COLABS has secured $2 million in pre-Series A funding, led by Shorooq Partners, fueling its expansion into Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. This marks a significant milestone for Pakistan’s startup ecosystem as investor interest resurges.
Sarmayacar has launched the Climaventures Fund with $15 million from the Green Climate Fund to invest in Pakistani startups addressing climate change. Focus areas include renewable energy, e-mobility, water treatment, and agritech, fostering sustainable development and a thriving climate tech 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.
Wafi Energy Pakistan sponsored the regional round of the World Startup Championship, giving over 300 student-led startups from Sindh access to professional mentorship, business development resources, and direct pitching opportunities with investors and corporate partners.
Pathfinder CITADEL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tabadlab to advance innovation, future skills, research, and entrepreneurship through collaborative initiatives strengthening Pakistan's innovation ecosystem.
SEIC's Investor Interact 2026 has confirmed a wide lineup of investors, industry leaders, and financial experts for two days of pitches and investment conversations with Cohort 1 founders on July 30 and 31 at the Sindh Enterprise Incubation Center.