Insights
Challenges and Opportunities: Pakistan Startups raised $34 Mn in 9MCY23
Amidst the persistent challenges of the ongoing funding winter, Pakistan’s startup ecosystem managed to secure $5.8 million
Pakistan’s Startup Ecosystem, Total Funds Raised $28 Mn in H1 23
Pakistan’s startup ecosystem, funding plunged by 90% to $28M in H1FY23, mirroring the global trend.
Reviving the Startup Ecosystem: Pakistan’s Q1 2023 Funding Surges by 55%
Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is showing signs of revival, with Q1 2023 funding surging by 55% QoQ.
Pakistan needs its Rao moment
A country with one of the largest populations in the world is facing the worst of its political, social and economic challenges, ranging from political uncertainty to macroeconomic instability.
Pakistan Startups raise $347mn in 2022
Despite a tough 2022 for global and domestic economy, funding for Pakistan’s Startups remained solid, with a slight decline of 7% in 2022 vs 2021.
Winners among the Crisis: Will Tech Prove to Stay Resilient?
Tech and tech-enabled companies found a new well of growth during the pandemic, but will the tech euphoria continue during a global crisis?
We may not default, but this crisis exposes how vulnerable we are
Structural reforms, stability, policy consistency and our vulnerabilities external shocks.
How about a ‘Startup Amnesty’?—II
Startup amnesty policy needs to be simple and easy: invest in Startups and get away with questions on money trail, sources of income and so on.
How about a ‘Startup Amnesty’?—I
An amnesty has to serve a wider purpose where not only the black money becomes whitened, but it also creates value to society at large with extended benefits.