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…
Idea Croro’n Ka: Pakistan’s Shark Tank is finally launched!
Press Release – Idea Croro’n Ka Launch For months, rumors were brewing about a show coming up that will promote entrepreneurship. The wait is formally over as Pakistan’s first ever business reality show was announced at a red carpet event in Lahore organized by NEO TV. Chairman NEO, Dr. Abdur…
Dear All, Embrace Yourselves for Startup Lahore!
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…
An Exclusive Interview with the CEO of Sehat
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…