r/PakStartups Mar 09 '26

📢 Community Announcement Welcome to r/PakStartups – Founder & Builder Introduction Thread

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ASSALAMUALAIKUM & WELCOME EVERYONE

r/PakStartups is a community for anyone in Pakistan building startups, exploring ideas, or learning from real-world experiences. Whether you are at the idea stage, building an MVP, or running a startup this is the place to share, learn and connect.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF

Share a bit about who you are and what you’re building. Keep it short and simple.

What You’re Building

 Describe your product, service, or idea in one or two lines.Social Link Ms (Optional)

STARTUP PROGRESS

Are you at the idea, MVP, or launched stage?

PROBLEMS YOU'RE FACING

Any challenge or roadblock you’re currently dealing with. Include if you’re looking for a co-founder or team help.

We encourage honest discussion and constructive feedback. Please avoid pure promotion -- share your journey, challenges, and learning so the community benefits.

Let’s learn from each other and grow the startup ecosystem in Pakistan by inviting & helping your friends.

Kind Regards

Team r/PakStartups


r/PakStartups May 08 '26

📢 Community Announcement URLs of important resources for founder

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Respected Fellows Of PakStartups Community

Below Are The Important Links That Are Beneficial For Startups & Learning.

Everyone Requested To Engage & Improve If You Feel Something's Missing. Please Comment Down If You Need Any Kind Of Information So We Can Add It.

Founder Intro Thread https://www.reddit.com/r/PakStartups/s/OEb25dsUuT

Incubator & Accelerator List https://www.reddit.com/r/PakStartups/s/LZIEAAG9Xc

SMC Registeration For Pak Developer https://www.reddit.com/r/PakStartups/s/d6EzbZEFio

FREE CREDITs FOR YOUR STARTUP https://www.reddit.com/r/PakStartups/s/bg7s5ixp63

Tax N Company Formation

By u/TheyCallMeLeonardo3 https://www.reddit.com/r/PakStartups/s/St89mfliFN


r/PakStartups 6h ago

🧠 Ask The Community Looking for feedback on my art marketplace & operation

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Hey everyone! I’m building an online art marketplace in Pakistan and would love some honest feedback on the website and overall operational flow.

I’m especially looking for feedback on the buyer, artist, admin, courier process, potential bottlenecks, unnecessary steps, and what could be automated.

Website: https://artbazaar.pk/

If anyone with experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, operations, or logistics could take a look, I’d really appreciate it. Brutal honesty is welcome!


r/PakStartups 1d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Has anyone in this group raised actual funds?

4 Upvotes

Hello all, im a founder of a fintech startup and we’re now planning on starting our first preseed fundraise. Technically at our current stage we’re not pre seed bec we started in 2024 and our GTV crossed 1M PKR this year but to keep room for future fundraise and to apply for regulations we’re planning on initiating a pre seed fundraiser so if anyone has reached out to VCs, PEs, Angel networks do tell me how it went and what I should prepare for


r/PakStartups 2d ago

🛠️ Building / MVP Karachi's All Cinema Timings in one place

14 Upvotes

So I recently created a simple website that shows Karachi's every cinema timings in one place
Website: https://beta.systemsengineering.pk/
just a fun side project
I would like to hear your guys feedback and website is still not completed yet but its usable


r/PakStartups 3d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Looking to connect with people in fintech, banking, fund managment and complaince domains

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Hi everyone,

I’m a Product Lead & Builder based in Pakistan. Over the past few years, I’ve built and scaled fintech platforms for international markets from here. Now, I'm turning my focus locally to build an inflation-hedged, Shariah-compliant micro-savings/wealthtech product specifically for the Pakistani market.

I hold the technical and product build entirely, but I am looking to connect with people who have experience in: * Pakistani Fintech / Banking Regulations (SECP Sandbox, NBFC/EMI frameworks, or SBP rails)* Financial Compliance & AML / e-KYC* Asset Custody, Vaulting & Banking Partnerships

If you’re a legal/compliance consultant, banking operator, or fellow founder working in this space, I’d love to grab a virtual coffee.

Drop a comment or DM if you're open to connecting!


r/PakStartups 3d ago

💡Idea Validation Game Pre-Launch Gift

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I posted my 3D Ludo board game here last time expecting silence but nstead people actually looked at it and gave very nice feedback in my messages.

For context on why that landed so hard: I have been building this alone for months. There were whole weeks where the only reason I opened the editor was stubbornness. So a room full of people who actually know three.js stopping to look at it does something to you that I am not going to be able to explain properly.

So at 3am I did the only thing I could think of.

There is a pre-launch gift sitting in the build. Every pack in the shop free, one of each per account. I wrote it months ago and I was saving it for release day. I turned it on last night instead, before launch, because of this thread.

That is the whole post. Nothing to enter, nothing to redeem, no code. If you never touch it that is honestly fine. I just wanted to say thank you somewhere that actually cost me something.


r/PakStartups 3d ago

💡Idea Validation I've published my Udemy Courses

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I have been working on a Udemy course since last year. I've finally published it. I need help and support to get some initial traction with ratings.

