Ministry of IT and Telecom and Meta have launched the Small Business Growth Academy, a free digital and AI training programme for over 1,000 SMEs.

funl has partnered with Replit Community to host Builder's Edition, inviting founders who have built working products with AI tools to demo on stage at WorkMore 3.0, Karachi, on August 21, 2026.

Qaflah has introduced an AI-powered Intelligence Index on its startup profile platform, providing founders with instant scoring and analysis across fundability, traction, market strength, and future potential, with actionable improvement suggestions.

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the startup behind popular AI coding agent Cursor and co-founded by Pakistan-born Sualeh Asif, in a USD 60 billion all-stock deal aimed at bolstering its presence in the enterprise AI tools market.

NIC Islamabad hosted “AI in the Wild: Founders, Tools & Real Results,” featuring founders and industry leaders sharing real AI adoption journeys, workflows, challenges, and live deployment lessons in Pakistan’s startup ecosystem.

i2i’s Innovate Lab, formerly Growth Readiness Workshop, equips startup founders with practical growth frameworks, AI tools, and actionable strategies to scale faster and smarter.