MedIQ has been named to the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2026 list, recognizing the Pakistani healthtech startup among the region's most promising companies.

LAAM Technologies and its B2B platform Octane have been named to the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2026 list, Pakistan's only e-commerce company on this year's list.

Dr Faisal Kamiran, founder of Addo AI, has been honoured with the APSUP Excellence Award 2026 for Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by Governor of Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, recognising his journey from AI research and academia to building a globally impactful technology company from Pakistan.

IU CORE startups MR 3D, ABHS, and The Brave Next have secured places among the Top 100 and advanced to the final round of SEE Pakistan 2026.

The Brave Next Ltd has been named Overall Winner in the Ideation Stage at SEE Pakistan 2026, World Startup Championship, for its AI monitoring platform

Global Animal Passport Registration, a NIC Hyderabad startup, won the Agriculture Category at SEE Pakistan 2026, competing among the Top 100 startups nationally.

MediWeb, a startup incubated at IU CORE, has secured a place among the Top 34 Finalists of the Lok Sahaita STEM Talent Search Program.

Spurt International, a startup incubated at NIC Faisalabad, hosted its Annual Partner Conference in Abbottabad, recognising top channel partners and sharing its aeroponic farming roadmap.

Pakistan's startup ecosystem has reached more than $4 billion in combined enterprise value, a 3.6 fold increase since 2020, according to a new Dealroom and inDrive report.

Asasa, a digital gold savings platform formerly known as Zariah, has rebranded as it looks to expand beyond gold into a broader savings super app for Pakistan.

Outlio, a Karachi based startup founded by Husnain and Saboor A, reached the top of Product Hunt after growing from a three person team to thirty people and generating over 600,000 dollars in its first quarter.

OfficeFlowAi, founded by Mydah Nasir and Alina Nasir, has built an AI powered office management system with over 70 agents spanning HR, finance, and operations.