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Maqsad offers Pakistani schoolchildren mobile-native, interactive, localized after-school academic support in multiple languages.
Overview
Location
Russia, Kirov, Karachi
Total raised
$4.9M
Investors 3
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| Fatima Gobi Ventures | fatimagobi.vc | |
| Gobi Partners | gobi.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
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| Sep 21, 2021 | Pre-seed round | $2.1M |
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Mar 16, 2023 | Pakistani Ed-tech Startup Maqsad, Raises $2.8 Million In Seeding Round | Maqsad is a Pakistani Ed-tech startup that announced a $2.8 million seed round led by Speedinvest and returning investor Indus Valley Capital. Maqsad’s founders said in a statement on Thursday that the oversubscribed round also had particip... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Pakistan-based edtech startup Maqsad bags $2.8m in seed funding | Pakistan-based edtech Maqsad has raised $2.8 million in a seed funding round led by Europe-based Speedinvest and returning investor Indus Valley Capital, a Pakistan-focused early stage VC fund. New York-based VC firm Stellar Capital, early-... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Speedinvest leads $2.8M seed round for Maqsad, Pakistan’s education technology provider | Speedinvest leads $2.8M seed round for Maqsad, Pakistan’s education technology provider 16 March, 2023, 11:51 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The Vienna-based VC f... |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Pakistan based edtech startup Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million in pre-seed round | Maqsad, a Pakistani edtech startup, brings USD 2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Indus Valley Capital on 20 September 2021. |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million to make education accessibl... | Founded by childhood friends Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz, Pakistan based ed-tech Maqsad is addressing the challenges within the Pakistani education system. |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Pakistani edtech startup ‘Maqsad’ gets $2.1 million pre-seed to make education more accessible | In recent news, a Pakistani ed-tech startup called ‘Maqsad’ announced its $2.1 million pre-seed round which will be used to enhance the company’s content platform growth and further invest in research and development. The startup was found... |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million to make education accessible for ‘100 million’ Pakistani students | Karachi-headquartered edtech company Maqsad has raised USD 2.1 million in a pre-seed round led by Indus Valley Capital. The investment included participation from Alter Global, Fatima Gobi Ventures, and founders of different startups in the... |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible | Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad, in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more acces... |
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FAQ about Maqsad
How much funding has Maqsad raised?
Maqsad has raised $4.9M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Maqsad raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Maqsad, among them a pre-seed round of $2.1M on Sep 21, 2021.
Who has invested in Maqsad?
Parsers VC lists 3 investors of Maqsad, among them Fatima Gobi Ventures and Gobi Partners.
What has the press written about Maqsad?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Maqsad, among them “Pakistani Ed-tech Startup Maqsad, Raises $2.8 Million In Seeding Round” (Mar 16, 2023) and “Pakistan-based edtech startup Maqsad bags $2.8m in seed funding” (Mar 16, 2023).
Is Maqsad still active?
Maqsad is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 19, 2023.