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...

NIC begins first hybrid incubation programme with 24 startups

ISLAMABAD: A new batch of 24 startups has joined the National Incubation Center’s (NIC) first ever hybrid incubation programme, a press release...

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

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,...

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.

Careem revises fares, days after changing ways customers can pay

Careem is on a roll! In an email message to users on Sunday, Careem has said that it is revising rates customers will...

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