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...
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...
Good news for micro-entrepreneurs in Pakistan – the startup bubble is here to stay!
LAHORE: Pakistan has one of the biggest ‘young’ populations in the world. According to a United Nations Human Development (UNDP) report published...
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
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
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...
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
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
These green startups want to help the environment and make money in the process. But what do their potential investors have to say?
The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Pakistan RoadShow was trying to help climate-friendly projects in Pakistan secure funds. What do they have to offer?
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...
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...
Data Security – issue of morality, business ethics, or inept governance?
In the murky world of numbers and big data, Pakistan, must not lag behind.
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.
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...