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Tiger Global backs fintech CreditBook in first Pakistan investment

TechCrunch

Two years ago, a group of entrepreneurs in Pakistan began surveying the market to understand why financial services weren’t reaching the majority of merchants in the world’s fifth most populous nation. On Friday, Tiger Global said it is backing their startup, CreditBook , to help address those challenges.

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Colabs gets $3 million seed to expand across Pakistan, launch back-office SaaS solution

TechCrunch

The new plans come after the startup secured $3 million in seed funding in a round led by Indus Valley Capital, Zayn Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures, the first time that the three Pakistan-focused VCs are investing in a startup together. Planned national expansion. We want to become that gateway into Pakistan,” said Shah.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo. Mission: To ensure corporations respect human rights in their global operations. Mission: To provide free surgeries to the world’s neediest nations on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. United States. Kopernik ● kopernik.ngo.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. But managing someone online is entirely different than working with someone in person.

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Gobi Partners Announces Techxila Fund II and Signs MOU with Bank of Punjab to Drive Economic Cooperation

TechNode

This strategic partnership aims to foster entrepreneurship and strengthen economic cooperation in Pakistan. The announcement has been made during the Pakistan Investment Conference in Shanghai, part of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif s historic visit to China from December 8 to 15.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” This is a common experience when you attempt to facilitate global presentations, discussions or peer groups. I work as a trainer and capacity builder for nonprofits and technology and more lately social media and networked approaches.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention.