{"id":2977,"date":"2016-03-31T07:41:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T07:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2016-03-31T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T07:42:17","slug":"careem-acquires-savaree-to-take-on-uber-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2016\/03\/31\/careem-acquires-savaree-to-take-on-uber-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Careem Acquires Savaree to Take on Uber in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12 p0 rcitem\">\n<div class=\"meta-left\">\n<p class=\"rc-time\">Careem, the company that raised $60 million last year, has declared its acquisition of\u00a0Savaree, Lahore\u2019s home grown pioneer of car hailing services. This is a smart move by\u00a0Savaree considering the entry of the taxi giant Uber in Pakistan.\u00a0Careem\u00a0posted this prospect on Facebook\u00a0about this announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rc-time\">Savaree was founded by Madeeha Hassan in January 2014 at a Code for Pakistan Civic Hackathon. She will now be joining Careem\u2019s global product team and will\u00a0serve as a Product Lead for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div>\n<p>Savaree can not stand alone to beat low prices offered by Uber, without any investment. Now it will be a face-off between the big guns \u2013 Uber and Careem in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image td-animation-stack-type0-1 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pakwired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Careem-Acquires-Savaree-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pakwired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Careem-Acquires-Savaree-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pakwired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Careem-Acquires-Savaree-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400 600w\" alt=\"Careem Acquires Savaree\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\">Junaid Iqbal, the Managing Director of Careem said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"td_pull_quote td_pull_center\">\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\">We have had serious admiration for Madeeha, her grit, her entrepreneurial spirit and her awesome tenacity. She built Savaree from ground up, knows the nuts and bolts of this business and we are super excited to have her on board and lead product innovation for Pakistan. Careem\u2019s strength in the region has been its localization of products, and Madeeha\u2019s addition to the team is a shot in the arm on that front.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\">Madeeha Hassan, the Founder of Savaree, said about her company\u2019s acquisition:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"td_pull_quote td_pull_center\">\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\">This is still dream like for me. Hailing from Sadiqabad, graduating in Biotechnology, launching a tech startup, and to be acquired within 2 years, and now to join Careem, the region\u2019s most exciting startups. I see in Careem the same vision and values that I identify with deeply.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"x_ecxMsoNormal\">Careem\u00a0was launched back in Pakistan in\u00a0<strong>2015.<\/strong> It started providing its services in Karachi and Lahore initially.\u00a0This service is also available in many cities of Middle East which includes UAE, Bahrain, Beirut, Cairo, Riyadh and Jeddah.\u00a0 After its success in these regions,\u00a0Careem is planning to extend its services as it is going to be launched in\u00a0Islamabad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Careem, the company that raised $60 million last year, has declared its acquisition of\u00a0Savaree, Lahore\u2019s home grown pioneer of car hailing services. 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