Purple Cow Strikes Again! In the field of monochrome Holsteins, entrepreneurs gathered again for the 4th edition of Purple Cow event hosted by Kickstart co-working space, The Entrepreneurs Collective, and Freshstart.pk PR, in search of the next Purple Cow. Purple Cow is an event that gives a chance to…
Plan9’s startups emerge victorious in Momentum Tech Conference
This is just the second month of 2017, and already Pakistan has seen some exceptional entrepreneurial events being conducted in several parts of the country. All of these events mutually agree to one goal; to boost the entrepreneurial culture of Pakistan by introducing startups to potential investors. Recent events like…
PlanX’s collaboration with SMEDA promises to develop entrepreneur culture of Pakistan.
Punjab IT Board, PlanX is Pakistan’s leading technology accelerator. It has been a great platform for startups to get recognition. Recently a project of Punjab IT Board, PlanX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) here, on 17th February 2017. SMEDA was established…
Herself; Empowering women of Pakistan.
In this age of technology, women are as equally qualified as men. However they are not recognized in the advancing fields due to lack of opportunity. Herself is a startup providing them precisely this window of opening where women from all over Pakistan are made aware of the jobs surrounding…
Startup Lahore, a major platform for startups.
MIT Enterprise Forum Pakistan and ITU conducted a well-planned two days event, Startup Lahore, to provide a grand platform for the entrepreneurs of Pakistan at Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore on 26th January 2017. The main idea behind this event was to give a boost to startups and make Lahore recognized…
ForiEDU: You Learn. You Teach. We Connect
Private tutoring is already a multibillion dollar industry and according to the estimates of Global Industry Analyst, it will reach 102.8 billion dollars by the year 2018 and double in the year 2020. In this picture, Pakistan will not have had any representation had it not been for the Uber…
Nearpeer successfully raised investment of 6 figure (USD) valuation
An astounding creation has been introduced to improve the education system of Pakistan. Nearpeer is an online library featuring lectures on various courses ranging from O’Levels till university. Ammar Ali Ayub and Shahrukh Swati, alumni of LUMS, co-founded Nearpeer in November, 2015. They are ecstatic with the investment of Ali Aziz,…
CarChabi secures investment from Treet Corporation Ltd
CarChabi is an IoT startup promising to enhance lifestyles by an innovative Android smart phone app comprising of a digital automobile key. CarChabi was founded on 1st of December, 2015, by Muhammad Ali Rashid along with Hammad Siddiqui, both are electrical engineers by professional. The idea of CarChabi struck them…
Purple Cow: Stand out from the Herd!
The Entrepreneur’s Collective in conjunction with KickStart co-working space and FreshStart PR decided to hold an event in which innovative startups in tech would demo their startups in a competition known as Purple Cow. It was held at Plan9, in Arfa Karim Tower in Lahore. The Startups in Question were as…
DIY Geeks lets you “Do It Yourself”
DIY Geeks, Plan9′s graduating startup, is a facilitation platform for creating technological solutions to resolve issues faced in daily lives. It is a startup that aims at initiating maker movement in Pakistan. Table of Contents: Formation Story Offered Services Achievements What led to the formation…