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Remembering the startups we lost in 2022
It’s been a year. This roundup is never a particularly fun one to write. No one wants to see startups fail, but we’re all keenly aware that most ultimately do. A commonly cited figure suggest that 90% of these companies will ultimately fail. But even with that in mind, 2022 just hit different. The previous…
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Yes, it’s become harder for startups to raise funding
To better understand where the venture market stands today, we’ve pulled in a dataset from DocSend, a software service that helps founders create and share their pitch decks with investors.
Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, shutting down following funding crunch
Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, is shutting down in a move that has sent shock waves to the nascent but fast-growing ecosystem in the South Asian market. The Lahore-headquartered startup told…
Bazaar raises $70 million from Tiger Global and Dragoneer to digitize Pakistan’s retail
Dragoneer Investment Group and Tiger Global are backing Bazaar, a startup that is attempting to digitize Pakistan’s retail with e-commerce, fintech and last-mile supply chain solutions, they said today, joining…
Fintech startup Tag valued at $100 million in Pakistan’s largest seed round
Tag, a one-year-old startup that offers banking and financial services to users in Pakistan, has raised over $12 million in what is now the largest seed financing round in the…
Pakistan’s B2B marketplace and digital ledger platform Bazaar raises $30 million
A one-year-old startup that is building a business-to-business marketplace for merchants in Pakistan and also helping them digitize their bookkeeping is the latest to secure a mega-round in the South…
Pakistan’s Airlift raises $85 million for its quick commerce startup, eyes international expansion
A one-year-old startup that is attempting to build the railroads for e-commerce in Pakistan has just secured a mega round of funding in a major boost to the South Asia…
