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By Catherine Shu
November 22, 2023
When Maha Shazhad was 19, she was force to drop out of university in Pakistan because she couldn’t find safe and reliable transportation. Shazhad explained to TechCrunch that 85% of working women in the country have faced sexual harassment at least once on public transport. Then when she started working, she spend more than half […]
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Pakistan’s PostEx to enter new markets, starting with Saudi Arabia
Pakistani startup PostEx, offering financial and logistics services to online merchants, is set to enter new markets, beginning with Saudi Arabia this year, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. “We want to go into other markets to really disrupt them because we see the gap,” said Muhammad Omer Khan, founder and CEO of PostEx, in an interview. E-commerce in Pakistan, which currently sits at around 1.5% of its total retail market, has grown 50% in the last 12 months. PostEx is a likely contributor
Aug 19, 2024
Laam lands $5.5M to provide South Asian fashions to migrants around the world
Demand for South Asian fashion is growing globally as more South Asians are migrating and settling in new markets, then buying ethnic wear for occasions like local festivals and weddings. However, not many online platforms today sell an extensive catalog of apparel and footwear from local South Indian sellers to global markets. Those that do often have limited design choices, and are usually focused on a particular age group or gender. Arif Iqbal is trying to solve this problem with a Lahore-b
Dec 11, 2024
India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.
Oct 25, 2025
Bandana is building a platform to help hourly wage workers find better jobs
Bandana’s co-founder and CEO Timothy Makalinao grew up in a working class household and saw first-hand how hard it can be for hourly wage employees to find decent work and support a family. When he launched his company last year with two friends he met at college a decade ago — COO Caleb Lee and […]
Sep 6, 2023