Pakistan was lacking its renting platform where people could list their unused items for rent. Introducing UpRenting. UpRenting is not just a listing platform. It’s a complete rental platform with features like escrow payments and CNIC verified accounts. Lender can mark the pickup location on the map where the item can be picked up by […]

CarFirst, a Pakistani startup which sells used cars, has just raised an investment from the international investor Frontier Car Group. CarFirst is hailing this investment initiated in late 2016 as one of the leading series “A” funds for a startup in Pakistan. With a number of inspection outlets in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad this digital […]

During this year’s World Wide Developers Conference, held on 5th June 2017, Apple has announced its entrance in to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Apple has launched Augmented Reality Developer toolkit for iOS known as ARKit. Apple also unveiled that it is planning to bring support for VR headsets to future Macs. There has been […]

With an objective to connect entrepreneurs on the path to commercialization with industry experts and to promote the exchange of ideas among each other, Karandaaz Pakistan, in partnership with Planet N Group of Companies and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), hosted a workshop on the “Challenges in the Startup Eco-system in Pakistan”. Key Stakeholders […]

Looking to launch your startup, raise money and learn about starting a company? Momentum Pakistan could be the place for you! The 2-day startup conference and exhibition is a ‘must-attend’ for “doers” from around Pakistan who share a common interest to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in Pakistan. The event will […]

NETSOL Technologies Pvt Limited’s Incubator, NSPIRE, partners with Pakistan’s largest technology accelerator, PlanX, to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Signing the MOU NSPIRE, the technology incubator started by leading innovator, NETSOL Technologies Pvt. Limited has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PlanX, Pakistan’s largest technology accelerator. The signing ceremony took place at the PlanX […]

Recently I moved from China to Estonia, a country a thousand times smaller and unknown to most of the people I interact with. In fact I get a slew of questions from “where is Estonia” to “is it really in Europe” to “why Estonia” and “what’s so special about it”. About Estonia To me and […]

Technology is bringing people and organizations together, closer. Information technology in particular is bringing more transparency and accountability in society. So Is future in technologies difficult to predict? Not at all. Recently, in Berlin, over a hundred entrepreneurs and investors met to discuss ongoing technology related trends that are going to shape how we live […]

According to a GE report collabrations with startups is the future of big businesses. Some excerpts from the report are mentioned below and may help us understand why the Pakistani incubators are taking collaborative partneships seriously: 1)”Smart corporations are aggressively looking to engage with startups through partnerships, investments, and acquisitions.” 2)”The companies most successful at […]