Pakistan’s IT companies, freelancers get complete tax waiver

In his address to the nation on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a complete tax exemption for information technology (IT) companies...

OTT platform STARZPLAY to feature new webseries ‘Mumkin’ starring Faysal Quraishi

Launched in 2018, STARZPLAY by Cinepax has gained recognition as the fastest-growing streaming service in Pakistan. The service offers Convenient payment methods...

With $13mn in seed funding, NayaPay to roll out payments and messaging platform

Pakistan-based fintech startup NayaPay has announced raising $13 million in one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia, to roll out...

Lahore-based Daftarkhwan aiming blistering growth after seed funding from EMPG

Lahore-based co-working startup Daftarkhwan plans to double the capacity at its co-working offices within a few months after securing seed funding from regional...

Karachi-based financial advisory startup Elphinstone gets Y Combinator’s backing 

LAHORE: Karachi-based wealth management platform Elphinstone has been accepted into Y Combinator and will be part of the incubator’s Winter 2022 batch.  Karachi-based...

Pakistan’s Truck It In raises $13mn in seed money to fund expansion

Karachi-based trucking startup Truck It In has announced raising a $13 million seed round, which is by far the largest raised by a...

Retailo announces raising $36mn funding in Series-A round

B2B eCommerce marketplace Retailo Technologies has claimed to have raised $36 million in Series-A funding. The round was led by Silicon Valley-based Graphene...

STZA awards COLABS with a zone enterprise license

COLABS, a coworking operator in Lahore, Pakistan has been awarded a zone enterprise license by Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA).  COLABS currently comprises...

ezWiFi raises six-figure amount in pre-seed funding as it gears up internet sharing service

Islamabad-based internet sharing startup ezWiFi has raised a six-figure US dollar amount in pre-seed funding round to expand its internet service which...

Pakistan’s Healthwire scores $3.3mn in funding as startups end year on record high

Lahore-based Healthwire, a health-tech startup aspiring to tread the healthcare superapp road, has closed $3.3 million in Series-A funding.  Investors in Healthwire’s new...

Pakistan’s B2B agritech startup Tazah closes pre-seed round at $6.5m 

LAHORE: Lahore-based B2B fresh produce marketplace Tazah Technologies has raised an additional $4.5 million in its pre-seed extension round, bringing the total...

Farm-to-retail startup Jiye Technologies announces raising $2.5m in pre-seed funding

LAHORE: Lahore-based agri-supply chain platform, Jiye Technologies has claimed to have raised $2.5 million in its pre-seed funding round, as the farm-to-retail...

Tiger Global backs Pakistan’s CreditBook in $11m round

KARACHI: Digital bookkeeping startup Fintech startup CreditBook today announced it has closed a $11 million pre-Series A round led by US-based Tiger...

Pakistan’s on-demand delivery startup Krave Mart raises $6m in pre-seed funding

LAHORE: Karachi-based startup and recent entrant in the heated on-demand delivery space, Krave Mart, has announced $6 million in pre-seed funding to...

Beauty, fashion eCommerce startup Bagallery raises $4.5m in Series-A funding as competition grows stronger

LAHORE: Bagallery, which positions itself as a digital-first beauty and fashion startup in Pakistan, has raised $4.5 million in Series-A funding.  The Series-A...