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Global VC Dynamics in Q2 2026: KPMG Venture Pulse Deep Dive

KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2026 reveals shifting global VC dynamics as AI-led investments dominate funding, while Pakistan startups adapt to tighter capital conditions and focus on efficiency.
Editorial Insights

The Regional Risk Matrix: How Macro Shocks Are Rebuilding Venture Finance Across MENAP

Regional instability, macroeconomic shifts and changing investor strategies are reshaping venture finance across MENAP as startups adapt to a more selective capital environment.
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Policy

SECP Eyes 2.5 Million Investors As IPOs Raise Rs20 Billion

SECP held its fourth Guest Lecture Series session in Islamabad, outlining plans to reach 2.5 million investors after 10 IPOs raised more than Rs20 billion between January and June 2026.
Policy

PM Orders Roadmap For Private Equity Fund To Widen Investment

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed officials to prepare a roadmap for a new Private Equity Fund aimed at diversifying financing sources and strengthening Pakistan's capital markets, with a particular focus on SMEs.
Policy

PM Shehbaz Sharif Orders Roadmap For Private Equity Fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for a Private Equity Fund and the public equity market, calling private sector investment a key pillar of Pakistan's long term economic growth.
Policy

SECP Urges Businesses to Corporatise and Promote Investment Culture

SECP commissioners addressed the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, urging businesses to formalise through corporatisation for better governance, transparency, and access to financing, while calling for broader participation in Pakistan's capital markets.
Investments

KTrade Securities Expands Retail Investment in Pakistan, Chairman Ali Farid Khwaja Shares Insights

Ali Farid Khwaja, Chairman of KTrade Securities, discusses building Pakistan’s first large-scale retail investment platform, retail investor growth, and capital market opportunities on Thought Behind Things x Endeavor.
Ecosystem

Pakistan Stock Exchange Hosts Investor Readiness Session with NIC Hyderabad Startups to Unlock GEM Board Opportunities

Pakistan Stock Exchange collaborates with NIC Hyderabad under the Investor Readiness Series to guide startups on listing opportunities through the GEM Board, enhancing their access to capital markets and growth financing.

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Innsaie Brief

Global VC Dynamics in Q2 2026: KPMG Venture Pulse Deep Dive

KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2026 reveals shifting global VC dynamics as AI-led investments dominate funding, while Pakistan startups adapt to tighter capital conditions and focus on efficiency.
Editorial Insights

The Regional Risk Matrix: How Macro Shocks Are Rebuilding Venture Finance Across MENAP

Regional instability, macroeconomic shifts and changing investor strategies are reshaping venture finance across MENAP as startups adapt to a more selective capital environment.
Fresh

IBA CEDIR Runs Four Session Founder Skills Series October 5 to 10

IBA CEDIR is running a four-session founder skills series covering equity mechanics, business model design, KPI setting and venture economics, featuring Raza Zaidi, Irfan A. Khan, Kanza Sohail and Fatiq Bin Khursheed.
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BridgeStart Pakistan Extends UK International Expansion Program Deadline to October 10

BridgeStart Pakistan has extended the application deadline for its Global Gateway UK International Expansion Program to October 10, 2026, giving high-potential Pakistani startups more time to apply for UK market access.