WaterGenix Founder Muhammad Shahwaiz Akram has been invited as a Distinguished Speaker at NanoX 2026 in Amsterdam to present photothermal nanocapsule research.

NICAT startup Neo Realms secured first place at the TMUC x AdVentures Demo Day, winning PKR 100,000 in innovation prize money.

CraveLab Pakistan, an NSTP Hatch 8 startup founded by NUST students, has launched edible sand and chalk products targeting individuals with pica.

Lab X at NICAT Rawalpindi brings AsRa Tech engineers to train drone and aerospace innovators on August 31 and September 1.

RLabs, a NICAT Cohort 6 startup, is training a proprietary LLM to power a modular simulation engine that cuts development time by 75%.

NICAT is hosting LAB X, a two day bootcamp on autonomous air systems, drone swarms, and national security, on August 31 and September 1.

NICAT held two days of Cohort 8 final pitches, featuring startups across aerospace, defence, and deep tech presenting to a panel of judges

Neo Realms, founded by Hamza Altaf, is developing mid air hologram technology and real estate projection mapping solutions built entirely within Pakistan.

Amplifick, founded by Asjad Haroon, uses advanced 3D printing labs to help young engineers and students in Pakistan turn concepts into real hardware products.

Emrecan Kerçek, Principal at Plug and Play, shared his reflections on the founders and pitches at NICAT's recent Investor Summit, noting the potential of Pakistan's startup ecosystem.

LABX held a two day Capital Readiness Bootcamp where founders sharpened their pitches, mastered valuation and prepared to scale under the guidance of four master trainers.

NICAT's Pakistan ESOs Delegation, organized by Accelerate Prosperity, completed a five-day Istanbul ecosystem visit exploring Türkiye's venture capital, banking innovation, and tech park infrastructure with stops at Boğaziçi Ventures, Simya VC, and Flat6Labs.