Adam Dawood Interview Co founder Pet People Country Head Kaymu DYL Ventures Founder Where are you from? Has coming from a business oriented family shaped your perspectives for running startups? Has your schooling, by any chance, played a significant role in this? I am from Karachi. I spent…
Early Days: Jehan Ara
I’d like to start this series of early days during my time spent at a leading blog in Pakistan focusing on tech. I wrote a bunch of stories that never made it to being published, due to my commitments running my own startup in the healthcare space. Also another reason…
Seasoned Lawyer Demystifies “Startups As Legal Entities”
Startups and entrepreneurship are the backbone of an economy and its growth. And economic recessions are breeding grounds for entrepreneurs and startups. When an entrepreneur enters a market to showcase their unique idea and services, it could either lead to glorious success or an abject failure. This risk-taking sets entrepreneurs…
The 2021 Ecom Awards Conclude to Highlight Pakistan’s best e-talent
The Inaugural Ecom Awards held by Profit Magazine have finally concluded, which aim to recognize the country’s e-commerce talent. The partners of this event were Profit, Pakistan ECommerce Consortium, and NextGen The awards ceremony was divided into 2 awards: the People’s Choice Awards, which recognized e-commerce players across 11 different…
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOU takes over Lahore by storm
‘THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOU’ TAKES OVER LAHORE BY STORM A nation’s future can be measured by the quality of the books it reads. Last Friday, Lahore saw the first-of-its-kind launch of ‘This Book Is About YOU’ authored by Nabeel Qadeer – a coach, consultant, content producer and an…
Bringing Education Revolution in Pakistan.
“Entrepreneurs have saved entire nations from collapsing, and it is the entrepreneurs that will save our country’s future. Having spent a lifetime working with founders and dreamers, there’s a chapter in my journey that came to pass with Prof. Dr. Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, Chairman The Superior Group. At the…
KASB Securities’ MD gets invited for a talk at COLABS
12th September, 2019 COLABS hosted Muhammad Ali Farid Khawaja at Studio 3 at their premises in Gurumangat Road, Gulberg III, Lahore, to a dedicated audience that wanted to hear what the MD of KASB Securities had to say. He started off by elaborating on his personal journey, which took him…
HBL Mobile and HBL Konnect to provide instant e-ticketing to its users via Bookme.pk
Bookme Tickets (Private) Limited (Bookme), a leading Pakistani e-ticketing platform in the Bus, Cinema and Events industry with over 2.5 Million customers across Pakistan, announced today that they have launched e-ticketing services across HBL Mobile and HBL Konnect platforms. The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Umar Rafique – Regional…
IFC to Invest $2.5 million in Sarmayacar to Support Tech Start-Ups in Pakistan
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest $2.5 million in Sarmayacar, one of the first early-stage venture capital funds supporting tech-driven startups in Pakistan, to help boost entrepreneurship and spur economic growth. IFC—a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World…
Dot and Line Raises Seed Investment from Sarmayacar.
Sarmayacar Ventures backs daring entrepreneurs who are building scalable, market-transforming enterprise and consumer technology businesses in Pakistan. Being the first venture investor, they have invested as little as $100K at the Seed stage and up to $2MM at the Series A stage. Saramayacar strives to add value beyond capital, and…