NIC Lahore is encouraging founders not to wait for mastery of finance, copywriting, legal, or design before moving forward, offering mentorship and support to help startups build with what works well enough to keep moving.

AIDE AI, incubated at NICAT, has grown from a pre-revenue MVP to processing over 8 million handwritten pages at scale within ten months, with NICAT providing startup benefits, customer access, and government engagement opportunities that accelerated the EdTech startup's growth.

NICAT is encouraging women founders to apply for Cohort 8, offering 12 months of free incubation, PKR 5 million worth of startup benefits, zero equity, and global exposure across aerospace, deep tech, AI, and frontier technology domains.

NIC Lahore is inviting startup founders to apply at niclahore.com, offering pitch refinement, direct feedback, and mentorship from experienced founders to help entrepreneurs sharpen their message for global venture capitalists. The programme has supported over 350 startups with PKR 1 billion plus in funding.

NICAT is hosting its Capital Readiness Summit Series B, selecting one standout startup from each leading incubator across Pakistan to pitch to investors, with investor applications open until July 24, 2026, offering a curated and pre-vetted pipeline of emerging ventures.

Spinal Power, founded by M Umair Khan and incubated at NICAT, grew from PKR 10 million to over PKR 50 million in project sales after NICAT connected the military-grade battery tech startup with major players including NLC, demonstrating the impact of the incubator's elite industry network.

DEMO Pakistan joins NICAT’s AeroFusion 2026 as Technology Media Partner for Pakistan’s premier aerospace and deep-tech innovation platform taking place in Rawalpindi on 5–6 June 2026.

NICAT is accepting applications for AeroFusion 2025, a research showcase scheduled for June 5 and 6 at NICAT Old Airport Road Rawalpindi, inviting founders, students, researchers, and innovators to present final year projects, prototypes, and research work to a panel of industry, academia, and expert judges.