Quantify Technologies, a Cohort 8 startup at the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies, has been named runner-up in the Clean Energy Solutions category at the 13th Wafi Energy Tameer Awards, winning a cash prize of Rs500,000. The award was announced by the incubation center, which described it as another milestone for innovation at the center. Mujtaba Bilal is named as the founder of Quantify in coverage of the awards, and the startup stood out in a competition that attracted more than 700 applications and shortlisted 30 finalists.
The Clean Energy Solutions category covers innovations in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable energy systems, which are areas where Pakistan faces high costs and supply problems. The category was won by Shoukat Hussain of As Sammak Biofloc Fish Farm, a Cohort 6 alumnus of National Incubation Center Karachi, who received Rs1 million. The runner-up position went to Quantify Technologies, which the center said continues to demonstrate the potential of homegrown innovation to address real-world energy challenges. Two startups from the national incubation network therefore took the top two places in the same category.
The center said it is proud to support startups that turn ambitious ideas into meaningful achievements, and it wished its founders more milestones, bigger opportunities and a cleaner, more sustainable future. Being selected from more than 700 applicants shows how competitive the awards have become, since the number of entries has risen from more than 450 in the previous year. A cash prize of Rs500,000 can help a young company cover development and testing costs, while the recognition gives it visibility among customers, investors and other energy innovators.
The announcement carries the names of Ignite National Technology Fund, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, NETSOL Technologies, the National Aerospace Science and Technology Park, Air University and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra, which are listed alongside the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies. For the startup, the award adds to its progress through the incubation program, and for the center it shows that its startups work across a range of fields, including clean energy, alongside aerospace and deep technology.
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