups
Startup Co-Founded by Pakistani Entrepreneur Lands $62.5 Million Funding
A startup with Pakistani roots has secured major new funding as global investors continue to back tools shaping the future of customer communication. Respond.io, co-founded…
This Video Commerce Pakistani Startup Is About to Scale Massively
BuyPass.ai, a Pakistani video commerce platform, has secured funding from Myco Holdings, marking an acceleration of the startup’s expansion strategy across South Asia’s largest untapped…
11 Pakistani Startups Join UK Climate Finance Accelerator to Unlock Green Investment
Eleven Pakistani businesses have been selected for the 2026 cohort of the UK-funded Climate Finance Accelerator Pakistan. The program has mobilized up to $40 million…
This Pakistani Startup Beat 700 Others to Get to Accelerating Asia Cohort 13
Pakistani supply chain startup Driftly is selected for Cohort 13 of Accelerating Asia Ventures, earning a spot in one of the region’s competitive startup accelerator…
The Airlift Founder Is Back. But Can This New Startup Succeed?
Airlift co-founder Usman Gul’s new startup Metal has secured a Rebel Fund investment. The deal revives memories of Airlift, once Pakistan’s most-funded startup, which burned…
Pakistani AI Startup Blainy Selected for Silicon Valley’s Plug & Play
Blainy, a startup from the National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore, has officially secured a spot at the prestigious Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon…
This Pakistani Startup Has Marked A Major Harvard Milestone
EMRChains, Pakistani AI-powered healthcare startup incubated at National Incubation Center Islamabad, qualified among top 50 globally at Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon 2026. In…
Pakistani Startup ABHI Partners With Saudi TRAY to Launch Earned Wage Access in Kingdom
Pakistani fintech startup ABHI has partnered with Saudi POS platform TRAY to launch earned wage access services across Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector. The partnership will…
Lumen Acquires Pakistani-Owned Startup Alkira for $475 Million to Advance Cloud Networking Strategy
Lumen Technologies agreed to acquire Pakistani-owned Alkira for $475 million in all-cash transaction announced May 5. Alkira was founded in 2018 by Pakistani brothers Amir…
Shabbar Zaidi Urges Pakistani Startups to Explore Funding Beyond Venture Capital
Former FBR chairman Shabbar Zaidi urged Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore diverse funding channels beyond venture capital at IBA Karachi. He advised studying local success stories…
Pakistani Drone Startup Attracts $2 Million Foreign Investment
NICAT-incubated drone manufacturer NEXERIN has secured a $2 million investment from a German corporation, marking a significant milestone for Pakistan’s aerospace startup ecosystem. The deal…
26-Year-Old Sualeh Asif Becomes 4th Richest Pakistani Following SpaceX AI Deal
Karachi-born tech innovator Sualeh Asif has made history. At just 26 years old, Forbes recognizes him as the fourth richest person in Pakistan. His net…
Pakistani Startup Bookme Partners With Saudi Arabia for Instant Digital Umrah Visas
Saudi Arabia has partnered with Pakistani startup Bookme to enable instant Umrah visas, shifting the process to a fully digital system.
