Lahore’s entrepreneurial landscape is expanding rapidly. With new startups emerging daily, local investors are finally looking to put their money into businesses other than construction and stocks. MIT Enterprise Forum Pakistan has organized Startup Lahore, a two day conference, which will bring …Continue reading
Music Streaming Startup Patari Secures $200,000 in Seed Funding
Patari, a music streaming service has secured US$ 200,000 in seed stage funding from Sarmayacar, an investor syndicate. “Our success at Patari has been based on innovating quality products and investing in music,” says Khalid Bajwa, the CEO of Patari. “And our …Continue reading
Digital Media Startup MangoBaaz Raises $115,000 in Seed Funding
Popular online platform MangoBaaz has secured major funding from a domestic investor in Pakistan. The startup has raised $115,000 from Fatima Ventures, a subsidiary of the Fatima Group. MangoBaaz is Pakistan’s first new media company that focuses on creating digital content for …Continue reading
American Startup Expert Discusses Pakistani Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is evolving. Everyday new ventures emerge, creating niches or fulfilling unmet demands. However, the field remains relatively new and can benefit from people who have been dabbling in the art for some time now. Recently, Mr. Kevin Koym was …Continue reading
Plan9 Signs 3 MoUs With Delegation From Austin, Texas
Memorandums of understanding (MoUs) have been signed between Plan9, a technology incubation project of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), and three United States companies to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan. The companies – 3 Day Startup, Capital Factory and Tech …Continue reading
US Team Arrives in Pakistan to Explore Startup Landscape
A ten member delegation from the United States has arrived in Lahore as part of an exchange program that exists between Plan9, Pakistan’s largest startup incubator, the US State Department, and the city of Austin, in the US. Known as the ATX+PAK …Continue reading
Taking on the Mobile Phone Repair Industry
We’ve all done it. Had that moment where you forgot that you were holding your phone in one hand. Then there is that heart stopping moment when your phone slips from your grasp and free falls to the floor. You hear a …Continue reading
Unilever Foundry Collaborates With Pakistan’s Startup Ecosystem
The Unilever Foundry Network has reached out to Pakistan’s leading startup accelerators, incubators and academia to transform company’s growth model by incorporating sustainable living. The Foundry is the entry point for tech innovative companies to be able to work with the global …Continue reading
Two Pakistani Startups Make it to the Top 15 at Startup Istanbul
Two Pakistani companies, Treble and MyDoctor.pk, made it to the top 15 startups that were showcased at the recently concluded Startup Istanbul festival, held in the Turkish capital. The startups had to go through two screening stages before making it to the …Continue reading
Pakistani Startups Selected for NewEnergy Global Startup Festival
Two Pakistani startups have been finalized as part of the top 100 companies that will be showcasing their ideas at The NewEnergy Global Startup Festival in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 27, 2016. Wattie and SavCon Energy have been selected from a pool …Continue reading