Top internet, software firm keen to invest in Pakistan startup ecosystem

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss ways and means for enhancing foreign investment in Pakistani startup ecosystem.

The meeting was attended among others by Ms. Tania Aidrus, Chief Digital Pakistan, Dr Reza Baqir Governor State Bank of Pakistan and Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch.

Investors from Thrive Capital, a New York based venture capital firm with more than US $ 2 billion invested in assets under management.

During the meeting, representatives from the Thrive Capital also expressed a desire to invest in the Pakistani startup ecosystem with a view to putting local startups on the map.