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.
Eighty artificial intelligence freshmen visited the National Science and Technology Park, where Brainswarm Robotics shared its journey from Hatch 8 to Cube 8.
More than 90 students and faculty from University of Engineering and Technology Mardan toured the National Science and Technology Park and met its director.
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.
Over 230 NUST SEECS Freshman students visited NSTP, meeting Cube 8 founders from OfficeFlowAi and Fusion Tech and touring the Park's startup community.
NSTP deep tech startup Zambeel Machine Craft, led by Hamza Munir, presented at Cambridge Tech Week at St John's Innovation Centre, sharing its journey building hardware engineering capability for international clients.
Abdullah Rafique, co-founder of Vyro and ImagineArt at NSTP, has built the company to over $35 million in annual recurring revenue, with its products twice named among the top AI tools by Andreessen Horowitz.
NSTP's DEFTECH Incubation Program has received over 400 applications from across Pakistan, with the Selection Board set for September 28 and 29, evaluating Defence and Dual Use technology 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.
A delegation of Uzbek journalists visited NSTP to learn about Pakistan's technology and startup ecosystem, hosted by Senior Manager Innovation Yaruq Nadeem.
An IBA CEDIR delegation led by Lalarukh Ejaz visited NSTP at NUST to explore research, innovation, and commercialization collaboration between the two institutions.
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.
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.