NIC Islamabad has announced the judging panel for its Acceleration Program Cohort 5, evaluating startups ready to move beyond incubation into their next phase of growth.

Founder Institute Cohort 5 founders at NIC Islamabad completed a two day Investor Progress Review, facing rigorous questioning on traction, financial projections, and go-to-market strategy.

NIC Islamabad's Founder Institute Cohort 5 founders took part in a two-day Investor Progress Review to assess investment readiness.

Spaceman Studios delivered a marketing session titled Mission Marketing for Cohort 5 founders at NIC Islamabad, covering strategy, ICP, and execution.

Founder Institute Cohort 5 held a session at NIC Islamabad on product development, with mentors discussing validation, MVPs, and the role of AI in building products.

NIC Islamabad held a Product Development session for Founder Institute Cohort 5, featuring mentors Mahnoor Salman, Mohammad Mansoor and Kamran Taufiq Khan on building and testing MVPs.

Founder Institute Cohort 5 at NIC Islamabad will hold a session on Go-To-Market and Scale, featuring industry leaders Dr Mohsin Zahid, Bilal Asif, and Umar Dhudra sharing insights on customer acquisition and sustainable scaling.

NIC Islamabad's Cohort 5 founders continued their Founder Institute Mentor Idea Review on Day 2, testing their startup ideas, research, and validation against feedback from experienced mentors.

NIC Islamabad's Cohort 5 founders are presenting their startup ideas at the Founder Institute Mentor Idea Review Session, receiving direct feedback from experienced mentors on viability, research, and validation.

NIC Islamabad Cohort 5 founders completed an intensive Business Model Workshop led by Samar Hasan, using the Lean Canvas framework to map customer segments, value propositions, revenue streams, key metrics, and unfair advantages for their ventures.

The Shahjehan Syed Karim Incubation Center at IoBM celebrated the graduation of Cohort 5 on July 11, 2026, recognising six startups including KhelKud, Courtify, Cruze Technologies, WedX, ForestEdge, and CloudNOOE, with selected ventures receiving seed funding.

NIC Islamabad is hosting a Pitch Mastery session on July 7, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, as part of Founder Institute Cohort 5, guided by mentors Charlotte Christensen, Shahla Qayyum, and Kamran Taufiq Khan, focused on helping founders craft compelling startup narratives.