Techhub Manchester’s Co-Founder Visits Pakistan, Plans New Co-Working Space

Adam Dawood is the founding partner of DYL Ventures, a Pakistan-centric internet consultancy firm. You can find him on Twitter as @adamdawood.

Shaun from TechHub drops into plan9.

There is no denying the fact that Pakistan has finally arrived at a very crucial juncture in the development of its entrepreneurial base and support mechanisms. Foreign investors now view the country as a major hub for growing entrepreneurial concerns predicting that Pakistan will be one of the major technological centres of the world in the future. In fact, founders of companies such as Techhub Manchester have also shown specific interest in the area. Shaun Gibson, who along with business partner Doug Ward is thinking of establishing one of a technical co-working facilities in Punjab, was recently on a week-long tour of Lahore and Islamabad where he met with local entrepreneurs and other key members of the business community.

TechHub provides its clients with a sound foundation for establishing, running and promoting their entrepreneurial ventures. Not only does it service entrepreneurs with a co-working office environment where technology startups can build their businesses, it also helps them gain access to Techhub facilities with all its benefits and features. In order to be applicable for these services, all TechHub requires is that entrepreneurs adhere to the following terms:

• Have a technology focused company

• Have their own product (rather than a services model)

• Be a happy team

• Be willing to share and contribute to the community

If businesses meet these criteria, for a nominal fee, they will be provided with working spaces with 24 hour accessibility, they will be introduced to like-minded entrepreneurs in order to further strengthen their bonds within the business community and when the need for funding arises TechHub helps find investors. They have three membership plans for startups to choose from.

Shaun’s trip began in Lahore where he met with the Plan 9 incubatees, Monis Rehman of rozee.pk and Raza Saeed of [Pakwheels.com](http://www.pakwheels.com). On the final leg of his journey he visited NUST and concluded by meeting up with entrepreneurs in Islamabad.

Entrepreneurs such as Raza Saeed of Pakwheels.com stated that the provision of TechHub’s co-working spaces would be a good addition to the startup scene in Pakistan.

Gathering ideas: A meetup in Islamabad.

TechHub for Pakistan in the works

The main objective of Shaun’s trip was to search for potential partners and sponsors and to determine the feasibility of establishing a TechHub co-working space facility in Pakistan.