My Story
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میری کہانی
From Selling Water & Washing Dishes to Building a Global Platform for Entrepreneurship Education
2003 – 2011
Worked my way up — selling water at Lahore railway station, washing dishes, tutoring, then accounting and admin roles in schools.
2008
Co-founded my first venture, Garnish Academy. Walked away in three months — I wasn't convinced.
2011
Co-founded Fashion Street, a retail apparel store in Lahore.
2013
Started Tutor Links Pakistan — a vision for the country's largest tutor network. Never launched; deep down I didn't believe in patching the old system.
2015
Founded Royal Suppliers — uniforms, stationery, custom apparel. Closed within six months.
2016
Launched Pakistan's first STEM & entrepreneurship center for school children, and the Young Innovators Challenge.
2016
My first Uber ride — one tap, a car at my door. A thought I couldn't shake: what if someone could connect learners directly to industry experts? I didn't yet know that someone could be me.
2017
Founded EdTech Pakistan — my "Uber for Education." But I couldn't build it; I didn't yet know how.
2018
Renamed EdTech Pakistan to EdTech Global — same dream, but still no way to build it.
2019
Renamed EdTech Global to Innovation Valley and set out to build it on the Airbnb model — Airbnb for entrepreneurship education.
2020
Pre-launched. It failed — then COVID hit.
Today
Still building Innovation Valley to create a world where anyone, from anywhere, can build the great things the world needs.
My mission is to connect learners, builders, and aspiring entrepreneurs with real-world experts, mentors, and leaders from top global organizations through live, cohort-based learning — so they can learn, grow, network, and build the next big thing the world needs.
Build What You Love. Build What Matters.
