Pakistan : Asia's new Start up Hot spot

[Śakra]

I believe it, with it's geographic advantage, there is no reason it shouldn't be doing much better than India. I'm thinking of putting some money into PAK (a Pakistan specific ETF)

And how did you come to that conclusion?

I have a grad degree in it

From Lovely Professional University?

 

[Max Pain]

Mate I wish the same but I dont see any progress in that aspect as long as kashmir thingy is over or dealt with

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Interesting article by DAWN...

Can Pakistan be the next Silicon Valley?

http://www.dawn.com/news/1266069

http://www.technologyreview.pk/tag/dawn-com/

Making it to Silicon Valley

http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1141539

15 start-ups that are changing the way Pakistanis live...

Payload

Payload's Amin Shah Gillani.


A recent graduate of the Lahore School of Economics, Muhammad Amin, has founded Payload – an app that is introducing Bitcoin technology to Pakistani users. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency used to verify and transfer funds.

With $121 million worth of transactions taking place through Bitcoin every day, the technology is fast becoming a reliable method of transaction for individuals and businesses worldwide.


Healthwire

Healthwire's Hamza Iqbal with co-founder, Harris Durani.


Want to find a healthcare professional? Check out Healthwire. It is the easiest way to find a doctor.

Founded by partners Hamza Iqbal and Harris Durrani, this mobile app is currently in its developmental phase.

You can, however, book your appointments through their website, and rate your experiences too. It charges a nominal Rs. 1500 monthly subscription fee from medical professionals. While the website currently deals with dentists only, the platform will soon bring various specialists on-board. So far, it has signed up more than 80 dentists.

And the best thing is; only PMDC-certified doctors can register on the website.

Dockit

Dockit — Muhammad Uns' team.


While there is no shortage of discount cards available in the market, Dockit is doing something different.

It is offering discounts for up to 12 months, and charging a membership fee of Rs. 999 per year. If it is able to acquire 50,000 users per year, well, you can do the math.

It is currently seeking endorsements from various fashion brands. HSY & Maria B have already agreed to keep Dockit discount cards in their outlets. The start-up has successfully taken 380 vendors on-board.

It will also offer a free voucher magazine for its customers that will cover categories ranging from electronics to apparel, groceries and food. It is now in talks with Oppo and Haier.

Meezaj

Meezaj's Ahmed Izhar.


With a catchy tagline 'My Fashion, My Meezaj', Meezaj aims to cut the middleman out and connect fashion designers directly with customers.

Once it is up and running in January, it will serve as a platform for professional growth to talented young fashion designers from various universities who seek to develop their own brand name and business.

Meezaj has already taken nine fresh designers on-board and will also be organising fashion shows in the near future. The National College of Arts and Home Economics College have agreed to become its strategic partners.

ShaadiBox

ShaadiBox's Talha Rehman with a team member.


ShaadiBox provides an online marketplace that connects you with wedding vendors. The website is expected to be up and rolling in a couple of days. It aims to lessen the hassle of booking banquet halls and salons, and that too, on a discount.

While it is currently in talks with Damas and Solitaire as vendors, Mahfooz Jewelers and Hanif Jewelers are already on-board. The platform will charge a subscription fee from jewellers – roughly around Rs. 5,000 – and a commission of 10-20 per cent from wedding halls vendors.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Chimera

Chimera's Sadoon Javaid and his team.


Chimera, which is a Greek word for ‘vision’, offers users a unique virtual dressing room experience.

It already has five to six major clients on-board, including the likes of Charcoal, Splash Dubai, Breakout, Nishat Group and Servis Shoes.

The website uses a 3D model, which allows its customers to rotate an image fully and see how a certain item (shoes/clothes) looks on them. It earns revenue via a deployment fee and is expected to reach break-even within a year.

Auto Genie

Auto Genie's Abdullah Cheema with his team.


Auto Genie is a car repair service which has raised 10 million rupees from PakWheels. The CEO, Hamza Abbas Baksh plans on utilising these funds to tap into the Karachi and Islamabad markets, after Lahore.

This isn’t just a useful service for car enthusiasts, but also for a lot of people who don’t know much about the technical aspect of automobiles, except for how to drive one.

Rabbit Drop

Rabbit Drop's Aitizaz Khan with his team.


Rabbit Drop helps deliver grocery anywhere in Lahore within 60-90 minutes. Its name comes from a twist on the words 'Rapid Delivery'.

The start-up earns revenue via commissions from retailers. While it currently has only 70 registered users, it is expected to expand its user base once the website is officially launched.

Patari

Patari's Humayun Haroon with a team member.


Patari is simply the Gaana (song) of Pakistan and seeks to become a hub for the local music scene.

