FUTUREPLAY Investor Summit 2026 at CEGA NED University Karachi features a panel discussion on the Rise of Pakistan's Creative Tech Ecosystem, bringing together leaders from ImagineArt, Jazz GameNow, PNO Capital, HUM Network, and Phoenix Venture House to explore gaming, animation, AI, and investment in Pakistan.
Ali Sajjad, Founder of IZAK 10 Corporation and NIC Karachi Cohort 12 alumnus, shares how the incubation ecosystem helped him build a customer contact management platform serving customer service, sales, compliance, and anti-money laundering teams with smarter workflows.
NIC Karachi is hosting a session on AI Applications in Contemporary Project Management on July 6, 2026, featuring Dr Dafydd Cotterell, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at Swansea University, facilitated by Sheikh Hammad Amjad of Business Therapist.
NIC Islamabad hosted a fireside session with Saad Hamid, Regional Lead at Google, exploring how agentic AI systems are redefining how early-stage startups build, test, validate, and scale in the era beyond the lean startup model.
Lumen Technologies will acquire cloud networking startup Alkira for $475 million in an all cash deal aimed at expanding cloud and artificial intelligence networking capabilities.
Pakistani AI robotics startup Haprow has been selected for HASAN.VC Accelerator Cohort 4, a Singapore based startup accelerator focused on scaling emerging ventures and innovation.
RozeeGPT and NIC Islamabad jointly held a symposium on Agentic HR in Islamabad, bringing together over 80 HR professionals and senior CHROs to discuss artificial intelligence adoption in human resources across Pakistan's corporate sector.
TallyMarks Consulting is hosting AI Now, a free hands-on session at Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex in Lahore on May 6, 2026, designed to help small and medium enterprise owners and teams start implementing artificial intelligence in real business functions.
Advisor to the Chief Minister on AI and Special Initiatives Ali Dar visited NICAT at NASTP, where early-stage startups pitched their artificial intelligence and deep tech ventures and sought his guidance on Pakistan's innovation direction
National Incubation Center Karachi has officially welcomed 37 startups to its Foundry 2026 program, covering artificial intelligence, climate technology, education technology, fintech, and several other sectors.
National Incubation Center Islamabad held its Cohort 5 Orientation Ceremony, bringing together founders, industry leaders, and partners to kick off a startup program centered on execution, scale, and global ambition.
Cursor, the AI code-generation startup co-founded by Karachi-born Sualeh Asif, has secured a $60 billion acquisition agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX, marking a landmark moment for Pakistani talent in Silicon Valley.
Startup Muslim Global spotlights the growing role of AI agents in finance operations, as startups adopt automation to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
SpaceX has secured an option to acquire AI startup Cursor for $60 billion or pay $10 billion for a strategic partnership, as it expands its AI ambitions ahead of a potential IPO.
FUTUREPLAY Investor Summit 2026 at CEGA NED University Karachi features a panel discussion on the Rise of Pakistan's Creative Tech Ecosystem, bringing together leaders from ImagineArt, Jazz GameNow, PNO Capital, HUM Network, and Phoenix Venture House to explore gaming, animation, AI, and investment in Pakistan.
Ali Sajjad, Founder of IZAK 10 Corporation and NIC Karachi Cohort 12 alumnus, shares how the incubation ecosystem helped him build a customer contact management platform serving customer service, sales, compliance, and anti-money laundering teams with smarter workflows.
Sindh Enterprise Incubation Center is hosting an Open House on July 21 and 22, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at SEIC Karachi, inviting the startup community to explore the incubation center under the theme Build What Matters. Registration is open at forms.gle/4JARfyfFSP6tuTUk9.
SECP Chairman Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu announced a target of 2.5 million investors in Pakistan at the SECP Talk Series, outlining plans to simplify account opening, implement T+1 settlement, and align Pakistan's capital market with international standards, with renowned businessman Arif Habib attending as chief guest.