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Pakistan startups projected to continue gaining enhanced access to financing in 2026

Published 16 Feb, 2026 07:22pm

Startups' change in approach towards hybrid financing models doubled fundraising in 2025

Pakistani-founded AI startup acquired for nearly $2bn

Published 28 Oct, 2025 02:45pm

Following the close of the transaction, Securiti AI founder Rehan Jalil will join Veeam as President of Security and AI

Pakistani workspace startup COLABS set to expand to Saudi Arabia

Published 26 Oct, 2025 11:00am

Company says Riyadh site will serve as flagship location in the Kingdom and an anchor for MENAP expansion

P@SHA, HUB47 MoU to connect Pakistan’s startups with international markets

Published 16 Oct, 2025 03:59pm

Purpose of MoU is to 'strengthen innovation, advance entrepreneurship, and create new opportunities for startups'

Saudi Arabian fintech barq gets In-Principle Approval to set up EMI in Pakistan

Published 16 Oct, 2025 03:44pm

barq says Pakistan is witnessing rapid growth in the adoption of digital financial services

Pakistan startup ecosystem — From big rounds to broad growth

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 08:31am

Pakistan’s startup ecosystem entered the third quarter of 2025 on a high after a strong rebound earlier in the...

eTurbo announces rise in domestic production

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:01am

KARACHI: The eTurbo, a Pakistani ebikes startup, announced Tuesday it would increase domestic production from ...

Pakistan’s Neem secures $4mn credit facility from DNI Group

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:35pm

Neem, an embedded finance platform in Pakistan, has secured an additional $4 million credit facility from South...

PostEx announces $7.3mn pre-series A funding for expansion in Pakistan, GCC

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:51pm

PostEx, a prominent player in Pakistan’s financial technology sector, announced on Tuesday the completion of a $7.3...

NetSol Technologies, IGNITE to establish startup incubation center in Lahore

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 10:24pm

NetSol Technologies has signed a contract with IGNITE - National Technology Fund, a company under the Ministry of IT...

Google Cloud ignites Pakistan's startup ecosystem

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

KARACHI: Google Cloud, in collaboration with Tech Valley, successfully concluded its inaugural ‘Startup ...

Electric motorcycles: Zyp Technologies announces $1.5mn Series Pre-A funding

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 02:18pm

Zyp Technologies, which operates in the energy and electric motorcycle assembly space, announced on Tuesday that it...

Ignite inks agreement with Pakistan Services Limited - Hashoo Group

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for the thriving Pakistan’s technology and startup ecosystem, Ignite...

Delivery startup Krave Mart sees change in buying behaviour amid inflation spike

Updated 03 Feb, 2024 08:44pm

Pakistanis are opting for cheaper brands, be it cooking oil, hand wash, or soaps, as inflation has caused...

Pakistan Startup Fund launched

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday launched the first-ever “Pakistan Startup Fund” (PSF) aimed at catalyzing venture...

CodeNinja secures $1.6mn investment led by sAi Venture Capital

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 10:10pm

LAHORE: CodeNinja, a technology solutions provider, has secured an investment of $1.6 million led by sAi Venture...

Too big to ignore: this partner at Dubai-based VC firm has a ‘long-term view’ on markets like Pakistan

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 10:28am

Sacha Haider, who sees 5-10 pitchdecks a week from different markets, believes UAE and Dubai’s B2G model is perfectly viable for Pakistan as well

Startup founders: why this Pakistani couple moved to Dubai after setting up Metric

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:23am

Meenah Tariq and Omar Parvez Khan set up Metric in 2022 - an app that simplifies accounting and finance for...

Voyage Freight raises $1mn in pre-seed funding

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 03:05pm

Voyage Freight, which says its Pakistan’s first digital freight forwarder, has secured over $1 million in pre-seed...

Pakistan’s Krave Mart raises funds as it eyes profitability next year: report

Published 11 Nov, 2023 01:54pm

Krave Mart, a grocery delivery startup, has raised Pakistan’s third-largest funding round for the year, reported...

Pakistan to see its first VC fund in 7 years as Sai Venture Capital looks to raise $10mn: report

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:56pm

Fund is currently 40% committed, says co-founder Ahsan Jamil

Pakistani ecommerce logistics startup Rider looking to acquire BlueEx

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 04:17pm

KARACHI: Pakistani ecommerce logistics startup Rider, backed by YCombinator, is looking into acquiring BlueEx, the...

Startups crucial to keeping economy on investors’ radar: Paismo co-founder Rebecka Zavaleta

Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:50am

KARACHI: Startups across the world may be struggling, but in Pakistan’s case, there is an added trouble – its...

With aim to enable electric motorcycles in Pakistan, Zyp Technologies announces $1.2mn seed round

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 05:01pm

Startup’s assembly plant is based in Lahore where it has capacity to produce 8,000 electric motorcycles a year

In developing countries, local businesses should step up to fund startups: US-based expert

Company says multiple angel investors have taken interest in its fund-raising

Pakistan to miss IT export target unless human talent is developed: VP Emeritus

Published 18 Mar, 2023 08:27pm

IT exports stand at mere $1.52 billion in first seven months of fiscal year 2023

Pakistan's edtech startup Maqsad says it has raised $2.8mn in seed funding

Published 16 Mar, 2023 01:33pm

Funding takes its total capital raised to $4.9mn

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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