During Q1 2022, Pakistani startups raised $174 million in disclosed funding across 17 deals.
For more insights and a complete list of startups that raised funding, check out the blog post.
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Cloud-First policy approved. Move over Careem mafia, Airlift mafia is here. Digital payments continue to grow. Shorooq Partners’ new $150 million seed-stage MENAP fund. Jiye launches BNPL service and Bykea launches Bykea Rickshaw. Munchies shuts down. Startups can’t find qualified employees. Coeus Solutions postpones IPO. i2i releases Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2021. Tax holiday for startups and freelancers. Safepay partners with UBL. Non-Banking finance companies can operate as P2P service providers. Careem Pay gets in-principle approval for the EMI license.
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Pakistan’s billion-dollar crypto opportunity. Aurat March’s social media strategy. Pakistan’s unexplored startup potential. What made the startups click in Pakistan? Tech’s gender discrimination.
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Fatima Mazhar, COO COLABS. Hamza Khan, Growth Manager at Binance Pakistan. Meenah Tariq and Omar Parvez, Co-founders of Metric. Saad Hasan, corporate VC at HBL.
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Uzair Younus talks to Ambareen Baig about the state of Pakistan’s startup ecosystem based on the findings of i2i’s released Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2021.
