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Due Diligence

Due Diligence #2: Startup Funding, Pakwheels financials, and how digital wallets make money

Welcome to the second issue of Due Diligence where we dig deeper into Pakistan’s startup ecosystem and help…

by Data Darbar
January 14, 2023

Due Diligence #16: Banks’ winter fling with education sector

There are industries which are considered sexy and then there are those that are not. Finance, technology, entertainment…

by Muhammad Hamza Mutaher Khan
January 28, 2025

Due Diligence #15: Deceiving numbers and microfinance madness

Numbers are funny. Under all the garb of objectivity, how people use them is often pretty subjective, or…

by Muhammad Hamza Mutaher Khan
January 13, 2025

Due Diligence #14: AI breathes life into global VC

Writing on venture has been a pretty boring affair over the last few years. For the most part,…

by Mutaher Khan
January 9, 2025

Due Diligence #13: Banks’ winter of window dressing and who benefited from it

December might be the month of festivities in many countries but for corporates, it’s anything but. The period…

by Muhammad Hamza Mutaher Khan
January 5, 2025

Due Diligence #11: The unappetising unit economics of digital banking

Not too long ago, Pakistan was a basket case of financial inclusion. As of FY17, the country had…

by Mutaher Khan
December 9, 2024

Due Diligence #10: AI lifts venture even as everything else drifts

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom,…

by Mutaher Khan
November 5, 2024

Due Diligence #9: How banks dodge ADR tax with this cool trick

In the early days of my career, I used to collect all the newspapers containing my bylines. The…

by Mutaher Khan
October 28, 2024

Due Diligence #8: Swvl’s mixed signals and VC’s quest for returns

It’s been months since I deleted Twitter. There was just too much hassle because of the big brother’s…

by Mutaher Khan
October 21, 2024

Due Diligence #7: All things payments

Bankers get a really bad rep in Pakistan. The government doesn’t like them and has been wanting to…

by Mutaher Khan
October 16, 2024

Due Diligence #6: Global venture, Pakistan funding and corporate profits

For a long time, I have strongly believed that newsletters are the optimal channel for media distribution. After…

by Mutaher Khan
October 14, 2024
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Authors

  • Umaima Khan

    Umaima Khan is an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and minoring in economics. She is currently a Research Analyst at Data Darbar.
  • Susheel Vankvani

    Susheel Vankwanis an undergraduate student in his final year at IBA. He is a Financial Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Citi as a summer intern.
  • Shahzaib Abbasi

    Shahzaib Abbasi is an undergraduate student in his final year at LUMS, majoring in Management Science. He is an Analyst at Data Darbar. He has previously worked at Soch Videos as a production intern. He can be reached at [email protected]
  • Natasha Uderani

    Natasha Uderani is the co-founder of Data Darbar and has been involved with the technology ecosystem since 2017, last working as the Startup Engagement Manager for the National Incubation Center Hyderabad, She has previously worked with Careem and Cheetay. She can be reached at [email protected].
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