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Startup ecosystem 2023

The year 2021 was a defining moment for tech firms, with significant global expansion. The trend continued through...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:01am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s startup funding falls 77.2% in 2023

Total amount stood at $75.6mn against $332.4mn in 2022

Published 01 Jan, 2024 04:59pm

Technology

Pakistan startup Sehat Kahani announces $2.7mn Series A round

Sehat Kahani, a Pakistani health-tech startup, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $2.7-million Series A...

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 10:18pm

Business & Finance

After expanding to Bangladesh and UAE, Pakistani startup Abhi has plans for ‘further growth’

Founder Omair Ansari praises Dubai International Financial Centre, and Abu Dhabi Global Market for support along the way

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 10:03am

Business & Finance

LOKAL raises pre-seed funding from international investors

KARACHI: Pakistani Hospitality startup LOKAL has risen pre-seed funding from international investors to transform...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Business & Finance

500 Global teams up with JS Group to support startups

KARACHI: The 500 Global, one of the most active venture capital firms in the world, has partnered with JS Group, one...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

Technology

Posterchild of Pakistan's startups: Airlift announces complete shutdown

Company says it will ensure all of its employees are 'sufficiently protected' with two months of payroll, setting up platform for job placement, and creating support systems for aspiring entrepreneurs

Published 13 Jul, 2022 02:08am

Technology

Karachi-based Truck It In raises another $13mn in early-stage funding

Seed round is largest for logistics startup in MENA, Pakistan

Published 04 Feb, 2022 12:08pm

Technology

Pakistan's Find My Doctor raises $5mn in pre-series A funding

Start-up will utilise funds to expand operations

Published 24 Jan, 2022 01:55pm

Technology

Lahore-based Taro raises $3.5mn in pre-seed funding

Will look to provide easy access to credit to all Pakistanis, allowing increased access to e-commerce outlets

Published 19 Jan, 2022 03:15pm

Technology

Pakistan's startup ezWiFi announces six-figure pre-seed funding

ezWiFi announced a six-figure US dollar pre-seed funding round led by Iffi Wahla from E42 Ventures (US) with...

Updated 13 Jan, 2022 04:43pm

Technology

Pakistan’s health-tech startup Healthwire raises $3.3mn

Startup intends to use funding to fuel growth

Updated 30 Dec, 2021 03:43pm

Technology

ADB-backed Rider raises $2.3 million in seed round

Karachi-based startup announces raising funds in round led by ADB Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures among others

Published 20 Oct, 2021 01:14pm

Technology

Pakistan's Tajir raises $17m in Series A round

Lahore-based B2B e-commerce marketplace will use investment to expand to Karachi

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 03:05pm

Business & Finance

CreditBook raises $1.5M Seed investment to scale users and product offerings

Pakistani Fintech CreditBook that helps micro-entrepreneurs digitise and track their transactions raised $1.5 million in seed funding.
CreditBook plans on using this new investment to scale its users and product offering as well as hire the best talent nationally and internationally.

Published 04 May, 2021 07:48pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan's trucking marketplace Truck It In raises $1.5M in pre-seed

Pakistan's Truck It In raised one of the largest pre-seed investments of $1.5 million in the Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan region for its trucking marketplace.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 02:48pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan-based fintech SadaPay raises $7.2M in seed

SadaPay closes the largest seed round of $7.2 million ever raised by a startup in Pakistan.

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 01:27pm

Pakistan

Milestone achieved: Pakistani startup wins young innovators award for developing sign language app

In 2017, Azima Dhanjee and Arhum Ishtiaq created ConnectHear and developed an application to help deaf persons remotely connect with an interpreter
So far, ConnectHear has provided 100,000+ minutes of sign language interpretation and trained over 700 people in sign language

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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