CEGA has extended the application window for Cohort 3 of Pixels to Powerhouse, its incubation program for gaming and animation startups, giving founders who missed the original deadline one more opportunity to apply. The extension sets September 30 as the final cutoff, with the organization framing the extra window plainly as a last chance rather than an open-ended reopening, a signal that founders sitting on an unfinished application should treat this as their final opportunity to submit rather than assume further extensions will follow.
Pixels to Powerhouse runs for six months and combines industry mentorship with global connections, positioning itself specifically around the gaming and animation sectors rather than folding creative technology startups into a broader, more generalized incubation track. That specialization matters for founders in this space, since gaming and animation ventures often require different kinds of technical guidance, distribution strategy, and industry relationships than software or fintech startups typically need, and a program built specifically around those sectors can offer more targeted support than a general-purpose incubator attempting to cover every vertical at once.
The extension comes as CEGA continues building out its broader presence in Pakistan’s gaming and animation ecosystem, having recently sent representatives to Tokyo Game Show 2026 and hosted its own Lahore Frames animation meetup, giving Cohort 3 applicants access to an organization that is actively expanding its international visibility and industry connections rather than one operating in isolation from the sector’s global conversations. For founders with an unfinished gaming or animation concept, the timing of the extension alongside CEGA’s growing international footprint offers a meaningful incentive to submit before the September 30 deadline closes.
With backing from Ignite National Technology Fund and the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, Pixels to Powerhouse’s extended deadline gives Pakistan’s gaming and animation founders a final structured entry point into a six-month program built specifically for their sector, at a moment when CEGA’s broader ecosystem work is putting Pakistani creative talent in front of increasingly international audiences.
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