Alumni Ventures

The Foundation Batch 6 Graduates (March 2017)

LCE has graduated its fifth batch comprising of 13 incubated and 4 accelerated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month long program where they focused on building customer base, traction and other important aspects of the business. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

ICECURL

ICECURL

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 29
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A live ice cream experience in the form of curls using fresh fruits & delicious toppings.
  • Website: No website
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

EDKASA

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 12
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An online learning portal that allows O/A-level students from anywhere in Pakistan to access quality teachers at an affordable cost.
  • WebsiteEDKASA
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

GRASSROOTS CONSULTANTS

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A school service quality management and teacher training platform.
  • WebsiteGrassroots Consultants
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

NEUROSTIC

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 10
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A decision support algorithm that helps doctors diagnose and discriminate among movement disorders.
  • WebsiteNeurostic
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

STUDENTARY

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 29
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An online portal that allows people to sell the books that they no longer need to those that need them.
  • WebsiteStudentary
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

HOMESTOVE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An online platform for home based cooks who are interested in marketing their well prepared home food to customers.
  • WebsiteHomeStove
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

MAHIR ONLINE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 11
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A one-stop convenient and reliable solution with intelligent recommendation system that connects people with reviewed and rated local businesses/ professionals.
  • WebsiteMahir Online
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

QAYAAM

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 6
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A platform for landlords and tenants to virtually meet and helps them find secure and quality abodes at affordable rates.
  • WebsiteQayaam
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

QISST.PK

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 3
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A unifying web solution and an online marketplace to buy and sell products online on convenient installment plans.
  • WebsiteQisst.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

EDLYTICA

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 14
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A learning analytics program which collects, integrates and analyses educational data to improve learning management.
  • WebsiteEdlytica
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

COUNSELL

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size:
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A platform where all professionals can give and get paid advice.
  • Website: No website
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

THANDI CHINGAARI

  • Operation Status: Closed
  • Team Size:
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A roadside gola cart that provides hygienic ice golas in innovative flavors.
  • Website: No website
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

TEACHING LOUNGE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An edtech startup that aims to uplift teaching quality across schools in Pakistan through teacher training, development, and sourcing.
  • WebsiteTeaching Lounge
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

KEEP SCHOOL SAFE

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size:
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Making schools and students more prepared by incorporating safety training at grass root levels.
  • WebsiteKeep School Safe
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

SILICON APOCALYPSE STUDIO

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size:
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: The first ever Pakistani turn-based, role-playing, historical fiction themed board game.
  • WebsiteSilicon Apocalypse Studio
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

DASTI

  • Operation Status: Closed
  • Team Size:
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A within city on-demand delivery service that makes within city deliveries convenient.
  • Website: No website
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

GEMTECH

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A gemstone quality enhancement and treatment center through state-of-the-art scientific treatments
  • Website: No website
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Mar 2017

The Foundation Batch 5 Graduates (September 2016)

LCE has graduated its fifth batch comprising of 7 incubated and 3 accelerated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month long program where they focused on building customer base, traction and other important aspects of the business. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

SABZI.PK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 256
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding at a valuation of $7.5M

  • Description: Pakistan’s first online fruits and vegetable delivery startup
  • WebsiteSabzi.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

PINE.PK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Pine.pk is offering domestic and corporate clients a complete range of gardening services
  • WebsitePine.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

VANILLA ARCADE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Vanilla Arcade is revolutionizing human learning through augmented reality
  • WebsiteVanilla Arcade
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

SMART TRANSIT

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 1
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Smart Transit help individuals and businesses shift their goods from one place to another
  • WebsiteSmartTransit
  • Graduation Status: Did not Graduate

ARAZI.PK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Termsheet in hand

  • Description: Arazi.pk is Pakistan’s first tech-enabled brokerage
  • WebsiteArazi.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

DHOBISAAB

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 8
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Dhobi Saab is an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service
  • WebsiteDhobiSaab
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

