NSTP at NUST and The AKD Group UK have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to build Pakistan's first globally connected Defense Technology Incubation and early stage Investment Platform, connecting startups to international investors and OEMs.

Executive MBA students from LUMS attended the Paklaunch Santa Clara Meetup, connecting with founders, investors, and operators as academia and industry engage with the global Pakistani startup ecosystem.

ExperienceMINT, a Connecticut-based startup, has launched ELEVATE, an in-store platform combining interactive displays, virtual visualization, AI voice assistants, and real-time customer analytics to bring online-style personalization to physical retail, addressing decades-old problems around customer decision paralysis and blind spots in retailer data on in-store shopper behavior.

Open Silicon Valley is hosting a Young Professional Networking Event on August 2, bringing together young professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders for an evening of connections across the Silicon Valley tech community.

Collab P has launched a platform connecting Pakistani technology professionals with a 20 billion dollar United States SLED procurement market, aiming to bridge the gap between local talent and global demand while formalising access to US government and education technology procurement channels for Pakistan's growing tech workforce.

A California delegation including officials from the State Treasurer's office visited NSTP, learning that resident startups have attracted over 2 million dollars in US venture capital investment.

OPEN Circles hosted an insightful session with Erum Choudhry on her journey from Big Law to leading her own firm, covering legal career growth, entrepreneurship, and immigration pathways for founders.

Paklaunch is hosting a Hong Kong meetup on August 21, connecting founders, investors, operators, and professionals building Pakistan's global tech ecosystem across the diaspora.

OPEN Circles is hosting a session on Compound Leadership with Dr Zafar Shahid, former engineering leader at NVIDIA and Meta, exploring how strong leadership builds lasting tech companies.

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and China's FAMSUN Group have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a Technology Display Park at PARC, promoting agricultural innovation, research, and technology transfer.

The Global Capacity Building Coalition has opened applications for its 2026 Accelerator, welcoming organisations providing capacity building support for country platform development in emerging markets, with virtual information sessions scheduled for July 22 and 29.

Paklaunch is hosting a meetup in Singapore on August 20, 2026, bringing together founders, investors, operators, and professionals from Pakistan's global tech ecosystem for an evening of networking, idea exchange, and community building. Seats are limited.