Monday, July 8, 2024

Startup

Uber confirms $500 million investment in Pakistan

Uber aims to create over 250,000 economic opportunities for Pakistanis Uber is committing US$500 million investment to growing its operations in Pakistan. This financial backing is supported and accelerated by the arrival of Uber’s Head of Europe, Middle East and...

Karandaaz launches FinTech Challenge 2017 with funding of up to $100,000

Karandaaz is inviting FinTech startups to pitch their innovative ideas and win funding support of up to $100,000. The FinTech Disrupt Challenge 2017 has been announced by Karandaaz Pakistan, in partnership with IBA Aman Center for Entrepreneurial Development. Karandaaz is inviting FinTech startups...

Pakistan’s young entrepreneurs share creative ideas at Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend brings together tech entrepreneurs in Karachi Local Pakistani entrepreneurs gathered to present their innovative ideas at Google-powered ‘Startup Weekend’, hosted by Karachi-based technology incubator, Nest I/O. Google-powered ‘Startup Weekend’ event is a global campaign, which is organized in over...

Uber president Jeff Jones quits company amid turmoil

Uber president Jeff Jones quits, citing differences over ‘beliefs and approach to leadership’ Uber's president Jeff Jones has joined the #deleteuber movement because he's come to realise the company's values aren't compatible with his own. Jeff Jones left the taxi-hailing firm...

KP launches Durshal Government Innovation Lab

KP IT Board, Code for Pakistan and World Bank launched the third cycle of the KP Civic Innovation Fellowship Program Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board, Code for Pakistan, and the World Bank Group launched the third cycle of the KP Civic...

Uber partners with Seed Out through UberAuto

Uber helps in providing 50 rickshaws to breadwinners of low income families . Uber has joined hands with Seed Out to help create extra income opportunities in Pakistan by enabling the Uber app for 50 Seed Out rickshaws given to...

Pakistan’s ‘Fitbit for Cows’ wins $10,000 at Pakistan Startup cup 2016

Pakistani startup Cowlar won the top prize of Rs. 1 million at Pakistan Startup Cup 2016. Cowlar announces to establish a Cowlar Village with prize money Pakistani startup Cowlar, better known as ‘Fitbit for Cows’, has won the top prize of Rs....

Jazz launches National Incubation Center to nurture budding entrepreneurs

Jazz partners with Pakistan Government to launch first its kind innovation hub to nurture entrepreneurs from across Pakistan Pakistan's new incubation center has been established to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and investors, while providing state-of-the-art incubation facilities to them. The official inauguration...

Pakistani startup for kids with special needs wins big at US contest

Team of startup WonderTree made Pakistanis proud by winning third prize at the GIST TECH-I startup competition held at Stanford University WonderTree which develops interactive, augmented reality-based games for children with special needs using Microsoft Kinect technology, with a focus on...

Pakistan Govt. urged to support entrepreneurs and emerging startups

Pakistani entrepreneurs say there is no appreciation for social entrepreneurship at the policy level in Pakistan, nor a mechanism to determine the social impact of business ventures ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government has failed to acknowledge the potential of startups in...

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Keir Starmer becomes UK’s new prime minister as Labour wins UK general election 2024

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister of UK after a ceremonial meeting with King Charles III on July 5, 2024. Starmer has led Labour to secure a landslide victory in the UK’s 2024 general election to end 14 years of Conservative rule.