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| Nov 6, 2015 | 7 Practical Lessons From Markhor Founder On Building A Startup And How Not To Die As A Startup | Waqas Ali is the co-founder of Markhor, a Lahore based luxury shoes brand without the middlemen. Markhor started off as a side project, helping craftsmen in Okara, Pakistan. The startup first came to world's attention when it exceeded ... |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Congratulations To The YC Summer 2015 Class | This week we held Demo Day for our Summer 2015 class at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. It was the 21st Demo Day event in Y Combinator’s history, with a total of 102 pitches spread across two days. Below is a list ... |
| Aug 19, 2015 | Here Are The 52 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 2 | Hardware was the clear-cut theme of Day 1, but Demo Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2015 was a bit more… eclectic. Moving services! Streaming services! Hotel booking, augmented reality, esports! There was a little something for everybody tod... |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Markhor (YC S15) Makes Handcrafted Luxury Shoes For Half The Price Of Top Brands | More than $15 billion worth of luxury shoes are purchased worldwide each year. But often, the bulk of that money goes to the brand middlemen, while the actual craftsmen live on less than $5 a day. Markhor is a company in our current Summ... |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Markhor Takes The Middleman Out Of Designer Shoemaking | Markhor founder Waqas Ali spent the first half of his life without ever using the Internet. He grew up in a small village in Pakistan, and recalls using Google for the first time in 2007 after he moved to Lahore to attend college. When Ali ... |
| Jul 24, 2014 | 10 Mid-Stage Pakistani Startups on Their Way to Success | The technology entrepreneurship ecosystem in Pakistan is at a tipping point! With this in mind, we decided to scout the most promising technology startups of Pakistan. The TechJuice team has divided the Pakistani startups into three categor... |
| May 7, 2014 | Hometown Rebrands to Markhor | Hometown Shoes has rebranded to Markhor. The new website can be accessed here. Hometown Shoes is a startup that is well known in the technology sectors. Incubated at Plan9, this startup has seen massive success. Hometown Shoes sells premium... |
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FAQ about Markhor
What has the press written about Markhor?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Markhor, among them “7 Practical Lessons From Markhor Founder On Building A Startup And How Not To Die As A Startup” (Nov 6, 2015) and “Congratulations To The YC Summer 2015 Class” (Aug 20, 2015).
Is Markhor still active?
Yes, Markhor is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 8, 2017.