Techstars invests in Pakistani startup DevNation to provide 50 million under-skilled Pakistanis with full time jobs

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

DevNation has been selected as one of the 12 startups for the Techstars program in Toronto – this is Techstars’ first-ever investment in a Pakistani…

Tazah receives pre-seed funding of $2 million to accelerate Pakistan’s agriculture sector

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

In recent news, an agricultural-tech startup operating in Lahore has recently announced that it has raised nearly $2 million in the pre-seed round led by…

Karachi-based startup Munchies raises $2.5 million in Pakistan’s largest early stage funding

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a Karachi-based delivery startup called Munchies has raised up to $2.5 million from strategic investors including from leading companies such as Unilever…

Pakistani fintech startup PostEx raises $1.5 million in seed funding

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a Pakistani FinTech and logistics startup known as PostEx announced that it just raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was…

Zong 4G partners with Sehat Kahani to provide Free e-consultation sessions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sehat Kahani collaborates with Zong 4G, Pakistan’s leading cellular and digital services provider, to offer thousands of free remote and online consultations for the marginalized…

UK’s CDC Group backs Fatima Gobi Ventures’ Pakistan-focused fund

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

CDC Group (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has made an anchor investment in Techxila Fund I, a fund managed by local…

Pakistani startup QisstPay raises $15 million ahead of South Asia expansion

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent, Pakistan’s ever-rising buy-now, pay-later startup called QisstPay has officially raised $15 million in an early-stage investment hence getting ahead of the South Asia…

Oraan raises $3 million in in Pakistan’s startup seed round led by women entrepreneurs

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In recent news, a fintech startup called Oraan has raised $3 million in Pakistan’s startup seed round which was led by women entrepreneurs. The seed…

Pakistani FinTech startup ‘TAG’ raises $12 million in Pakistan’s largest seed funding round

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a rising FinTech startup called TAG Innovation Pvt. Limited has just raised around $12 million in Pakistan’s largest seed funding round. Hence…

Pakistani edtech startup ‘Maqsad’ gets $2.1 million pre-seed to make education more accessible

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a Pakistani ed-tech startup called ‘Maqsad’ announced its $2.1 million pre-seed round which will be used to enhance the company’s content platform…

Six Pakistani startups win the Shell Tameer Awards

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, the top six startups in Pakistan were announced as the winners of the Shell Tameer Awards 2021 which was a nationwide contest…

Pakistani digital freight marketplace called ‘BridgeLinx’ raises $10 million in the country’s largest seed

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In recent news, a Lahore-based digital freight marketplace called BirdgeLinx has raised nearly $10 million in the country’s largest round. The round was led by…

DeafTawk awarded a grant of $250,000 by The GSMA Innovation Fund for Assistive Tech

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

DeafTawk, an on-demand sign language interpretation service provider, has earned a grant of $250,000 from The GSMA Innovation Fund for Assistive Tech. The Fund received…

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