Pakistani startups will now get trained in Silicon Valley

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The NUST Global Acceleration Program (GAP) – is a pioneering acceleration program. Sponsored by the US Department of State it aims to boost post-revenue Pakistani…

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A startup of Karachi won 1M rupees in 2017-18 Startup Cup Finals

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In the fourth edition of the American Embassy-funded event, a team from Karachi, Retailistan, beat 17 other teams to take the top prize of 1…

Seven startups graduate from Revolt, Peshawar 2.0’s incubation program

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The second cohort of Revolt comprising of seven startups graduated from Peshawar 2.0’s business incubation and acceleration program. The graduation was celebrated in a Demo…

This Gold-backed crypto startup works for Muslim investors

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cryptocurrencies with their highly unstable and volatile prices rising and plummeting every week posses serious risks for investors, and especially for those who believe in…

Alibaba buys a food delivery startup in $9.5 billion deal

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant has acquired a food delivery startup, Ele.me to expand in China’s rapidly growing market for the local delivery of…

PakVitae, a startup for clean drinking water, wins regional HULT prize

By Talha Saqib ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Unfortunately, in Pakistan, almost 22 million locals are forced to drink contaminated water due to the poor sanitary conditions in the country. To challenge that,…

Three Pakistani startups make it to Digital Winners Asia

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In November, three startups from Pakistan will be flying to Myanmar for they have been shortlisted to participate in Digital Winners Asia, a regional startup…

ERUPT, Pakistan’s business idol is taking applications for the grand competition

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan has been witnessing an increasing trend towards entrepreneurship, specially in youth. Quality startups are being founded at an exponential rate and people are preferring…

StartupList.pk is a crowd-sourced database of Pakistani startups

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A new platform called StartupList.pk plans to document and track all Pakistani startups and other details like the founders, funding rounds, and more. Started by…

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This startup Book My Umrah lets you find the best value package for your Hajj & Ziyarat

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Every year someone from our circle goes to perform Hajj or Umrah. Almost everyone who has had the privilege of performing Hajj or Umrah, has…

Meet the brave girl behind Minerva – a Social Enterprise in Islamabad

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

When you’re a young university student going through the grind of torturous courses you look for inspiration; a little reassurance of the fact that you’re…

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