MUAWIN

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Pakistan’s first funeral and burial service
  • WebsiteMuawin
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

PANWIFI

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 1
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Pan Wifi is the Google Analytics for physical spaces
  • WebsitePanWifi
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

PAKSHINE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 4
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Pakshine offers a unique product to save electricity bill by converting an existing UPS into a solar hybrid UPS
  • WebsitePakshine
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

DIELICIOUS

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 3
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Dielicious is a Weight Loss Service that designs your diet according to your goals and provides fresh Calorie and Macro counted meals
  • WebsiteDieLicious
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2016

WALLVERINE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Termsheet in hand

  • Description: Wallverine provides accelerated and hassle free painting using technology to save you time
  • WebsiteWallverine
  • Graduation Status: Not Graduated

LAHORE SHIRT COMPANY

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 12
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Lahore Shirt Company is a startup offering customized men’s clothing
  • WebsiteLahoreShirtCompany
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

The Foundation Batch 4 Graduates (March 2016)

LCE has graduated its fourth batch comprising of 10 incubated and one accelerated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month long program where they focused on building customer base, traction and other important aspects of the business. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

AITOMATION

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An automation company that intelligently automates everyday redundant and repetitive tasks.
  • WebsiteAitomation
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

DOORDROP

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Providing grocery delivery and laundry services at home at convenient rates
  • WebsiteDoordrop
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

NAROPE

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Revolutionizing the traditional design of dhabbas (road side diners) and bringing them into city centers
  • Website: no website
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

DOCKIT

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 6
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An intermediary between vendors and businesses and their clients by offering them discounts
  • WebsiteDockit
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

EVENT BAZAR

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An one-stop shop for all solutions regarding event management
  • Website: Event Bazar
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

NEARPEER.ORG

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 16
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: Making learning more easy and meaningful with the help of one’s own NearPeer
  • Website: nearpeer.org
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

MEZAAJ

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A business platform for student fashion designers and indie brands
  • Website: Mezaaj
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

SHAHI SAWARI

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 13
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: An on-demand rickshaw booking service
  • Website: Shahi Sawari
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

SHADIBOX

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 4
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A one-stop shop for clients and vendors for all their needs regarding a perfect event plan and execution
  • Website: ShadiBox
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

PAPERPK.COM

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 10
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: The biggest web portal in Pakistan for jobs, classifieds, admissions and tenders
  • Website: paperpk.com
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

TREBLE

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A social music application which captures a user’s emotional moments while listening to music
  • Website: Treble
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2016

The Foundation Batch 3 Graduates (September 2015)

LCE has graduated its third batch comprising of 14 incubated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month long program where they focused on building customer base, traction and other important aspects of the business. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

TECHNICIAN.PK

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 0
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Providing repair and maintenance of electric appliances through an online portal
  • Website: Technician.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

REPAIR DESK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 13
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: A cloud based ERP for Mobile phone repair shops
  • Website: Repair Desk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

TRILOP

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 8
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Google for offline consumer data
  • Website: Trilop
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

BEAUTYHOOKED.COM

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 10
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: An online platform that connects women to beauty services
  • Website: BeautyHooked.com
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

CHINYOT.COM

  • Operation Status: Inctive
  • Team Size: 8
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: The first of its kind, online furniture and home décor retail brand in Pakistan
  • Website: Chinyot.com
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

FORIEDU

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 8
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A company providing home tuition with an easy-to-use portal for tutors and students
  • Website: ForiEDU
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

TRAVERSE PAKISTAN

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 5
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A domestic tourism promotion web platform for traveling enthusiasts
  • Website: Traverse Pakistan
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

PRINTME.PK

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: First-of-its-kind online customized printing portal
  • Website: Printme.pk
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

WEDDING GRAPHERS

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: The first branded economical wedding graphing facility in Lahore
  • Website: Wedding Graphers
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

HERE CUT

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Providing customers with barber services at their doorstep
  • Website: Here Cut
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

