KSBL Entrepreneurship Society held its inaugural ELXR 26 hackathon, challenging students to build local alternatives to imported enterprise software, with over 100 applicants and PKR 425,000 in prizes.
IBA CEDIR hosted a session with Fatiq B. Khursheed teaching SAP founders which metrics investors actually evaluate, including MRR, cohort retention, CAC payback and burn multiple
Global venture funding rose 30% in 2025 to $425B, driven by AI megadeals, record valuations, and concentrated capital flows into top private companies.
Indus Valley Capital marks its first exit as AI startup Jams, founded by Pakistani entrepreneurs Asad Awan and Hamza Aftab, joins OpenAI—highlighting the VC’s success in backing global Pakistani founders and expanding its investment model.
KSBL Entrepreneurship Society held its inaugural ELXR 26 hackathon, challenging students to build local alternatives to imported enterprise software, with over 100 applicants and PKR 425,000 in prizes.
IBA CEDIR hosted a session with Fatiq B. Khursheed teaching SAP founders which metrics investors actually evaluate, including MRR, cohort retention, CAC payback and burn multiple
SEDF, with UNIDO under the EU-funded PAIDAR Programme, held an Enterprise Grant Awareness Session in Thatta, bringing together over 100 entrepreneurs and SMEs to learn about grant eligibility and applications.
Elevate kicked off its Entrepreneurship Track with a session on customer development and market research, supported by S&P Global, giving participants an introduction to understanding customers and building with purpose.