ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) In line with its commitment to build a thriving startup ecosystem, Jazz – Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and leading digital service provider, has organized ‘The Art of Pivoting’ webinar today to address key issues faced by local startups in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinarRead More →
KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE ) Google for Startups’ (GFS) has launched a 3-month, online accelerator program to nurture high-potential, early-stage tech-startups across Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. The program is committed to support homegrown entrepreneurs implement their solutions while enriching local ideas to evolve. In theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) In line with its commitment to enhancing the end-user experience, Jazz Business has announced a Universal Access Number (UAN) as a new Value-Added Service (VAS) for its corporate customers. By offering new, innovative services, Jazz Business intends to become the go-to end-to-end partner for allRead More →
QUEETTA ( PRESS RELEASE ) Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui visited National Incubation Center Quetta which is one of 5 incubators conceived, funded and set up by Ignite under the auspices of Ministry of IT & Telecom. NIC Quetta is being managed by LUMS in collaboration with BUITEMS. During the visitRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Telenor Pakistan’s digital startup accelerator programme, Telenor Velocity, signed a contract with Google to launch its first ever gaming cohort aimed at accelerating the game developers. Game Launcher is a programme for top indie game studios who are looking to build, scale & monetize best-in-class mobile games.Read More →
KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE ) Momentum Tech Conference, Pakistan’s leading technology and entrepreneurial event, is launching its third edition on 30th April and 1st May, 2019 in a partnership with Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. This year, on the third installment of the Momentum Tech Conference, 100 start-ups from all overRead More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), hosted startups and entrepreneurs from National Incubation Center (NIC), Peshawar, who presented their ideas, business models and prototypes to the senior management at PTCL Headquarters in Islamabad. The session was led by Dr. Daniel Ritz, President & CEO, PTCL, along with seniorRead More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) Karandaaz Pakistan announced ‘Matilda Solutions’, ‘Love for Data’, and ‘AgriMart, as the winners of its third round of annual FinTech Disrupt Challenge after a close competition between 16 extraordinary technology startups with ideas for financial inclusion. The three outstanding FinTechs will each receive a funding up toRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) UberPITCH 2018, a nationwide competition to select startups with the most compelling ideas resulted in one national winner – Xylexa Labs – and four provincial winners. The winners were picked from a pool of over 300 participants across Pakistan. The final round saw 10 startups pitching theirRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Nineteen promising FinTechs have been bustling with excitement and morphing their raw ideas into scalable solutions as part of Karandaaz Pakistan’s FinTech Disrupt Challenge (FDC) 2018, for which Karandaaz has funded FinTech Factory to provide accelerated support to these startups. The mentoring from some of the mostRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) Islamabad, in partnership with the U.S Embassy commenced its 5th edition of the “Pakistan StartUp Cup 2018-19”. Pakistan Startup Cup started with a series of “Build a Business” workshops. These series of workshops will be held in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar andRead More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) Telenor Velocity’s ‘DuckStories’ reached Karachi this Friday which brought together acclaimed innovators, industry experts, mentors, Telenor senior management and startups to celebrate and learn from their failures. DuckStories is a series of regular events where accomplished entrepreneurs and professionals share their career mistakes and failures with theRead More →