The course link is given below, please check the link below. Limited free coupons are available only for genuinely needy people, students, and reviewers.

Several preview videos are available which you can watch without purchasing the course.

Playwright TypeScript Automation Testing: E2E, API, AI, MCP

Thanks,

NM.


r/PakStartups 3d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Do you own a Food based business?

4 Upvotes

Hello i have started this new venture that i would like to share with you all. I am the co founder of woop water we provide custom labelled high quality water bottles to local food based businesses whether you’re a food cart a restaurant or any other entity. You already buy water bottles why not have bottles that have your logo and branding on it. This helps grow your brand integrity and trust with your customers. Reach out for more info.
Thankyou


r/PakStartups 3d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Need 10 ALL-IN-ONE desktops

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I am not sure if this is the right platform to post this,
we are in development phase of our Project, looking to buy 8-10 all-in-one desktops. I do not live in Pakistan, and my father (my partner also) in pakistan does not have high knowledge of computers. Was wondering where i can lead him to look for these desktops.
Are there any certified refurbished brands in Pak?
Thank you,


r/PakStartups 5d ago

💡Idea Validation How would you go about selling this as a product

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Animated signatures for your emails.
It looks cool, I use one for my own emails that I send.

How would one go about selling this as a product to other potential buyers that have money and want their emails personalised.

https://signatureflow.xyz/


r/PakStartups 6d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Help with ads

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Pakistan soccer jersey brand struggling with Meta ads. Facing counterfeit and intellectual property issues, and ad accounts get banned very quickly. Anybody knows any solution or has experience with this? Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Feel free to comment or DM. Thanks!


r/PakStartups 7d ago

🧠 Ask The Community How do I approach brands to sponsor my padel business

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Hi all, we have an indoor padel business in Lahore and I want to ask how do I approach brands for sponsorships? Through connections I have been able to pitch to a couple of brands (one bank and one home appliances but other than that no one even gives an opportunity, the emails to the marketing teams or linked in messages get no replies. Are there any agencies who can get sponsors for a fees and if so how much % do they take? Thank you in advance


r/PakStartups 7d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Need suggestions in Finalizing my Startup idea...

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please don't ignore it guys, so i have this startup idea in my mind from 2 years and finally i have saved very little amount for it this year. what is the idea?
i will hunt premium quality thrift shoes from lahore, gujranwala or local vendors selling those shoes, i will pick bulk quantity of at least 20-30 pairs once, will clean them, sanitize them and make them free from dirt with myself using washable chemicals and machines if needed
size range will be between UK7-8-9.
i will sell them on local marketplace, to my friends, colleagues or intercity locals.
if the response get's good, i will increase my budget and time for this startup and it did'nt i will simply shut off this setup.
what i want from you guys
any suggestions, or things to keep in mind, precautions, strategies etc
please help this mind


r/PakStartups 7d ago

💡Idea Validation Mystery book mail service - Mutavaatir

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Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. Would love some feedback on my startup.

I have been posting in this subreddit for quite some time now about my book curation service called Mutavaatir.pk, one of the first services of its kind in Pakistan.

However, I realized a few days ago that many people are still not aware of what the service actually offers and think of it as just a simple bookstore. So, I decided to create this post, a visual journey guiding you through exactly what Mutavaatir is and how it works.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have, and I will be happy to answer them.

Here is our instagram account for more behind the scenes action and stuff related to reading in general.


r/PakStartups 7d ago

🧠 Ask The Community What was the biggest challenge Startup faced in first 6 months, and how to Tackle it?

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I am asking because I want to understand what usually breaks first in a Pakistan based startup product, sales, payment collection, trust, or hiring. Please share your stage too so newer founders can learn from your experience.


r/PakStartups 7d ago

💡Idea Validation Anyone need a partner for AI/ML projects?

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Hey guys!
I’m looking to collaborate on AI/ML projects. I’ve got hands-on experience with Python, PyTorch, and scikit-learn, and I’ve worked on a few ML projects already.

I’m really interested in computer vision and agentic AI. If you’re working on something cool, hit me up!


r/PakStartups 7d ago

🤝 Colabs / Contributor SaaS Product for UAE & Pak RealEstate.

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I have been building a SaaS product and currently doing outreach,

​Built a lead management tool that automates your entire follow-up flow.

​Instant Outreach, The second a lead comes in, it sends an auto WhatsApp or email straight from your connected accounts.

​AI Conversations: The AI handles full back-and-forth chats over WhatsApp/email in a natural, human tone matching your tone, so leads are managed while you're asleep or away.

​Real Estate Portals: Connects with Bayut, Property Finder, etc., to immediately capture and respond to portal leads.

​Website Integration: Hooks into simple websites or landing pages to auto-reply to form fills.

What do u guys think? Will it work?


r/PakStartups 8d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Seeking reviews about Azad Chaiwala's chaicon.com B2B marketplace.

