Karavan Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Ali Gul co founder of Mangobaaz, an online platform that publishes highly sharable content showcasing an alternative Pakistan.

Instagram.com/mangobaaz

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

or on instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Arooj Ismail, cofounder of Gharpar, a Pakistani app-based platform to book beauty services at home. Arooj talks about the journey of Gharpar and shares the different insights she's picked up along the way. She also discusses how they are coping with the stress of the current COVID situation.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Mustafa Khan, cofounder of Mauqa, a Pakistani app-based platform for booking domestic help. Mustafa talks us through the journey of Mauqa and the outlines the lessons both pre and post COVID.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

In this episode I sit down with Meher Farukh, cofounder of Airlift, Airlift is a Pakistani app-based decentralized urban mass transit startup that allows customers to book fixed rate rides on buses and vans in their network.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Yasser Bashir, angel investor and founder of Arbisoft, Arbisoft is one of the fastest growing software services companies in South East Asia.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Ali Mukhtar, Founder of Fatima Ventures, Fatima Ventures, is an Early Stage VC Fund Investing in Scalable Tech Companies. 

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Rabeel Warraich, founder of Sarmayacar, an early stage VC investing in startups in Pakistan. They have invested in companies such as Patari, Dot and line, Bykea, and Dawaii to name a few.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Sophiya Salim Khan, Founder of The Sassy Store, The Sassy Store, is a direct to consumer fashion e-commerce startup based out of Lahore.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

Instagram.com/karavan.vc

In this episode I sit down with Omar shah, founder of COLABS, COLABS is Pakistan’s largest collaborative workspace thoughtfully designed to enable people and businesses to grow. Aiming to inspire collaboration, productivity and innovation through our platform and network.

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Hello and welcome to the Karavan podcast, a show about Pakistan's startup ecosystem where we have intimate conversations with founders and investors driven to catapult Pakistan into the digital age.

We discuss what it’s really like to start a business, the highs and lows. The setbacks. The comebacks. The lessons. Everything.

I am your host Amad Mian, Partner at Karavan, a community-driven VC platform. Given the nascent ecosystem, there’s a massive spread between talent in the country and the resources available to support them. Our mission is to close that gap by providing capital and expertise at the earliest stage.

You can find more information about Karavan at www.karavan.vc.

In this episode I sit down with Zubair Naeem Paracha, founder of MENAbytes, an online media and data publication that covers tech and startups from the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & Pakistan

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