While Tune.pk and Zemtv.com have done the same for Pakistani dramas and talk shows, there was hardly a platform where one could get high-quality Pakistani music and SoundCloud's song remixes didn't make the situation any easier.

This is where Patari comes in. It boasts of more than 50,000 registered users with 750,000 tracks streamed per month. Its mobile app has been downloaded by 20,000 people already.

Beauty Hooked

Sahr Said, the CEO of Beauty Hooked.


Beauty Hooked allows you to find and book salons and parlours near your location and avail exclusive discounts for their services.

Labelled a beauty with brains, Sahr Said, the CEO of Beauty Hooked, aimed to create an online platform for Pakistani women to compare the services of various beauty salons.

The website currently offers discounts in over 30 salons in Lahore and plans to sign up a lot more in the next few months. What's more, all of its subscribers are top-tier salons.

Mango Baaz

MangoBaaz's Ali Gul with his team.


Put simply, MangoBaaz is the Mashable of Pakistan. It is an online channel for news, information and entertainment that highlights stories for Pakistani youth that are not picked up by mainstream media.

It portrays a very lively, and fun-loving image of Pakistanis to the international audience. The website also plans to redefine digital advertising in the country by analysing user data, and using it to generate stories that are more meaningful and connect brands with an engaged audience.

Ges-Drive

GesDrive' S. Saghir Hussain with his team.


Ges-Drive is a start-up that creates a gaming experience for special children. These children can play video games through it via simple gestures. It is a proven fact that video games relieve chronic stress.

The Al Umeed Rehabilitation Association (AURA) Karachi is using the prototype to test how this might work. The system costs $850 per package and will be sold for $1,200 per piece to hospitals and medical institutions.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1222661/15-start-ups-that-are-changing-the-way-pakistanis-live

 

[FunkyGen]

Will take time but there is definitely talent here...

 

[Alternative]

I believe it, with it's geographic advantage, there is no reason it shouldn't be doing much better than India. I'm thinking of putting some money into PAK (a Pakistan specific ETF)

I wrote in another thread;
Pakistani economic base is very strong and deep, that is, its huge population, Agri-base, natural resources (coal, copper, iron ore, largest shale gas reserves in region etc.), free holding properties, unique geographical location, culture, history going back to first man on planet Earth, Hazrat Adam A.S... etc.
What it lacks is leadership. Both Civil and Military leader have been tried, shortfalls are apparent and significant.
And reason for lack of leadership is due slow progress in last 25-30 years, which resulted in dis-satisfied populace: And this dissatisfied populace was prone to manipulation by politicians who split them in various groups at odd with each other, further hampering progress, example is KalaBagh Dam.
If we could had been able to built 3 Dams (Kala-bagh, Diamer Basha, Bunji) and utilized the full potential of Thar Coal reserves, and Reko-dig/Sain-dek, let say 3 years ago, (and couldn't sole due the inept/divided leadership) real GDP of Pakistan now would have been double from current figure

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/imf-warns-of-looming-cpec-bill.456370/page-2#ixzz4ONEPqZT4

 

[Alternative]

Even after CPEC is completed ; that is not going to happen

The rate of return -- 17 Percent - on the Chinese funded power plants will
will make Pakistani industry and exports un competitive for ever

Already the exports are declining and the external debt is growing

It has crossed 74 Billion dollars

CPEC itself be generating billions of dolllars worth of revenue per annum, as transit fee of Oil & gas pipelines and Goods movement, The Corridor Part;

As for external dept;
---External debt of Pakistan is at $74 billion,..... and with a population of about 190 million now it is about per $ 389 per person.

---External debt of India is $ 485 billion as of March 2016, ... and with a population of 1300 Million now it is about $ 373 per person.

Not bad for a country which is bleeding dry for last 10 years due to Continuous WAR.

As for the energy projects with China; First please explain what do you mean by rate of return? Is it the mark up rate on Loan extended to Pakistan? Or the targeted Internal rate of return of the JV project?

At least Nobody in this world blames India for Not trying

In Hindsight Man mohan singh's policy of restraint has given us
enough political clout in the world

Since earlier we were restrained ; Now we are free to have a go

We very well know what India is trying; And that discussion will derail this thread.

 

[xyxmt]

All Hatred and Jokes aside, I just saw a video on Pakistani bloopers and AZIZI show, and laughed my *** off..
Pakistan has got lot of talents.. I wish we are together just like every other state of India forgetting all the hatred and Religious fantasies that make us the states that we are today.. I seriously feel if we both become friendly, we can both grow at a faster pace than any other country in the world today.. Could be a wet dream, but will love to see it happening..

there are too many vested interests that wont let it happen so lets give that up for next 30 years at least.

 

[ito]

Why there is no China, and India in the list? Then there is also Singapore, where new ventures are booming and there is plenty of financing options available.

