Lahore, 2nd January, 2017 Startup Lahore is a 2-day conference to be organized in Lahore, bringing together the finest angel investors, entrepreneurs, mentors, speakers, tech companies, accelerators and media onto one platform. Startups will have access to a network of local and foreign investors as well as mentorship and training…

In this segment, FreshStart conducts an interview of Nadir Mumtaz, CEO of Sehat, an online pharmacy with immense potential to become the “one-stop shop” for medicines for Pakistanis. 1. How did you envision Sehat? My family has been involved heavily in the pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan since 1948. With the…

Plan9 and Careem hosted ERUPT; the first student-based entrepreneurial road show. The purpose of this venture was to further strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan. Under the umbrella of ERUPT the stakeholders were able to build valuable relationships with key opinion leaders across universities & tech industry and brought the student body…

It was about time TiE held a healthcare-focused event celebrating the achievements of startups in that industry. This was it   TiE hosted a mega workshop on Healthcare-Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery in Pakistan at Royal Palm on Friday November 25, 2016 at 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm   The aim of…

Lahore 24th November, 2016 Royal Palm, Daffodil Hall   Digitalk held an event at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, in Daffodil Hall, labeled Technology and Untapped Pakistani Businesses.  The following were invited to be guest speakers at the event:   Daniyal Siddiqui (Country Head, Premier Energy) Zeeshan Anwar Khan…

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) has certainly come a long way under Humayun Mazhar’s mentorship. This event is going to be their third in a matter of three months. FreshStart personally attended the Legal Eagles Event, in which prominent lawyer Saad Rasool spoke to SME’s about the legal implications of starting…

Education as a sector is largely over-looked in Pakistan and requires immediate attention. We feel that the limitlessness that technology has to offer can have a positive impact on the overall structure of the industry. Plan9 has been taking a strong stance to increase the induction of technology in the…

Rise Mom- Lead like a Woman   In one of the latest Disney’s Pixar movie, Inside Out we see the working of the mind of an 11 year old girl which is ruled by five distinct emotions: joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust. We also see a brief glimpse into…

PlanX is pleased to announce its collaboration with The Unilever Foundry Network in Pakistan. Through this global initiative innovators will be presented with an opportunity to partner with one of the world’s most successful consumer goods companies. Under this initiative Unilever seeks to work with, mentor and support budding entrepreneurs…

  PlanX hosts Facebook for Developers Conference Lahore, Pakistan – October 14th, 2016 For the first time in Pakistan, Facebook for Developers in collaboration with PlanX, will be conducting a one day workshop on Thursday 3rd November, 2016. Facebook for Developers helps you build new platforms, grow and monetize your app. This…