Three startups incubated at IU CORE, MR 3D, ABHS, and The Brave Next, have secured their places among the Top 100 startups and advanced to the final round of SEE Pakistan 2026, moving forward from an original applicant pool of more than four thousand startups. The advancement of three separate ventures from a single incubation centre into the competition’s final stage represents a notable concentration of success for IU CORE within this year’s national startup championship.
The scale of the selection process, narrowing more than four thousand applicants down to the Top 100 finalists, places MR 3D, ABHS, and The Brave Next among a highly competitive group of ventures recognised at a national level. Having three separate startups from the same incubation programme reach this stage simultaneously reflects positively on IU CORE’s broader track record of supporting ventures capable of competing successfully outside their immediate university environment.
The Brave Next, one of the three advancing startups, has already been separately recognised as Overall Winner in the Ideation Stage category at SEE Pakistan 2026, giving it a particularly strong showing within this year’s competition. Its progress alongside MR 3D and ABHS into the final round suggests IU CORE’s portfolio spans a range of different technology categories and business models, with each startup bringing distinct innovations to the competition.
IU CORE, Iqra University’s Centre of Research and Entrepreneurship, has continued to position itself as a platform supporting innovation and entrepreneurship among the university’s student and alumni community, with this latest showing at SEE Pakistan 2026 serving as tangible evidence of the calibre of ventures the centre has helped develop. The simultaneous advancement of three startups adds further credibility to the incubator’s approach, distinguishing it from centres that might see only occasional individual successes.
With MR 3D, ABHS, and The Brave Next now advancing to the final round, IU CORE’s continued involvement in SEE Pakistan 2026 positions the university’s broader innovation ecosystem for additional visibility as these startups compete for further recognition at a national level. Their progress adds to a growing list of Pakistani startups gaining prominence through structured, competitive national platforms, with IU CORE’s multiple entries in the finals reflecting a broader pattern of success across its incubated startup portfolio.
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