 

[JattPanjabi]

And how did you come to that conclusion?



From Lovely Professional University?

Making fun of your own universities now? I did my grad schooling and Phd from the US and not from Silicon Valley university like South Indians

 

[Zibago]

Somewhere between 5-6%. 8% figure is I believe the forecasted figure for when major CPEC projects including electricity generation projects are completed. This is around 2018.

چار سے کبھی اوپر نھیں گئی لوگوں کو حکومت نے ماموں بنا دیا

Chimera

Chimera's Sadoon Javaid and his team.


Chimera, which is a Greek word for ‘vision’, offers users a unique virtual dressing room experience.

It already has five to six major clients on-board, including the likes of Charcoal, Splash Dubai, Breakout, Nishat Group and Servis Shoes.

The website uses a 3D model, which allows its customers to rotate an image fully and see how a certain item (shoes/clothes) looks on them. It earns revenue via a deployment fee and is expected to reach break-even within a year.

Auto Genie

Auto Genie's Abdullah Cheema with his team.


Auto Genie is a car repair service which has raised 10 million rupees from PakWheels. The CEO, Hamza Abbas Baksh plans on utilising these funds to tap into the Karachi and Islamabad markets, after Lahore.

This isn’t just a useful service for car enthusiasts, but also for a lot of people who don’t know much about the technical aspect of automobiles, except for how to drive one.

Rabbit Drop

Rabbit Drop's Aitizaz Khan with his team.


Rabbit Drop helps deliver grocery anywhere in Lahore within 60-90 minutes. Its name comes from a twist on the words 'Rapid Delivery'.

The start-up earns revenue via commissions from retailers. While it currently has only 70 registered users, it is expected to expand its user base once the website is officially launched.

Patari

Patari's Humayun Haroon with a team member.


Patari is simply the Gaana (song) of Pakistan and seeks to become a hub for the local music scene.

While Tune.pk and Zemtv.com have done the same for Pakistani dramas and talk shows, there was hardly a platform where one could get high-quality Pakistani music and SoundCloud's song remixes didn't make the situation any easier.

This is where Patari comes in. It boasts of more than 50,000 registered users with 750,000 tracks streamed per month. Its mobile app has been downloaded by 20,000 people already.

Beauty Hooked

Sahr Said, the CEO of Beauty Hooked.


Beauty Hooked allows you to find and book salons and parlours near your location and avail exclusive discounts for their services.

Labelled a beauty with brains, Sahr Said, the CEO of Beauty Hooked, aimed to create an online platform for Pakistani women to compare the services of various beauty salons.

The website currently offers discounts in over 30 salons in Lahore and plans to sign up a lot more in the next few months. What's more, all of its subscribers are top-tier salons.

Mango Baaz

MangoBaaz's Ali Gul with his team.


Put simply, MangoBaaz is the Mashable of Pakistan. It is an online channel for news, information and entertainment that highlights stories for Pakistani youth that are not picked up by mainstream media.

It portrays a very lively, and fun-loving image of Pakistanis to the international audience. The website also plans to redefine digital advertising in the country by analysing user data, and using it to generate stories that are more meaningful and connect brands with an engaged audience.

Ges-Drive

GesDrive' S. Saghir Hussain with his team.


Ges-Drive is a start-up that creates a gaming experience for special children. These children can play video games through it via simple gestures. It is a proven fact that video games relieve chronic stress.

The Al Umeed Rehabilitation Association (AURA) Karachi is using the prototype to test how this might work. The system costs $850 per package and will be sold for $1,200 per piece to hospitals and medical institutions.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1222661/15-start-ups-that-are-changing-the-way-pakistanis-live

parhlo >>>> mangobaaz

 

[JattPanjabi]

A person who thinks or rather believes that Pakistani economy is growing at 8 Percent
AND who talks of investing in Pakistani ETFs CANNOT be an economics Graduate

You must be just class 12 th pass and above all looking at your FONDNESS
and love for Pakistan - STOP claiming that you are an Indian

Stop lying ; have some shame

I was going to reply factually but I realized wow you are such a hater when it comes to Pakistan or any dissenting political viewpoint. Whatever I say you are going to reply with some sarcastic nonsense comment.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

I'm also hearing figures like 8% for Pakistan economy growth. What's the real number?

Around 5% but it has capacity to surge 7-8% if CPEC goes through and the energy crisis is resolved.

 

[Kambojaric]

چار سے کبھی اوپر نھیں گئی لوگوں کو حکومت نے ماموں بنا دیا

Im not following the Hakomat though. These are World Bank figures (http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/pakistan). This is excluding the 'informal economy' (http://pide.org.pk/psde/pdf/AGM28/M Ali Kemal and Ahmed Waqar Qasim.pdf).

 

[Shakuni & Ravan]

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