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Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible

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Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.”

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

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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. Colabs wants to be the gateway to Pakistan for tech companies and a launch pad for startups.

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How to watch Pakistan vs. New Zealand online for free

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TL;DR: Live stream Pakistan vs. New Zealand in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The eyes of the cricketing world will be on Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates over the next few weeks, as the best ODI sides come together for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

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Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off

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Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country, has been slow to adapt to the internet economy. Unlike other emerging economies such as China, India and Indonesia, which have embraced digitization and technology, Pakistan has trailed the region in the adoption of technology and startup formation.

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How to watch the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy online for free

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We've got an important question for all the cricket fans out there: How would you like to see Bangladesh, India , New Zealand , Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia , England, and South Africa compete in a ODI tournament? The defending champions are Pakistan. This edition will be hosted by Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from Feb.

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Extra Crunch roundup: NS1 EC-1, Pakistan’s tech ecosystem, SPACs bonanza

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Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off. So far this year, startups in Pakistan are on track to raise more than in the previous five years combined, according to Mikal Khoso, an early-stage investor at Wavemaker Partners. Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off.

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Pakistan’s Neem raises $2.5M to serve underbanked communities with its embedded finance platform

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Pakistan’s embedded finance platform Neem has raised $2.5 Citing industry figures, Shaikh said about 53 million people in Pakistan are currently underbanked. Over time, the startup plans to go beyond Pakistan and support underbanked communities in other developing markets. Pakistan’s Neem raises $2.5M