CyberGaar founder Omer R. joined Pakistan’s cybersecurity delegation at GISEC Global 2026 in Dubai from September 16 to 18.

OPEN Islamabad launches its Wellness Special Interest Group with a WellBeing Blueprint workshop led by Sharmeen Khan on October 29 at TwinHub.

IBA CEDIR announced nine judges for its Startup Pitching and Demo Day on October 24, where I-Incubate founders will pitch at IBA City Campus.

IBA CEDIR hosts Raza Zaidi on legal, IP, and tax essentials and Sibtain Jiwani on pitch design for CIE and CITE participants on October 24.

LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship invites renewable energy innovators to apply by November 8 for CleanTech Hackathon 2026 and a 1 million rupee prize pool.

National Incubation Center Lahore is offering one wildcard spot for a founder to pitch international investors at Lahore Tech Summit 2026. Apply by October 24.

National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies has opened registration for AeroFusion 2026, an aerospace, deep tech and AI challenge with prizes of PKR 200,000 for the winner and PKR 100,000 for the runner-up.

National Incubation Center Karachi has inducted 35 startups into Cohort 16 after a competitive process that drew more than 700 applications, with international acceleration support from Orbit Ventures.

Ignite National Technology Fund has reminded researchers, startups, SMEs and universities that applications for the Prime Minister’s SPARK and ELEVATE Program close on 26 October 2026.

Team SRC, incubated at the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies, won 500,000 Pakistani rupees as overall growth stage winner at SEE Pakistan 2026.

SAFAR founder Nasir Rizwan has been recognised in the National Space Society 30 Under 30 Class of 2026, a milestone celebrated by his incubator.

National Incubation Center Islamabad celebrates EKKO as it formalizes the transfer of Neuro Transmission Cognitive Theory rights from its innovator Dr. Shahbaz Ranjha.

British-Pakistani founder Amman Ahmed started Music For Pets with about £1,000 and sold it to Create Music Group in 2023 for a reported eight-figure sum, after building a global audience of pet owners.

Musavir.AI has unveiled what it calls the first 3D digital twin of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, a live model for urban planning, flood simulation, mobility and real estate.

United States based private equity firm AshreiTech has made its first Pakistan investment, backing cybersecurity company Digit Labs. Terms were not disclosed.

Karachi-based Bioniks and asani.io are the first businesses to receive financing through the collaboration between Accelerate Prosperity and Sindh Enterprise Development Fund to widen access to affordable credit.

Lucky Investments has launched Lucky Islamic Capital Protected Fund Plan I, a two year Shariah-compliant plan with a minimum investment of Rs 5,000 and subscriptions open until 30 October.

Standard Chartered Foundation, INNOVentures Global and Village Capital concluded the eighth Women in Tech Accelerator cohort in Karachi, awarding EV Square, Blusha App and Zvolta a combined PKR 10.5 million in equity-free grants.

Accelerate Prosperity has invested in Lahore-based Tarsil, a field service management platform serving 400+ businesses across Pakistan, to fund R&D and support its expansion into the GCC and Africa.

CyberGaar founder Omer R. joined Pakistan’s cybersecurity delegation at GISEC Global 2026 in Dubai from September 16 to 18.

Easy Health Tech Ventures hosted selected Bano Qabil AI Hackathon health tech projects on October 22, backed by Saman-e-Shifa Foundation and Alibaba Cloud.

MindTrek founder Muhammad Sabeeh Khan and AshrieTech Academy program head Imran Masood signed a Memorandum of Understanding for youth, students, and startups.

Ali Bahadur Qazi, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Science and Technology, toured the National Science and Technology Park and met Hatch 8 startup founders.

A senior Mitsubishi Corporation delegation toured the National Science and Technology Park to explore Pakistan’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Eighty artificial intelligence freshmen visited the National Science and Technology Park, where Brainswarm Robotics shared its journey from Hatch 8 to Cube 8.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has directed companies with paid-up capital above 200 million rupees to appoint legal advisers and file Form-9.

The Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan has opened a facilitation desk in Gujranwala to guide businesses on trademarks, patents, and industrial designs.

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication plans to support 20 women-led startups and train 200 female micro-entrepreneurs annually.

Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik has called for closer cooperation with Germany in green entrepreneurship and research at a ceremony in Islamabad marking the Day of German Unity.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the renamed Daanish IT Park in Islamabad, a national technology park that brings incubators, startups, SMEs and industry under one roof.

The Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry has approved a Board of Management to build institutional oversight and accelerate its business development and export promotion initiatives.

Shark Tank Producer Usman on the two-year Sony negotiation, the casting calculus, the off-camera valuation coaching, and the production mechanics that turned a skeptical market into the site of the biggest deal in the franchise's global history.

NICAT, in partnership with DEMO Pakistan (SPIN-IDG), hosted a session on data-driven decision-making, exploring how digitization, analytics, and innovation are shaping Pakistan’s economic and enterprise future.

Industry leaders discuss how fintech, agritech, and edtech are enabling women’s economic empowerment in Pakistan, while startups leverage technology, partnerships, and community engagement to scale solutions.

Pakistan’s venture capital ecosystem needs stronger domestic institutional capital, better funding pipelines, and improved exit pathways to support startups scaling from early stages to global markets.

Regional instability, macroeconomic shifts and changing investor strategies are reshaping venture finance across MENAP as startups adapt to a more selective capital environment.

Discover how Sialkot's world-renowned sports manufacturing industry can evolve into sports-tech innovation, using smart equipment, AI, sensors, and connected technology to shape the future of global sports.

Pakistan Super League offers startups more than sponsorship. Discover how PSL can drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, and long-term growth.

NIC Karachi hosted a session on Saudi Arabia’s PDPL, led by data protection expert Bilal Ghafoor, guiding startups on compliance, risks, and strategies for expanding into the Kingdom.

Pakistan-US Tech Connect on October 23 and the OPEN Chicago Annual Conference on October 24 will bring founders, enterprise leaders and innovators together in Chicago.

OPEN Global has opened registration for its virtual Annual Women’s Conference on 19 November, focused on the well-being and resilience of women entrepreneurs and open to all communities.

OPEN Global has announced the PAK-US Tech Connect 2026 roadshow, bringing Pakistani technology leaders to Silicon Valley, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Chicago between 16 and 23 October.

At the AI and Digital Bridge Forum in Astana, accelerators including Alchemist, StartX, and Draper University discussed how Central Asian AI startups are reaching US customers and investors.

Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, launching Core, a $3,499 personal computer built specifically to run AI agents.

Farmevo Technologies, a Pakistani agricultural drone startup, is expanding into North and Latin America and plans to establish its headquarters in New York, with revenue up tenfold since 2024.

Dealroom data highlights Pakistan’s $4.2 billion technology sector valuation, startup funding landscape, venture capital challenges, and the role of diaspora-led global companies.

KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2026 reveals shifting global VC dynamics as AI-led investments dominate funding, while Pakistan startups adapt to tighter capital conditions and focus on efficiency.

Pakistan’s startup ecosystem in 2025 entered a new phase shaped by selective funding, hybrid financing, debt-backed growth, AI innovation and institutional maturity, as startups adapted to tighter capital markets and evolving investor priorities.