Builder & operator / Karachi, Pakistan

Start where
you are.

I’m Shah Talha Sohail. I build businesses and initiatives around problems worth solving — from flood relief and a student-built race car to electric mobility made in Pakistan.

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Shah Talha Sohail, in a black shirt, looking toward the camera — Shah TalhaKarachi · PK

Make it
mean something.

A few things I’ve learned along the way

10,000+wristbands sold for flood relief

2015we raced at Silverstone

2,500+SMEs onboarded at Trademor

Different work.
One instinct: begin.

01 / The through-line

A small start
can travel far.

I didn’t begin with a master plan. I began with something in front of me that needed doing, and learned to keep going.

2010

The first step

When the floods came, we started collecting.

After the 2010 floods in Pakistan, a few of us took donation boxes to the streets. We made “I Am Pakistan” wristbands and sold more than 10,000 to support relief work. I learned that you can start before you feel ready — and that people will join in when the purpose is clear.

Green I Am Pakistan volunteer wristbands — A simple wristband became a shared cause.

2012—15

NUST Formula Student

We built a car before we knew how hard it would be.

At university, we set out to build Pakistan’s first Formula-style student race car. The early years were a lesson in what we didn’t know. We came back each season, fixed what we could, and tried again. In 2015, we finally cleared scrutineering and raced at Silverstone.

The NUST Formula Student race car at Silverstone in 2015 — Silverstone, 2015. A few years of trying became a race.

First employee

Eikon7

Built with blood, sweat, and years of work.

Eikon7 was Shayan’s startup. I joined as its first employee and built Eikon7 Pakistan from the ground up. Shayan has been my partner in everything I do.

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2017—

Trademor

Helping Pakistani businesses reach global markets.

I co-founded Trademor and lead it today. Since 2017, we’ve helped Pakistani businesses sell internationally through Alibaba.com, building a team focused on sales, service, and long-term client relationships.

2,500+Pakistani SMEs onboardedVisit Trademor

2020—26

Mode Mobility

From a blank page to an electric bike made here.

We started Mode Mobility to design and build original products in Pakistan. That meant years of research, learning how to make things at scale, and building the production setup around the product. In January 2025, we launched the C-Series — a homegrown electric motorcycle — and it sold out. Mode now continues with a new team; I’m grateful for everyone who helped get it moving.

Mode Mobility C-Series electric motorcycle — The C-Series, designed and built in Pakistan.

Mode Mobility co-founders beside an electric motorcycle — Built with a team that kept showing up.

Shah Talha receiving the award at the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum

Best Youth-led Solution
Clean Energy Days & IVECF · Vienna

Start where you are.
Keep your word.
Do the work that matters.

Notes to myself, as much as anyone.

02 / What’s now

A room for builders

Pull Up
A Chair.

A small, fortnightly gathering for people building something and trying to work through a real problem.

No pitch decks or lectures. Just an honest conversation around a table with people who have been through it — and one useful next step to take away.

Take a seat

Shah Talha leading a Pull Up A Chair founder discussion — Pull Up A Chair · Karachi

The first Pull Up A Chair group in Karachi

03 / What guides me

The work is
the way you do it.