Two startups win spots for final

ISLAMABAD: Diversity boosts the bottom line of any business but also leads to sustainable and innovative solutions. This was suggested by speakers during the women start-up technology competition WECREATE in Islamabad on Tuesday. The event had been organised by CIRCLE, a social enterprise focused on women’s economic empowerment and leadership development. The top seven applicants from Islamabad pitched their ideas about how to create social change using technology.  The finalists include Orbit-ed and Kaltoor. Orbit-ed by Wajiha Habib turns textbooks into 3D augmented reality books. Rabia Nasser’s Kaltoor aims to provide a platform where people can design their own shoes. They will be paired with local mentors from the tech industry and will travel to Karachi for the final round at the National Incubation Centre (NIC) Karachi on August 18 to compete with 10 entrepreneurs from across Pakistan.  

Published in The Express Tribune, July 19^th, 2018.