ALIFFIQRA

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 3
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Pakistan’s first online Quran assistance programme
  • Website: AliffIqra
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

KING KASHMIRI TEA

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 12
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Executed an investment/share holding agreement

  • Description: Bringing a revolution in the traditional Kashmiri tea
  • Website: King Kashmiri Tea
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

HARBINGER COMIX

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Publishes comics and create its own original characters grounded in local realities targeting both local and international audience.
  • Website: HarbingerComiX
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

HEALTHWIRE.PK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team size: 13
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An E-commerce start-up that aims to increase the accessibility of doctors for patients.
  • Website: HealthWire.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Sep 2015

The Foundation Batch 2 Graduates (March 2015)

LCE has graduated its second batch comprising of 4 incubated and 3 accelerated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month program where they focused on building customer base, traction and other important aspects of the business. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

GRABDEALS

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 4
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Providing hyper local, location based deals both online and offline
  • Website: Grab Deals
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

JEWELRY DESIGN PRO

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Provides a virtual global jewelry marketplace for trading any digitally downloadable design
  • Website: Jewelry Design Pro
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2015

H&O SERVICES

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: A one-stop shop for all home and office solutions
  • Website: H&O Services
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2015

AUTOGENIE.PK

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team size: 14
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: A virtual car maintenance portal enabling car owners to explore nearby workshops and book an appointment
  • Website: AutoGenie.pk
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2015

FICTIVE LAB

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 7
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An internet of things venture which bridges the gap between physical and digital world through smart connected devices
  • Website: Fictive Lab
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2015

FOOD HUB

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Provides fastest food delivery services at your door step
  • Website: Food Hub
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

PAPER CUT

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 8
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Creating recyclable paper bags for local businesses
  • Website: under construction
  • Graduation Status: Graduated March 2015

The Foundation Batch 1 Graduates (October 2014)

LCE has graduated its first batch comprising of 5 incubated and 2 accelerated teams. They went through an intense, 4-month program which concluded with the Investors Summit. The Foundation has high hopes from them and wishes them best of luck.

BIZCLOUT

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Building do-it-yourself 15 minute web and e-commerce enablement solution for SMEs.
  • Website: BizClout
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

PLAYBOLT STUDIOS

  • Operation Status: Inactive
  • Team Size: 2
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Building augmented reality based educational games for kids, bringing interaction with their surroundings back into gameplay
  • Website: PlayBolt Studios
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

INTERACTA

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 6
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: Disrupting the entire broadcast and TV/radio marketing industry by making all broadcast content interactive
  • Website: InteraCta
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

SAVAREE

  • Operation Status: Acqui-hired
  • Team Size: 4
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: Building a trust-based social network for ride sharing
  • Website: Savaree
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

MARO TANDOORS

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 40
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: Setting up a network of tandoors, prioritizing health and customer experience
  • Website: Maro Tandoors
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

BUGDEV STUDIOS

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 18
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: A startup dedicated to building creative, fun, action-packed games that make people think, feel and enjoy
  • Website: BugDev studios
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

VIVID TECHNOLOGIES

  • Operation Status: Active
  • Team Size: 13
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE
2. Raised seed funding

  • Description: Improving customer experience by introducing a visual navigation IVR in a consumer friendly manner on smart phones
  • Website: Vivid Technologies
  • Graduation Status: Did not graduate

BURQ SOLUTIONS

  • Operation Status: Acquired
  • Team size: 3
  • Funding Milestones:

1. In kind incubation services from LCE

  • Description: An inventive solution for power woes; a piece of technology that can run air conditioners on UPS
  • Website: Burq Solutions
  • Graduation Status: Graduated Oct 2014

LUMS Alumni Entrepreneurs

From its founding by Pakistan’s leading entrepreneurs; to its oversight by country’s most successful businessmen and innovators; to an impeccable track record of entrepreneurial successes led by the university alumni, LUMS enjoys a rich and celebrated entrepreneurial history. Following are just some of the stories of that entrepreneurial excellence that LCE aims to build upon.