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NIC Hyderabad Startup Gems Rock Bid Signs 30 Million Dollar MOUs in China 

Gems Rock Bid, a startup incubated at National Incubation Center Hyderabad, has secured 30 million United States dollars in Memorandums of Understanding with two leading Chinese companies at the Hangzhou Business Conference, marking a significant international milestone.
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SmartSphere Technologies Selected for Qatar Science Technology Park Program

SmartSphere Technologies, an artificial intelligence startup with roots in Pakistan and Dubai, has been selected for the Qatar Science and Technology Park program backed by Qatar Development Bank, marking a significant milestone in the venture's international growth journey.
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NIC Karachi Startup Bioniks Joins MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Cohort 2026

Bioniks, a medtech startup from Karachi incubated at National Incubation Center Karachi Cohort 1, has been selected among 20 companies worldwide for the 2026 MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Accelerator Program after a competitive review of over 680 applications.
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NIC Faisalabad Hosts Elo Founder Umar Qamar at Gather and Grow

NIC Faisalabad's Gather and Grow community event featured Umar Qamar, founder of elo, who shared how he built one of Pakistan's fastest-growing e-commerce fashion brands from export leftovers into a nationwide digital movement.
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NIC Islamabad Cohort 5 Wraps Design Thinking Workshop

Cohort 5 at NIC Islamabad wrapped up a two-day Design Thinking workshop led by Imran Khattak, pushing startup founders to move from assumption-based building to real user validation and evidence-driven direction.
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IBA CED I-Incubate Earns Top HEC Rating Among Pakistan Incubation Centers

IBA CED's I-Incubate Program has been awarded the top W category rating in the Higher Education Commission Annual Business Incubation Centre Self-Assessment Scorecard for Financial Year 2024-25, ranking among only 8 out of 40 business incubation centres nationwide.
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NIC Faisalabad Startup SAWIE Ecosystems Featured by International Climate Adaptation Platform

SAWIE Ecosystems, an agritech startup incubated at National Incubation Center Faisalabad, has been featured by the Adaptation Community, an international platform for climate solutions, recognising its work in resource efficiency, artificial intelligence driven analytics, and farmer development.
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NIC Lahore Startup Blainy Selected for Plug and Play Silicon Valley Program 

Blainy, an artificial intelligence powered academic writing and research assistant incubated at National Incubation Center Lahore, has been selected for the globally renowned Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley, supported by the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication and Ignite.
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LCCI Startup Committee Meets to Discuss SME and Startup Ecosystem Development

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Standing Committee on Startup and Business Incubation has called a meeting on May 20, 2026, at Founders Hall LCCI, to discuss startup and small and medium enterprise ecosystem development in Pakistan.
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Pakistani Startup EMRChains Reaches Global Top 50 at Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab

EMRChains, a Pakistani AI-powered healthcare startup incubated at National Incubation Center Islamabad, has qualified among the top 50 globally at the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon 2026, advancing from over 1,800 applications worldwide.
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IBA Sindh Acceleration Program 2026 Introduces Startup Cohort Across AI, Edtech, Agritech and Clean Energy Sectors

The IBA Sindh Acceleration Program 2026 has introduced its latest cohort of startups spanning artificial intelligence, clean energy, logistics, edtech, e-commerce, and agritech, marking a new chapter in Sindh's growing startup ecosystem.
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Premier PayFast CBO Mahwish Saad Khan Leads Women-Led Curriculum Session at NIC Karachi

NIC Karachi Women Led Curriculum Track hosted a session with Mahwish Saad Khan, Chief Business Officer at Premier PayFast, focusing on founder identity, personal branding, storytelling, and leadership presence for women entrepreneurs in Pakistan.
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Daftarkhwan and Robotronics ai Launch Kids Summer Camp in Lahore 

Daftarkhwan has partnered with Robotronics.ai to host Pakistan's largest AI and Robotics Kids Summer Camp 2026 at Daftarkhwan Vogue in Gulberg, Lahore, offering three expert camp tracks for children aged 4 to 16 at PKR 16,000 per student.
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Accelerate Prosperity Opens Applications for Road to TechCrunch Battlefield 2026 

Accelerate Prosperity and Silkroad Innovation Hub have opened applications for the Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 program, offering early-stage startups from Kyrgyzstan and the Central Eurasia region a chance to pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco with 100,000 dollars in investment funding for top finishers. Apply at road2battlefield.com by June 30.
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Karachi First Teen Entrepreneurship Program Launches by Umeed Labs Founder 

Mahjabeen Alvina, Founder of Umeed Labs and Biomedical Engineer, has launched Karachi's first Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship Program for teenagers aged 14 to 18, a six-month weekly programme covering startup ideation, critical thinking, problem solving, and live pitching.
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Pakistan Launches Pur Azm Platform to Connect Youth to Skills and Employment

The Government of Pakistan, through the Prime Minister Youth Programme, in partnership with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited, has launched Pur Azm Pakistan, a national platform designed to expand access to skills, employment, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunities for young people.