Women owned tech startups in Pakistan, a different kind of unicorn! - Pakistan Observer

According to a post by Aljazeera, Pakistan has been one of the last untapped markets for startups and even though the growth has been significant since 2018, there’s still paucity of startup resources, economic health and a viable infrastructure of growth in the country. Tech industry is even more lacking, as per United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s(UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report, out of 158 countries, Pakistan ranks 146 in terms of technology and development. The good news is that in recent years there’s been a steady increase in the number of startups and it has gathered interest from investors across the world.
A somewhat concerning aspect is the disparate gender gap in startup founders. Pakistan is ranked at 153 out of 156 countries, for its gender gap according to the Global Gender Gap Report. Of the disproportionately few startups founded by women only 1.56% are technology based which makes female founded technology startups an extreme rarity but rarity does not mean non-existence, we as a nation have many people who are not only driven and daring but tech smart enough to compete globally. Maham Haroon is such an inspiration for many women specially in Pakistan that want to start their own startups especially in tech.
She started a tech startup, KuberSignal, as a solo founder at the junction of cyber security and Artificial intelligence, that aims to protect data privacy of the individual and further creates tools and services to help combat...

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