Ever wonder how WhatsApp makes money? Here’s how.
With a reported user base of more than 1.5 billion by February 2018, WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging applications...
Cheetay mulling shut down, Dastgyr, others look towards layoffs as startups go through another purge Â
Hurting macros, global dearth of risk capital lead to massive layoffs, closures in Pakistan’s startup scene.Â
Amazon eyes expansion in Pakistan, eager to capture e-commerce market
Amazon officials have also ensured that every effort would be made to make the process of selling on Amazon easy for Pakistani nationals.
Bykea’s battle for survival
The company has made a gambit to try and earn a spot in car-hailing. But will they make it?
After Careem and Uber, will the next boost to Pakistan’s ride hailing market come from a women-only service?
Both Paxi and Safr want to create a safe environment for women using this mode of transportation, but it is unclear if both management teams will be able to create businesses that can scale
Help is here. But will kiryana stores take it?
A league of startups is trying to digitise small retailers. This might change retail altogether in Pakistan
What the 2020 Companies (Amendment) Ordinance means for startups
It takes into account many of the changes that entrepreneurs & VCs had been clamouring for, but there is still a long way to go
Economic Survey 2017-18: Telecom sector revenues touched Rs235.5 billion in FY 2017-18
Until the end of February 2018, Pakistan’s total mobile broadband subscribers stood at 53.5 million.
Pakistan’s GrocerApp secures $1m seed funding, former Amazon executive joins board
LAHORE: Popular online grocery delivery startup GrocerApp has raised $1 million in seed funding from investors that include former Amazon executives and...
US-based NRD Capital set to open office in Pakistan eying investments in startups
Despite all of the recent attention, Pakistan has not had venture capital firms setting up offices in the country
Global Unicorn Club lists startups with market valuation of $1bn or more
CB Insights recently published the Global Unicorn Club which lists private companies from around the world which have a total cumulative market...
Why content is king for Propergaanda
When one thinks about hard hitting topics such as social issues and politics, one does not imagine a huge Gaanda aka a...
Why is the caretaker govt offering free money to Pakistani startups? Â
Unlike VC funds, the PSF is an equity-free grant, aimed at bolstering the tech ecosystem in the country, but can it do so?
This EdTech startup wants to change the way Pakistani children learn mathematics
Ask any primary or lower secondary school student about the most difficult subject they have to study and, more often than not,...
Online education that matters – from distant dream to applicable reality
Globally, elite universities such as Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Cambridge, and Oxford etc. offer online and distant courses in various disciplines such...