Was awesome to have Aatif Awan and Allen Kinsey Taylor join us for Maqsad’s seed round announcement event recently 🙌

It was wonderful celebrating Maqsad's seed round with the entire Maqsad team in Karachi. So glad Allen Kinsey Taylor was able to join us. Loved Rooshan Aziz Taha Ahmed walking us through the journey of last months and teams sharing their hackathon demos 🙌

Shutting down the internet is not a solution to anything. It creates more problems than it solves. For almost 24 hours, 125 million Pakistanis have been without mobile internet - a critical tool in emergencies & productivity.

It was awesome to host the Speedinvest team in Karachi last week. It was Alvaro Perezcano’s third time in Pakistan, and Philip Specht’s first! Excited to be working with them on Maqsad’s mission of making education accessible for 100 million students 🙌

Wonderful having Philip Specht and Alvaro Perezcano from Speedinvest in Karachi recently. We had an excellent and productive board meeting for Maqsad, the first since SI invested. We spent the evening sharing stories over a celebratory dinner at the Chef's Table

Average cellular subscriber in Pakistan now uses 7.5 GB of mobile data/month, a significant increase from just 2 GBs in 2018 - thanks to a $4 billion investment by cellular operators. If this trend continues, the avg subscriber could be using up to 12 GB per month in five years.

3 years of unwavering determination, resilience, and a strong commitment to building a powerhouse for Pakistan. Alhamdulillah, still just the beginning.

rahul Ok but I feel like it was easier to conquer stuff back then. Less regulations.

Pls stop this. It will massively increase the problem as more consumers get the idea of getting loan through an app. Just set a minimum loan term of 60 days and a maximum annualized interest rate of 2.5 x kibor. Then work with Google to ban all non compliant apps

We’ve partnered with 23 amazing new early-stage startups so far this year 🤝 While some of our new investments are still under wraps, we’ve announced 13 portfolio companies in the first half of 2023.

1/ You must pay attention when the company w/ 9 products used by 1B+ people, decides to prioritize Pakistan as their next startup market. From YouTube to search to mobile app growth data, Google has the best crystal ball in the world & they're in town engaging Pakistani startups

Thrilled to share that the Maqsad team has created this incredible anthem. Feeling truly fortunate to work with such talented colleagues👏

Rooshan Aziz Maqsad Can’t believe the team did this entirely in house. Love it! 👏🏼

Happy Independence Day! 🇵🇰 Maqsad's mission to educate 100M students shines as a beacon of hope, highlighting education's role in progress. Let's pave the way for a brighter future! 📚💪 #Maqsad #AagayBarhtayJao #EducationForAll #PakistanIndependenceDay

Last call. Apply by midnight tonight at indus.vc/f2f to get free tickets for Slush'D Karachi and direct real-time feedback on their pitches from seasoned IVC founders. This is for startup founders and you must have a pitch ready

50 of the top Pakistani startups and nearly all PK VCs are in London this week for Paklaunch.com unconference, meeting 50+ international VCs/investors. Many Indus Valley Capital startups too, see pic. If you're interested, reach out to your favorite startup/VC 🙏 to Aly Fahd

"Chess is gambling".I first heard this when I introduced chess as subject in government school. Fast forward today: hasan raheem has found his new band in form of young girls of Zindagi Trust adopted govt school, the same school,where both chess and music are now school subjects

1/ Internet has conquered the final frontier in Pakistan - elections. Despite huge roadblocks against PTI, they have used internet brilliantly to mobilize voters, featuring online rallies, AI-based speeches of their imprisoned leader Imran Khan and AI chat bots to educate voters

1/ There are ~25 million motorbikes on Pakistan's roads & over half of all households own one. Electrifying the motorbike is key to solving the biggest challenges Pakistan faces. That is Zyp Technologies's mission which got a boost with their pre-series A round led by Shorooq

Today marks a defining moment in our journey. Bazaar is proud to announce its acquisition of Keenu. This milestone brings us one step closer to our vision: One step closer to building a truly end-to-end platform for the country. brecorder.com/news/40371659/…