Pakistan's Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives has signed a Letter of Intent with Plug and Play Tech Center, paving the way for the Silicon Valley platform to establish operations in Islamabad and Karachi and accelerate up to 300 Pakistani startups through its global network.
Haseebullah Soomro, founder of Foran Delivery and NIC Hyderabad incubatee, built Pakistan's first 24/7 quick commerce platform after personally delivering grocery orders on a motorcycle, achieving 19.5 times GMV growth and PKR 2.5 crore ARR in 11 months.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad is organising a session on Legal Frameworks and Intellectual Property led by Barrister Ahmed Uzair, Partner at AUC, helping startup founders understand business structures, contracts, trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property protection.
NIC Faisalabad's Investor Summit 6.0 has confirmed the participation of Fatima Gobi Ventures, Amaana Capital, New Energy Nexus, Accelerate Prosperity, and Groundup, bringing investment expertise spanning technology, agriculture, healthcare, education, and sustainable ventures to engage with Faisalabad's startups.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad welcomed a delegation from the High Commission of Canada in Islamabad, exploring entrepreneurship, innovation, and the centre's role in supporting startups through incubation, mentorship, capacity building, and market access.
Royella Foods, a startup incubated at National Incubation Center Faisalabad, has been awarded the UNESCO and Nestle Global Youth Grant, with founder Raees Ur Rehman invited to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to represent the venture and Pakistan's startup ecosystem on an international platform.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad is hosting a LinkedIn Live session titled Build Lean Scale Smart on June 16, 2026, at 7:00 PM featuring Hamza Baig, Founder of Hexona Systems, covering artificial intelligence automation strategies, workflow optimisation, and lean systems for early-stage startup founders.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad is hosting Investor Summit 6.0, bringing together founders, investors, venture capitalists, angel investors, and ecosystem enablers to create meaningful investor-startup connections and strengthen the funding pipeline for high-potential ventures.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad is organising an Export Readiness and Global Market Development training session with Suhail Nadeem, Head of Hanisons Group of Companies, helping startup founders understand international market access, export growth, and global business expansion.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The University of Faisalabad to bridge the gap between academia and industry through incubation support, internships, research, innovation, and entrepreneurial engagement activities.
NIC Faisalabad's Gather and Grow community event featured Umar Qamar, founder of elo, who shared how he built one of Pakistan's fastest-growing e-commerce fashion brands from export leftovers into a nationwide digital movement.
SAWIE Ecosystems, an agritech startup incubated at National Incubation Center Faisalabad, has been featured by the Adaptation Community, an international platform for climate solutions, recognising its work in resource efficiency, artificial intelligence driven analytics, and farmer development.
National Incubation Center Faisalabad hosted a Financial Literacy session for Cohort 8 founders, led by Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Fellow Chartered Accountant and Partner at Parker Russell AJS Chartered Accountants, covering cash flow, budgeting, and investment readiness.
NIC Faisalabad is hosting a startup investing workshop titled Mastering the Art of Investing on May 20, 2026, designed for industry leaders, aspiring angel investors, and venture capitalists looking to build frameworks for high-impact investment decisions.
Pakistan's Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives has signed a Letter of Intent with Plug and Play Tech Center, paving the way for the Silicon Valley platform to establish operations in Islamabad and Karachi and accelerate up to 300 Pakistani startups through its global network.
Haseebullah Soomro, founder of Foran Delivery and NIC Hyderabad incubatee, built Pakistan's first 24/7 quick commerce platform after personally delivering grocery orders on a motorcycle, achieving 19.5 times GMV growth and PKR 2.5 crore ARR in 11 months.
National Incubation Center Karachi has partnered with Karachi School of Business and Leadership as Official Outreach Partner for ELXR Hackathon 2026, connecting aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, and problem-solvers with one of Pakistan's leading hackathons.
The Wafi Tameer Awards 2026 launch ceremony at Wafi House featured a fireside chat on Enabling Pakistan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Faizan Laghari of Startup Syndicate, Azhar Rizvi of Salim Habib University, and Syed Azfar Hussain of NIC Karachi, with eligible founders able to apply at the official link.