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in EntrepreneursFacebook’s SheMeansBusiness program launches in Peshawar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) and DEMO recently came together to launch Facebook’s SheMeansBusiness program through a 3-day digital marketing and financial management workshop, in Peshawar. The SheMeansBusiness program aims to support women-led businesses in the digital economy through the provision of skills and business training to help advance these entrepreneurs’ enterprises. Durshal […] More
Applications open for KP Innovation Fellowship Program
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is yet again accepting applications for its Government Innovation Fellowship Program, which is heading into its 7th cycle. The fellowship program has a six-month duration period, for which 20 individuals will be inducted, and is funded by the KP IT Board, Code for Pakistan and The World Bank. The program is […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Leadership, Starting a Business, Success StoriesThe tourism industry of Pakistan has great potential to grow
Pakistan has several tourist attraction spots, including Swat Valley, Hunza Valley, Attabad lake, etc., which have yielded enormous profits for the past few years. The growing importance of the tourism industry has captured the attention of a lot of people. Even Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, recognized the importance of the tourist industry […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Leadership, Startups, Success Stories, TechnologyRemotebase, a tech startup,is redefining the recruitment process
The technological startup recently raised $1.4 million in its seed round. They used this investment to increase the exposure of the Pakistani software engineers and connected them to Silicon Valley startups. Founded by Qasim Asad Salam, Remotebase finds, hires, and trains software engineers for remote working. Currently having around 40+ software engineers, the startup plans […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Starting a Business, Startups, Success Stories, TechnologybSecure is the one-click checkout solution for selling products
When it comes to e-commerce in Pakistan, accepting online payments through credit/debit cards is an extreme hassle. bSecure promotes the sales of your products around the globe by helping in minimizing the payment problems by adding multiple payment gateways and reducing door-step rejections through their Robo-Call option before delivery(in case of the COD method). The […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Startups, Success StoriesUrtasker, a Pakistani agency, makes it to Clutch's list
Due to its outstanding services and rapid growth, Urtasker has been included in Clutch’s “Top 100 fast-growth companies”. As mentioned on their original website, the CEO of Urtasker, Omer Riaz, said, “We are thrilled to have been chosen as one of Clutch’s fastest-growing businesses—and an honoree for the 2021 Clutch 100 list.” Clutch, an extremely […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, StartupsTrivzia, Pakistan's live streaming platform, raises $400,000
The Lahore-based startup, Trivzia Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, raised $400,000 in a seed round led by 47 venture investments. Trivzia is Pakistan’s first live online video streaming platform that hosts live daily games on its Mobile application, Jeeto Naye Andaz Say. It plans to use this investment to enhance the consumer experience, augment the team […] More
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in Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Success StoriesPakistan's Mariam Nusrat makes it to Forbes Next 1000 list
This is yet another milestone achieved by one of the entrepreneurs of Pakistan by receiving International recognition due to their unique and market-breaking idea. Forbes’ list this year honored startups with revenue or funding less than $10 million. Pakistan’s Mariam Nusrat was no way behind and successfully made it to the list, making the entrepreneurial […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Startups, Success Stories, TechnologyRare Sense, a blockchain tech startup, raises $400,000
The Pakistan-based crypto startup, Rare Sense raised $400,000 in seed funding from US-based investors. The company’s current focus is non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) but is also working on Decentralized Finance (Defi) projects. Recently founded by Hassan Baig, Fahad Rao, Sophia Pervez, and Shahbaz Ali Khan, Rare Sense is a crypto-tech startup that has developed products in […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Startups, Success StoriesManeeha's, a clothing startup, continues to grow amidst COVI
Founded by Maneeha Ejaz in 2019, Maneeha’s is an Instagram-based online fashion brand that targets consumers through its exceptional clothing designs and marketing and promotional strategies. Currently, the page is at 19.3K followers and has successfully launched several collections. With the rise of covid-19 cases in Pakistan in 2020, the economy of Pakistan was hit […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Success StoriesA Japanese company places a $3.2m order to Saffran group
Bears Inc, a Japanese tech company, selected Pakistan’s Saffran group to develop a high-tech IT platform for its real estate business. The estimated total cost for this development is 350 million JPY, out of which JPY 130 million worth of work has been completed. The Pakistani ambassador Imtiaz Ahmad assured smooth completion of the order […] More
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in Business, Entrepreneurs, Motivation, Startups, Success StoriesJugnu, a Pakistani B2B startup, raises $3.2 million
Parent company Saleflo and its subsidiary Jugnu, recently raised $3.2 million. Systems limited contributed a total of $3 million of this investment and acquired a 20% share in the business. The rest of the amount was contributed by some angel investors. Jugnu plans on using this investment in expanding its operations by investing in the […] More