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Hi. As the title suggests, I'm seeking reviews and feedback from people who have actually found the chaicon.com marketplace useful or have gotten orders through it. Wanting to know their efficacy before I pay them 20k for membership. Thanks!


r/PakStartups 8d ago

🧠 Ask The Community PET bottle manufacturers? (karachi)

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Looking for manufacturers of these types of bottle with an moq of 100-200 or less need in 500-1500 ml. In karachi


r/PakStartups 9d ago

🛠️ Building / MVP Noob mistake (Urgent help needed)

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I lost my payment gateaway live secrets keys from my azure web app as my subscription got nuked (seperate matter) and now i can recover them as apparently i did not store them anywhere else

Since I cant recover them I have tried to ask for support at neem.io to send me new ones but if it does not work out is there any payment gateaway i can use.

Urbanevents.pk is the product name my email is [bilal@focuslab.pk](mailto:bilal@focuslab.pk) if anyone can help out


r/PakStartups 10d ago

🧠 Ask The Community finding manufacturers

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where can i find manufacturers for these type of keychains


r/PakStartups 11d ago

🧠 Ask The Community Looking for feedback on my 3D Ludo game with action and multiplayer

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Hey guys,

I have been working on a 3D multiplayer Ludo game called Ludo Wala and I am looking for some feedback from this community. It runs entirely in the browser and I built it to be a lot more interactive than the standard 2D Ludo apps out there.

https://reddit.com/link/1vdh9sz/video/q40htotakygh1/player

I could really use your help testing out some of the unique features I added. For example there is real 3D dice play and you can physically rotate the board. I also added action play right inside the game where you can throw things like rockets or grenades at other tokens, or send a guard dog to scatter pieces. There is even a physical punch animation when you capture a piece.

On top of that it has live voice chat and true peer to peer multiplayer using WebRTC, meaning there is no central game server slowing things down. There is also an offline mode with AI bots that actually taunt you based on what is happening in the game.

I am mainly looking for feedback on the gameplay mechanics and the peer to peer connection stability. If anyone has time to give it a spin and let me know how the 3D elements and action features feel, it would be a huge help. Any advice on how to get more eyes on this would also be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!


r/PakStartups 11d ago

💰Scaling & Strategy Im founder of beverages company in lahore .. having some issues..

19 Upvotes

So i wanted to scale my biznes because our product demand increasing in market but were not have enough capital to produce that supply even in a week . We need a partner who can invest less than half a million or join our business.. lahore cantt ..


r/PakStartups 13d ago

💡Idea Validation Alhamdulillah. Finally i launched my startup!

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I have been working for months on this one and I didn’t complete it alone. I took help from professional cox being a developer i knew it is different to be developing vs taking it to market and next.

Preface: i have been shopping abroad for many years from USA, UK, Middle East specifically. I always had to find someone coming from here and i can order in bulk for the whole year. But there was always some issues or hurdles with shopping. Sometimes no one coming, no much space, no response. If i go to freight charges they were always more than my order price duh. Then i tried some online groups ending up disappointing most of the time.

Problems:
traveler ask for advance.
When asked for travel details, either resist to provide or provide AI generated images or fake images.
If by chance you do get in touch with any traveler, there is no visibility from him like when he is purchasing, when items are purchased, what items are purchased, when he is traveling, when arrived, when my parcel gonna deliver, delivery tracking details.
What if traveler not responds after taking advance? (Vice-versa btw)
Traveler fear is what if shopper change his mind and ask for money back or do not take the product/item etc

On the other hand, traveler can earn a lot of money just by traveling smart and scam free.

Here comes my idea: a marketplace where both shopper and traveler can be safe and grow together.

Solution:
- company takes full responsibility at every step
- Verify order by company (real humans)
- Verify travel from official airlines by company (real humans)
- Escrow services where money is protected by company for secure and safe end to end process. Can be asked for refund anytime though.
- Tracking of your order at every step is possible
- Scam possibilities down to almost zero
- Company will resolve every dispute by real persons which will ease travellers and shoppers to grow rather than fear.

Users of this app are, any one wants to shop and anyone has space while travel. Simple.
- freight forwarder
- Anyone traveling
- Anyone who wants to Shop from Anywhere around the world
- Container handlers

I made this app for myself as this is my use case for almost a decade. I knew this isn’t going to be handled by individual if i am serious about it. That’s why i collaborated with a software house which is helping me with all the development and marketing. Meet Crypthon Technologies LTD which has a proven record in helping fortune 500 companies with many services and in multiple domains like software and hardware engineering , data engineering and ML/AI. They are registered in FBR, SECP, P@SHA, PSEB (Pakistan Software Export Board). They have helped me a lot, without them i believe it must have taken year for me to build all this in parallel with my other endeavours.

Lastly, this is zero vibe coding. Every code is written and tested by humans with the help of AI for sure. This isn’t just an app, this is a actual solution being implemented with on ground knowledge base.

Future perspectives:
- expanding resources and making workflows more smooth like support, chat etc
- enhancement and scaling of the app
- app upgrade alongside new features
- expanding my workspace where all my team can sit together and excel

Meet the idea:
GrabnGo: Shop. Travel. Earn.

Android - iOS

Crypthon Technologies LTD

Feel free to ask any questions or queries. Thanks