Osman Husain
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Cisco bought his first company for $74m. His second might be worth more
Atif Azim is a serial entrepreneur whose startup helped build Careem’s app and scale it across the globe. → Read More
This Singaporean startup just built a smart pet monitor
Pebby wants to ease concerns pet parents have when their cuddly creatures are all by themselves → Read More
Cowlar, a 'Fitbit for cows', just got into Y Combinator
Read more about Cowlar, a 'Fitbit for cows', just got into Y Combinator on Business Standard. The wearable helps increase dairy output by approximately 15 percent, claims Umer, CEO, Cowlar → Read More
This sharing economy startup is helping increase worker incomes by 400%
GharPar provides on-demand beauticians in Pakistan with the goal of improving the lives of marginalized communities. → Read More
Pakistan is one of Asia’s fastest-growing internet markets
Here’s all the latest data on web, mobile, and social in Pakistan as the internet sweeps the country and cheap smartphones proliferate. → Read More
How do you build a billion-dollar startup? Lessons from a CEO who just did it
Careem’s Mudassir Sheikha explains how culture eats strategy for breakfast and why growth needs to be an obsession for any motivated founder. → Read More
He joined Rocket as an intern. Now he’s a co-founder at one of its hottest startups
From Russia with hustle: Rocket Internet’s Nik Semenov explains his journey from a Paris business school to his daring move to Indonesia. → Read More
Pakistan maps out startup ambitions as middle class booms
Wealthier consumers and billions of dollars of Chinese investment are helping galvanize Pakistan’s economy, including its tech ecosystem. → Read More
This app turns your phone into a dashcam and gives you collision warnings
Nexar use turns your phone into a collision warning system, making your car a lot smarter. → Read More
Rocket Internet ropes in former eBay exec to build engineering hub in Bangkok
The startup goliath is replicating its successful models in Berlin and Portugal, with the hopes of deepening its Asian expertise. → Read More
She’s teaching girls in Singapore how to code and think critically
After seeing a mom shoo her daughter away from a kids hackathon, Ayesha Khanna used her training in data science to teach girls the skills of the future. → Read More
A multi-million dollar seed fund syndicate is open for business in Pakistan
Sarmayacar wants to help entrepreneurs in the South Asian country compete with foreign players who have deeper pockets. → Read More
Dubai wants to build a city for the future
It’s doing so by embarking on an ambitious program to attract the world’s most innovative companies to its shores. → Read More
Rocket Internet’s global venture fund is now worth a billion dollars
Doesn’t look like the venture builder will run out of cash anytime soon. → Read More
Developers could lose their jobs if this automation startup has its way
It’s leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to help build apps in a Saas-like manner. → Read More
Global VC activity declines in 2016, but Asia holds firm
A report by KPMG seems to indicate the funding winter is real, but hasn’t reached the shores of Asia yet. → Read More
Dave McClure and Marc Benioff are helping build Gaza’s first coding school
Faced with electricity outages and restricted mobility, Gazans are crowdfunding their own code academy. → Read More
This startup lets anyone sell online from anywhere, without storing anything
Add2Store wants to build a marketplace to connect large companies and individual sellers in the hope of democratizing commerce everywhere. → Read More
He’s building a digital media goliath in Malaysia
Rev Asia is one of the fastest growing media startups in Southeast Asia. Tze Khay explains how it got there. → Read More
Two former bankers just built an app for migrant workers
Now Money wants to improve the lives of millions of blue collar workers in the Middle East and beyond. → Read More