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.

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.

NICAT has opened applications for Cohort 8, inviting aerospace and deep tech founders, researchers, and engineers to access funding, mentorship, and state-of-the-art facilities, backed by Ignite, NETSOL Technologies, NASTP, Air University, and PAC Kamra.

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.