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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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NIC Islamabad Cohort 4 Acceleration Program Winners Revealed in Pakistan Startup Ecosystem

NIC Islamabad Cohort 4 acceleration program announces winning startups including APRUS Technologies, EKKO, ezGeyser, Sky Technology & Innovations, and 3Musafir International across healthcare, mobility, sustainability, UAV and social impact sectors.
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Ignite Holds Agentic AI Session on No-Code Tools and Digital Transformation in Pakistan

An Agentic AI session for Ignite under Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Pakistan provided hands on exposure to no code AI tools and real world applications, focusing on collaboration, efficiency and AI powered organizational workflows.
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Kazan Global Youth Summit Calls for Startup Nominations for Global Youth Leadership Awards 2026

Kazan Global Youth Summit has opened nominations for the Innovation Project of the Year category under the Global Youth Leadership Awards 2026, inviting startups and researchers from OIC, BRICS, and Asia Pacific regions to apply.
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IBA CED Hosts Chai Connections Founder Networking Meetup July 17

IBA Center for Entrepreneurial Development is hosting Chai Connections, a networking meetup for founders, entrepreneurs, alumni, and community members on July 17, 2026, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM at the 11th Floor of Aman Tower, IBA City Campus.
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NIC Karachi Cohort 16 Startup NeuraGeek Transforms Education With AI

NeuraGeek, founded by Haider Qaizar H and incubated at NIC Karachi Cohort 16, is building an AI-powered personalised learning platform aligned with leading academic boards including CAIE, AQA, SAT, and Edexcel, helping students unlock their full academic potential.
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Elevate Job Fair at NIC Islamabad Connects Graduates With Top Employers

The Elevate Job Fair is taking place at NIC Islamabad on July 16, 2026, connecting Elevate programme participants with an impressive lineup of hiring companies including S&P Global, RepStack, CyberVision International, Funavry Technologies, and others for career opportunities across multiple sectors.