Sihah is young tech entrepreneur from Pakistan, equipped with a strong command of business with a track record of proven success. She completed her graduation in Business Administration and IT Management in 2009. She was recently selected among top ten female entrepreneurs in Pakistan by “Be Your Own Boss” – online blog. She is first female graduate of Founder Institute Pakistan, also awarded as ‘Top Founder’ from Founder Institute Islamabad. She loves adventure sports, she was the president of the sports club and Chief Editor at her university. Her entrepreneurial journey began when she launched Solugix (www.solugix.com) in 2013, providing IT solutions to small and medium companies worldwide. Her first company is successfully running and funding her second startup Rise Mom (www.risemom.com). Rise Mom is established to empower working mothers, it assist working women by keeping them remotely connected with their children while they are at work. She have been participating in diverse panels as a panelist, at UNIDO, UNICEF, Higher Education Commission, U.S. Embassy, Startup Expo, National Incubation Center, Founder Institute etc, and have been the speaker to multiple local, and national events. She was selected among 5 delegates from Pakistan to represent her country in Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2018, in Hyderabad, India and her story was covered by Daccan Chronicle, most read newspaper in major states of India and siasat.com, BBC Urdu, and couple of other newspapers. Her name was mentioned by Govt of Pakistan in the video tribute to young female entrepreneur in Pakistan on women’s day 2018. More generally, Sihah aspires to promote female entrepreneurship in Pakistan and empower working mothers. She dreamed of building a company of her own from a young age and with its’ fulfillment she now aims to continue managing startups, mentoring founders and inspiring women to be independent and self-sufficient.
Host Organization: Enterprise Center
Role at Host Organization: Sihah will develop, design, and deliver cross-functional collaboration and partnership content for The Grit Life, an entrepreneurial focused internet radio station. She will assist in the execution of small business development communication strategies for internal and external outreach, working off of the organizations three pillars – business, capital and community.