National Incubation Center Sialkot has signed an MoU with FAST-NUCES Islamabad Campus to connect academia with the startup ecosystem and support aspiring founders.
Dr. Hira Fareed, founder of TB-AI Inc. and SheXCares Award winner, turned her LUMS master’s thesis into a startup working on faster, more affordable tuberculosis diagnostics.
The final judging round for Cohort 6 at National Incubation Center Islamabad is underway, with shortlisted startups pitching to a panel of 18 judges from across the ecosystem.
NIC Islamabad founders completed the Founder Institute program with a 60 second Hot Seat Pitch event before mentors, moving into the next phase of incubation focused on market access and investment readiness.
NIC Islamabad held its Cohort 4 Graduation Ceremony, celebrating 18 startups including Dakia.ai, Scoutrex and Horizon Preps as they complete the Acceleration Program.
NIC Islamabad held the Final Judging Round for its Acceleration Program Cohort 5 on October 5, with 15 shortlisted startups presenting before a panel of judges.
BridgeStart Pakistan has extended the application deadline for its Global Gateway UK International Expansion Program to October 10, 2026, giving high-potential Pakistani startups more time to apply for UK market access.
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.
A Hashoo Group executive shared reflections on speaking to founders at NIC Islamabad, highlighting the group's ongoing work with Ignite and Fauji Foundation to support Pakistan's startup ecosystem.
NICAT, in collaboration with Daaira, has launched Women in the Ecosystem, a new standing community bringing together women from 18+ sectors across Pakistan's professional, entrepreneurial and technology landscape.
Ignite and Huawei Pakistan have launched the AI Training and Enablement Program for Startups at NIC Islamabad, introducing founders to Huawei's full stack AI solutions and the Ascend development environment.
NIC Islamabad's Investor Summit 2026 brought together investors, corporates, policymakers and founders, featuring nine startups pitching directly to investors and a panel on unlocking capital access.
WISE Lab Cohort 1 held a Pitch Deck Training session for shortlisted founders ahead of the Final Judging Round, with guidance from Salman Ahmed, Yasir Amjad and Saniyah Junaid on pitch structure and go-to-market strategy.
NIC Islamabad's Founder Institute Co-Founder and Team Session brought founders together with experienced co-founders to share insights on choosing co-founders and building early-stage teams.
National Incubation Center Sialkot has signed an MoU with FAST-NUCES Islamabad Campus to connect academia with the startup ecosystem and support aspiring founders.
Dr. Hira Fareed, founder of TB-AI Inc. and SheXCares Award winner, turned her LUMS master’s thesis into a startup working on faster, more affordable tuberculosis diagnostics.
Pakistan-US Tech Connect on October 23 and the OPEN Chicago Annual Conference on October 24 will bring founders, enterprise leaders and innovators together in Chicago.
SEIC held a session on unit economics and margins for Cohort 2 startup founders, led by IBA’s Dr. Syed Sharjeel Ahmad Hasnie, in collaboration with IBA CEDIR.