The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar held Session 01 of Cohort 3 on October 8, led by mentor Subash Chandra on founder mindset, equity splits, team roles and six-month goals.
LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship has launched the High-Potential Ideas Hub, a repository spotlighting where Pakistan's startup ecosystem needs innovation most, with insights from founders of ABHI, Marham and more.
NIC Karachi and Eventage will host a startup panel on October 13 exploring the GITEX playbook for going global, featuring founders who exhibited at GITEX and Expand North Star.
CEGA will host a virtual session with Haseeb Ahmed on AI and emerging technologies in gaming, covering intelligent systems, automation and procedural content for game studios.
NIC Islamabad held the Final Judging Round for its Acceleration Program Cohort 5 on October 5, with 15 shortlisted startups presenting before a panel of judges.
CodeSprint, founded by Jamal Nadeem, has been named a finalist in ASPIRE Pakistan's NIB IV Pre-Incubation Program, building an AI-powered competitive programming platform for CS students.
SEIC, in collaboration with IBA CED, is hosting a session on Business Model Canvas and Revenue Design with Irfan A. Khan, Founder of DVAGO and Cutera Aesthetics, on October 7.
NIC Hyderabad will host Behind the Payment, a session with Muhammad Ali of Swich unpacking how digital payment gateways, transactions and integrations actually work for founders.
FAO and NIC Hyderabad are hosting FoodPreneurs 2026 for World Food Day, bringing together food entrepreneurs, innovators, students and farmers to celebrate food innovation and sustainability.
ITU's Faculty of Science, with Compliance Experts and Corporate Plus, will host a six-hour Startup Failure Risks training on October 7 and 14 at ITU Barki Campus, Lahore, led by Muhammad Nuaman Ahmed.
InnoCollab has launched a platform where Pakistani entrepreneurs can post startup ideas and connect with investors and mentors, currently featuring 279 startup ideas across multiple categories.
NIC Lahore has announced The Deal Room Lahore, an exclusive pitch and networking evening bringing together revenue-generating startups with institutional investors, set for October 26, 2026.
WISE Lab has announced its Micro-Entrepreneurship Program for women business owners, funded by Ignite National Technology Fund under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, with applications now open.
National Incubation Center Sialkot hosted a personal branding session with Muhammad Sarmad Hafeez, showing founders how to position themselves before investors and the wider technology ecosystem.
Fauji Fertilizer Company's Head of Innovations Raja Junaid Bin Mujtaba and Research and Development Coordinator Munir Zia visited National Incubation Center Faisalabad to meet its startups.
National Incubation Center Hyderabad hosted The People Behind the Startup, where Nettax Founder Jahangir Ansari covered co-founder relationships, equity, talent decisions and legal challenges of scaling.