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The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Entrepreneur Training and Startup Launch Program, is proud to announce the graduation of the Islamabad 2015 semester.

After an intensive, four-month program of expert training sessions, challenging company building assignments, and constant evaluation and feedback from experienced entrepreneur mentors, 11 meaningful and enduring companies were able to make it through the program to Graduation.

The Islamabad 2015 Graduates now have a company, business idea, product plan, and path to growth fully validated by experienced startup founders. In addition, the Graduates are part of the prestigious Shared Liquidity Pool,and gain access to the Founder Institute's Global Network of over 1,500 companies and 4,000+ mentors spanning across 92 countries and six continents. To hear more about the experience, check out this review from Graduate Ahmed Sajjad Zaidi, and this review from Graduate Uzair Sukhera.

Each of these Founders has learned much during their time with the Founder Institute and demonstrated the high level of passion, perseverance, and creativity it takes to build a meaningful and enduring company.

And now, without further ado, we would like to wish the best of luck to:

  • Charity Sharity: CharitySharity enables retailers to make charitable donations to a customer’s favorite charity whenever the customer posts about his presence at the retailer’s location on social networks.
  • Cooked Today: Cooked Today is a home-cooked food app that allows home cooks to sell home-cooked 'halal' meals for pick-up and delivery.
  • DealsMash: DealSmash is a mobile app for impulse buyers and last-minute shoppers, offering them deals and exclusive discounts while maximizing revenue of retailers using proximity-based services.
  • Iris.pk: Iris is a platform to book professional photographers online based on their location, availability, ratings, and area of expertise.
  • JustPrice: JustPrice is a comparison shopping engine that helps the online shoppers in Pakistan looking for the best price by providing real time shopping comparison and accurate product information.
  • Maalik: Maalik helps owners & investors get an accurate and reliable valuation of their properties, and connects buyers andtenants directly to owners for a more transparent transaction.
  • Rise Mom: Rise Mom is a platform that connects to daycare centers with video surveillance so parents to keep an eye on their kids, while receiving tips on infant and mother wellness, health, education and baby products.
  • RoadEZ: RoadEZ is a mobile service that provides personalized alerts on traffic congestion via SMS and Smartphone App, based on real-time traffic data from multiple sources.
  • TalkHealth: Talk health is an online platform that empower patients to find the right doctor or medical facility for their medical condition.
  • Touch'd: Touch'd is a social assistant that helps busy people with large professional and social networks stay in touch with those who matter most.
  • Tutory: Tutory provides a one-on-one interactive tutoring service to high school students and gives teachers an opportunity to earn extra income.

This semester would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup. We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Toronto Founder Institute: Sayyed Ahmad Masud (CEO, Change Mechanics), Irfan Wahab Khan (Deputy CEO, Telenor), and Yusuf Hussain (CEO & Founder, Dual Matrix Corporation). Our Local Directors play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment in Islamabad that is conducive to building to great companies.

In addition, we would like to thank the Mentors of the Islamabad 2015 semester for providing expert training and feedback throughout the program. In particular, we would like to recognize:

  • Abbas Bilgrami: Campaign Program Manager, Untited States Institute of Peace
  • Ahmed Ayub: Co-Founder, Airlift
  • Ahmed Uzair: Partner, AUC | LAW
  • Ali Mukhtar: CEO, Fatima Ventures
  • Ali Dossa: Founder and C.E.O , TSF
  • Altaf Qureshi: CEO, Co Founder and Barrister, Wukla and Paksign
  • Asim Ghaffar: Co-founder, Easy Fresh Technologies
  • Ayesha Hamid: Chairperson/CEO, George Washington American School of International Academics
  • Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram: CEO, Sehat Kahani
  • Faisal Sherjan: Managing Partner, Sustainanl Advisoy LLP
  • Faisal Aftab: Managing Partner
  • Faizan Aslam: CEO, Bookme PVt Ltd
  • Fasieh Mehta: Program Manager, Quixel at Epic Games
  • Fatima Mazhar: COO, COLABS
  • Ghazanfar Iqbal: Head of Business Development Startups AEM (Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia) + Malaysia, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Haider Raza: CEO, Evolution Partners
  • Humayun Mazhar: Founder & CEO , Crescent Ventures
  • Imtiaz Rastgar: Chairman, Rastgar Group of Companies
  • Imtiaz Khalid: CEO, Multitek Marketing
  • Jameel Hussain Qureshi: Managing Partner, G.N.Q. Advocates and Legal Consultants
  • Kalsoom Lakhani: Co-founder and General Partner , i2i Ventures
  • Kamran Niazi: Economic Growth Specialist, USAID / Pakistan
  • Khurram Zafar: Director, 47 Ventures Ltd
  • Madiha Parvez: Manager Corporate Innovation, Telenor
  • Meenah Tariq: Partner, Karavan
  • Mehkar Sheikh: Regional Manager, Venture Cup Sweden
  • Monis Rahman: Chairman & CEO, Rozee.pk, Naseeb Networks
  • M. Suleman Anwar: Founder & CEO, Citionlytics
  • Mubariz Siddiqui: Legal Advisor & General Counsel, Sarmayacar
  • Murtaza Zaidi: CEO, CyberVision International
  • Nadeem Hussain: Founder & CEO , Tameer Microfinance Bank
  • Naeem Zamindar: Founder, Neem
  • Natalya Kamaal: Independent Legal Practitioner , NKLAW
  • Naureen Hyat: Founder & CEO, Tez Financial Services
  • Nida Jaffery: Co-Founder , Nashtaywalay
  • Owais Anjum: Founder & CEO, EMumba
  • Owais Hassan Shaikh: National IP Expert , WIPO
  • Parvez Abbasi: Project Director, National Incubation Center, Islamabad
  • Raza Saeed: CEO, Confiz
  • Saad Hamid: Developer Community Manager, Google Austria
  • Saad Hamid: Community Manager Developer Relations , Google
  • Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
  • Saira Qayyum: Founder & CEO , Dream Factory
  • Samar Hasan: Co Founder, Epiphany Games
  • Sayyed Ahmad Masud: CEO, Change Mechanics Pvt Ltd
  • Sehrish Raza, BizB
  • Shahid Mir: CEO, Systems Research Private Limited
  • Shayan Sohail Sarwar: CEO, Confinality LLC
  • Shehryar Hydri: Managing Partner, Deosai Ventures
  • Shershah Hassan: Founder and CEO, KalPay
  • Sleem Hasan: Founder & CEO, Privity FZ LLE
  • Sulaim Siddiqi: Partner, Metaii
  • Syed Azfar Hussain: Program Manager , National Incubation Centre Karachi
  • Syed Shahzad Sherazi: Founder & COO, Clicky.pk
  • Umair Sheikh: Founder & CEO, mKhata
  • Usman Butt: Founder & CEO, RepairDesk
  • Wahaj Siraj: CEO, Nayatel
  • Yaser Awan: Director, Mindstorm Studios
  • Yusuf Jan: CEO, MixIt
  • Yusuf Hussain: COO, Habib Bank Ltd
  • Zain Farooq: Founder & CEO, MyTM
  • Zeeshan Aftab: Co-founder & Managing Director, TenPearls Pvt Ltd
  • Zibber Mohiuddin: CEO, PANASIAN GROUP

The following partner of the 2015 Semester also deserve recognition for their generous support:

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