Pakistan’s tech and startup ecosystem is evolving through AI, fintech, and global expansion opportunities, with investors highlighting challenges and pathways for founders to build scalable technology companies.
The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar will host the final pitch of the KP Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2026 on November 2, with prizes up to Rs 1 million.
Fifty freshman students from NUST’s School of Art, Design and Architecture visited the National Science and Technology Park, where startup mimAR, founded by school graduates, showed how ideas become ventures.
A Mitsubishi Corporation delegation visited NUST's National Science and Technology Park to explore the university's startup ecosystem, incubation programs and potential areas of technology collaboration.
Muhammad Ahmad, founder and CEO of InLights, is set to feature on Perfect Pitch, Pakistan's startup reality show, showcasing his AI-powered smart city infrastructure technology.
OfficeFlowAi, founded by Mydah Nasir and Alina Nasir, has built an AI powered office management system with over 70 agents spanning HR, finance, and operations.
NSTP hosted over 150 participants from National Workshop Balochistan, including students, faculty, and government officers, for a national exposure visit to Pakistan's technology and innovation ecosystem.
OfficeFlow AI, a recent Hatch 8 graduate from NSTP, has been offered a one-year incubation at Dhahran Techno Valley Company in Saudi Arabia, following NSTP's strategic partnership with DTVC that created direct pathways for Pakistani startups to access Saudi Arabia's innovation ecosystem.
NSTP hosted Kelsey Ng, Innovation Ecosystem Development Manager from the Hong Kong Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, for a visit exploring incubation linkages, research engagement, and pilot collaboration initiatives between both innovation ecosystems.
More than 30 startups in NSTP Hatch 8 Cohort 6 are progressing through structured workshops covering business modelling, brand identity, founder dynamics, and product thinking, applying session learnings directly to refine their ventures in real time.
National Science and Technology Park hosted faculty members from Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi for a capacity building visit covering TechOne incubation programs, startup support, mentorship, commercialisation practices, and university-driven entrepreneurship frameworks.
A delegation from Pakistan Digital Authority, led by Vice Chairperson Mohammad J Sear, visited NSTP at NUST to discuss potential collaboration on innovation, entrepreneurship, digital governance, and startup ecosystem development.
NUST National Science and Technology Park has welcomed over 30 startups to the Cohort 6 orientation of Hatch 8, with Director NSTP Engineer Amer Sheikh emphasising persistence and consistency as the defining traits of successful founders.
Pakistan’s tech and startup ecosystem is evolving through AI, fintech, and global expansion opportunities, with investors highlighting challenges and pathways for founders to build scalable technology companies.
The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar will host the final pitch of the KP Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2026 on November 2, with prizes up to Rs 1 million.
IBA CEDIR will host the pitching and closing ceremony for its Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Certificate in Tech Entrepreneurship cohort on October 31, with nine judges from the startup community.
Participants in the CIE and CITE programs at IBA CEDIR attended weekend sessions on legal, intellectual property and tax essentials and on pitch design, storytelling and investor outreach.