Pakistani cofounders Sarfraz Shahid Hussain and Muhammad Furqan Karim Kidwai of Singapore-based Plouton AI have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list under the Finance and Venture Capital category for their agentic automation platform.

Paklaunch hosted a meetup in New York City bringing together Pakistani founders, operators, and builders for an evening of networking, collaboration, and cross-border startup conversations.

Paklaunch hosts a webinar with Samar Abbas, Co-Founder and CEO of Temporal Technologies, discussing his journey building a tech unicorn valued at $5 billion.

Paklaunch will host a webinar on March 12 featuring Temporal Technologies CEO Samar Abbas and journalist Muhammad Bilal Lakhani to discuss distributed systems, open-source infrastructure, and startup innovation.

Pakistani entrepreneur Ahmed Khattak, founder and CEO of US Mobile, is being highlighted for building one of the fastest-growing wireless carriers in the United States through innovation and customer-focused telecom services.

Dubai-headquartered AI hiring platform Qureos has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund, with plans to expand AI capabilities, grow its go-to-market team, and strengthen its operational presence including Pakistan.

i2i is hiring a Programs Associate in Islamabad to manage operations, founder engagement, and AI initiatives, supporting Pakistan’s startup ecosystem.

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.

Startup Universe Pakistan 2025 launches a free four-week online programme for early-stage tech startups founded by Pakistanis worldwide, offering expert mentorship, education and community for the November cohort.

Pakistani-origin entrepreneur Ovais Tariq, former head of cloud infrastructure at Uber, raises $25 million for Tigris Data to take on major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

VisionX, a 3-month incubation program in Riyadh, is closing applications tonight. Pakistani startups aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 can secure residency, mentorship, legal support, and access to MENA’s $228M+ ecosystem.

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