Pakistani Startups
VEON Ventures reignites Pakistan’s startup economy by investing US$ 15 million in Dastgyr
VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, announces today that the Group’s VEON Ventures division…
Farmdar, a Pakistan based agritech raises $1.3 million in a Seed round
Farmdar uses deep-tech with high-res, multi-band satellite imagery to create actionable data for farmers and corporates. This data has a direct result on the efficiency…
Airlift realigns strategy amidst global recession
In light of the significant downturn in global capital markets, Airlift is undertaking a strategic realignment to reduce the surface area of operations and to…
First female founded health tech startup secures $1.8 million in pre-seed funding
Dr. Saira Siddique has become the first solo female founder of a Pakistani startup to have raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding for health tech…
Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company and R.J. Fleming & Co. join hands to launch a Pakistan focused Private Equity Fund
The Kuwait Investment Authority’s joint venture with the Pakistan Government, Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited (PKIC), and R.J. Fleming & Co. Ltd. (RJF or…
Pakistan’s leading travel portal, Sastaticket.pk, records significant growth
During the first year of the pandemic, travel came to a complete stop for a long time. However, most travel agencies and other companies in…
Truck It in Raises the Largest Seed Round in MENAP Trucking Space
Homegrown logistics tech startup Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms Global Founders Capital and Fatima…
SuperFollow : Likee offers value addition for content creators To Earn More Grow More
Today, entertainment has taken on another meaning with streaming services like Netflix, Spotify, Twitch, and even YouTube. Users now have the ability to fully customize…
Inventhub, cloud-based collaboration platform for hardware developers, raises a pre-seed round led by Fatima Gobi Ventures, foreign and local VCs
Inventhub, a Pakistani secure web-based collaboration platform for electronics product development, has closed a pre-seed funding round led by existing investor Fatima Gobi Ventures. The…
Applications for Microsoft’s ‘GrowthX Accelerator’ second cohort is now open for Pakistan’s B2B startups
Microsoft for Startups Middle East today announced it has opened a second round of applications for Microsoft for Startups’ highly successful GrowthX Accelerator Programme and…
Pakistani start-up wins first place across South Asia in maiden Stanford SEED Spark Program
National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore at LUMS nominated start-up Codeschool.pk has won top laurels and a cash prize in the capstone business pitch competition in…
GrocerApp becomes the 1st Easypaisa mini-app for groceries
GrocerApp has recently partnered with EasyPaisa to provide customers with the best grocery-buying experience in the country. The partnership was finalized by the CEO GrocerApp…
Government is focused on creating a startup-friendly ecosystem, says PM Imran Khan
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the government is focused on creating a startup-friendly ecosystem in order to enhance the e-commerce sector of…
