Telipano, a startup being incubated through NIC Karachi, is building a platform that transforms how businesses showcase their physical spaces by creating immersive 3D and 360 degree virtual tour experiences that allow customers, clients, and audiences to explore properties, venues, and commercial spaces interactively from any location and at any time. The platform addresses a gap that has become increasingly visible as digital-first customer journeys have become the norm across real estate, hospitality, events, retail, and corporate sectors, where the expectation of being able to evaluate a physical space meaningfully before committing to a visit, booking, or purchase decision is now a baseline rather than a premium feature. Applications for NIC Karachi Cohort 16 are open at lnkd.in/dKF94w8x.
The problem Telipano is solving is one that affects a wide range of businesses whose commercial proposition depends on how effectively they can communicate the quality and character of their physical environment to potential customers who are making decisions remotely. A real estate developer trying to sell off-plan units to buyers who cannot visit the site, a hotel competing for conference bookings from corporate clients in another city, a wedding venue trying to differentiate itself in a crowded market, or a retail brand considering a franchise location all share the same fundamental challenge: the physical space is their most compelling asset, but conventional photography and video cannot fully communicate what it feels like to move through it. Immersive 3D and 360 degree virtual tours close that gap by giving remote audiences an interactive experience that approximates being there, building the kind of trust and confidence in a space that drives decision-making in ways that static imagery rarely achieves.
Telipano’s focus on enabling organisations to build trust, engage customers, and deliver interactive experiences positions the startup within the broader category of spatial technology that has been attracting growing commercial interest across multiple industries as the tools for creating and delivering immersive digital environments have become more accessible and more affordable. The ability to offer professional-quality 3D and 360 degree virtual tours at a price point that makes the technology viable for mid-sized businesses, not only the large property developers and hotel chains that have historically had the budgets for immersive digital experiences, represents a meaningful market expansion opportunity that a startup with the right technology and the right go-to-market approach is well-placed to capture.
NIC Karachi is highlighting Telipano as part of its Cohort 16 startup spotlight series, using the venture’s story to demonstrate the range of problems that NIC Karachi’s incubation environment is supporting founders to solve and to invite the next generation of founders to bring their own ideas into the same ecosystem. The incubator provides mentorship, access to industry experts, investor networks, and the structured support that helps startups at Telipano’s stage refine their product, validate their market, and build toward scale with the guidance of people who have navigated the same challenges. Founders with an idea ready to be built into something meaningful can apply for Cohort 16 at lnkd.in/dKF94w8x, supported by Ignite and the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication alongside partners including Tech Destination Pakistan, LMKT, LuckyOne Mall, and Orbit Ventures.
Follow the SPIN IDG WhatsApp Channel for updates across the Smart Pakistan Insights Network covering all of Pakistan’s technology ecosystem.
