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...
NIC Lahore extends application deadline for 2nd batch of startups
LAHORE: The National Incubation Centre (NIC) Lahore is now accepting applications for its 2nd batch of entrepreneurs aiming to make it big...
Startups can now apply, participate in Google’s first Asian Demo Day
Google is bringing its Demo Day event to Asia for the first time this September and now the search giant has opened...
PM Abbasi announces extension of tax holiday on IT exports for six years
The IT industry is the fastest growing sector of the Pakistan economy, with annual growth rates more than 30 percent and expected to double in size over the next 3-4 years
Data Security – issue of morality, business ethics, or inept governance?
In the murky world of numbers and big data, Pakistan, must not lag behind.
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...
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.
Karandaaz Pakistan to invest Rs80 million in women-led financial tech startups
KARACHI: Karandaaz Pakistan on Friday stated it is considering investing Rs80 million in women-led financial technology entities.
Its chief executive officer Ali Sarfaraz...
Women participation in labour force 4.3pc, gender gap wider than before: World Bank
KARACHI: Institute of Business Management's (IoBM) Head of Economics, Shahida Wizarat, says women don’t face gender-based discrimination in effluent classes but the same...
Digitalisation to help achieve economic growth target of 6 pc this year: Sindh governor
KARACHI: Pakistan has done a massive job at deploying digital technology which significantly supports the acceleration of economic growth to the set...
SECP reveals 19 per cent increase in new companies registration
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in February has registered 1,021 new companies. As compared to the corresponding month...
NICON Group of Colleges, ICCI to work for entrepreneurship development in youth
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of NICON Group of Colleges led by its Chairperson Aziz Fatima Naz visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
China’s electric vehicle startup NIO guns for $2 billion IPO
HONG KONG: Chinese electric vehicle startup NIO has hired eight banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to work on a planned...
SECP holds sessions under ease of doing business reforms agenda
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Tuesday organized two sessions with contributors under ease of doing business reforms...
It all boils down to simple arithmetic
“There are 17 million motorbikes and 40 million smartphones in Pakistan,” Muneeb Maayr, CEO Bykea – a ride-hailing (and more) app –...