DISRUPT PAKISTAN 2.0 “Oh, the times, they are a changin’ “. Stepping in to Dojo’s co-working space, I reflected, to a Bob Dylan song that was playing in the background, on how Pakistan’s startup ecosystem has truly changed in the past 2 years. The…
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Club Internet: Connecting the Next Four Billion
Connecting the Next Four Billion In August 2013, Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera, Nokia and Qualcomm partnered with Facebook, a social services company to launch Internet.org. The main aim of this partnership was to improve internet access for people around the world. Even though Mark…
Up Close with Humayun Mazhar – Pakistan’s answer to VC
Meet Humayun Mazhar, the Founder of CresVentures. I had the chance to sit down with Humayun Mazhar, founder and CEO of CresVentures, a wing of the Crescent Group focused on investing in Pakistan’s startup ecosystem. His story is one of struggle, mentorship, and optimism for…
Get Hooked on Beauty – an exclusive interview with Sahr Said
Startups in this country are truly taking off. The myth of Pakistan lacking any capable investors has long been banished with the portfolio that Fatima Ventures has presented to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Pakistan. Further bolstering its repertoire was a recent investment round of $280,000…
KickStart Hosts Disrupt Pakistan 2.0, features 5 Startups
KICKSTART CO-WORKING SPACE HOSTS DISRUPT PAKISTAN 2.0 A start-up, according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, is defined simply as “a new business”. New means exciting; a prospect of discovery of innovation while making your footprint in the world. It is on this premise that a…