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Paklaunch Hosts Austin Meetup With Secure.com on August 11

Paklaunch is hosting an Austin meetup on August 11 in partnership with Secure.com, connecting founders, investors, and technology leaders across Austin's innovation ecosystem, with insights into AI and cybersecurity.

Women TechEU Opens Eligibility Call for Deep Tech Startups

Women TechEU has opened its Eligibility Call for women-led deep tech startups, offering 160 winners a 75,000 euro equity-free grant and a six-month business development programme funded by the European Union.

OPEN Silicon Valley Hosts AI Governance and Cybersecurity Event

OPEN Silicon Valley and ISACA San Francisco Chapter are hosting Human in the AI Loop on August 26, bringing together leaders from Oracle, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Waymo, eBay, Docusign, Palo Alto Networks, and Salesforce to discuss how AI is reshaping the way technology is built, governed, and deployed, with a keynote fireside chat on cybersecurity leadership in the AI era.

NSTP and AKD Group UK Sign Strategic Partnership for Defense Tech Incubation

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.

LUMS Executive MBA Students Attend Paklaunch Santa Clara Meetup

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 Launches ELEVATE to Make Retail Stores Smart as Amazon

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 Hosts Young Professional Networking Event

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 Launches Platform Linking Pakistani Tech Talent to US Market

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.

California Delegation Visits NSTP to Explore Startups and Deep Tech Ecosystem

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 Hosts Legal Career Session With Erum Choudhry

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 Hosts Hong Kong Meetup for Global Tech 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 Hosts Compound Leadership Session in Silicon Valley

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.

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