National Incubation Center Karachi has officially welcomed 37 startups into its Foundry 2026 program, opening a new cohort that spans artificial intelligence and automation, climate technology, education technology, financial technology, and several other emerging sectors. The announcement marks the beginning of what NIC Karachi is positioning as a structured journey of innovation and growth for a diverse group of founders building across Pakistan’s startup landscape.
The cohort includes AgentraX, ARKIVE, Art Quarters Studio, AutoFinovera, Byopar Technology, Carsrack, Climavert, Cloudconda Oy, Cognify, Deets Technologies, Digital Kabari, eDimensionz, Elot Park, Embleme, Extensor Labs, Green Edtech, GymKey, Hyperversal Blocks, Infinitum Core, IntelliAuditor, InternPools, JobGenie, M&M Ventures, Match Up, Poiesis Systems, Remoterise, Safar Buddies, Sakeena AI, Shehnai.pk, Soch Matters, Techieonix, The 14 Lights, The Agentive Minds, Trac, Waaibot, WarSOC, and WL&WJ. The range of ventures reflects both the breadth of problems Pakistani founders are choosing to tackle and the increasing sectoral diversity that incubation programs in the country are now capable of supporting under a single cohort.
Foundry 2026 is backed by Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Ignite, National Technology Fund, Tech Destination Pakistan, LMKT, LuckyOne Mall, and Orbit Ventures, a combination of public institutional support and private sector involvement that gives participating startups access to resources, networks, and potential commercial pathways from the outset.
For NIC Karachi, the launch of Foundry 2026 continues its role as one of the more active incubation platforms operating out of Pakistan’s commercial capital, with an emphasis on taking founders from early-stage ideas through to ventures capable of delivering solutions at scale. The composition of this cohort, particularly the presence of climate and artificial intelligence focused startups alongside more established categories like fintech and edtech, suggests the program is tracking closely with where founder interest and investor attention are currently converging in Pakistan.
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