Paklaunch secures $1mn seed funding to boost regional startups

Investment led by Disrupt.com aims to expand the startup ecosystem in Pakistan and the GCC

Cheetay mulling shut down, Dastgyr, others look towards layoffs as startups go through another purge  

Hurting macros, global dearth of risk capital lead to massive layoffs, closures in Pakistan’s startup scene. 

Why is the caretaker govt offering free money to Pakistani startups?  

Unlike VC funds, the PSF is an equity-free grant, aimed at bolstering the tech ecosystem in the country, but can it do so?

Closing the year with a bang: 2023 tech funding looks up

After nine long months of a funding drought, startup funding has taken a sharp turn for the better in the fourth quarter of 2023

Pakistani digital freight forwarding startup Voyage Freight secures $1mn in pre-seed funding

Pakistani digital freight forwarding startup, Voyage Freight, announced on Monday that it has successfully secured over $1 million in pre-seed funding, led...

Why are Pakistani startups incorporating HoldCos abroad?

Considering the preconceived notions about holding companies abroad, what are the implications of this policy?

Will BusCaro be the one to finally say BusCaro to burning VC funding?

Shaking off the ashes of Airlift and Swvl, BusCaro looks to have a crack at the commuting and mobility space with a twist

Startup space continues to hollow out as Trella set to exit Pakistan

Without a whisper, the trucking startup has decided extricate itself from Pakistan

Hello, can I take your order from 6500 miles away?

Percy is looking to outsource cashier services to developing countries and tap into the very prevalent labour arbitrage

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

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?

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

Punjab govt to provide SMEDA-style business models to startups

LAHORE: The Punjab Finance Ministry on Wednesday directed the provincial industries department to provide Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)-style business...

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...

Singapore’s High Output Ventures launches early stage fund for Pakistan

LAHORE/KARACHI: Singapore-based venture studio High Output Ventures (HOV) has launched an early stage fund dedicated to Pakistani startups. The fund will be attached...