The Sindh Enterprise Development Fund has opened applications for its Enterprise Grant Scheme, offering up to PKR 35 million to businesses across five target sectors.

Seventeen startups in the Sindh Acceleration Program are gaining mentorship access to accomplished Karachi founders, CEOs, and industry leaders across multiple sectors.

UNIDO and SEDF disbursed €2.03 million in grants to 17 SMEs under the third round of the PAIDAR programme, inviting applications for a fourth batch in rural Sindh.

SEDF, in partnership with UNIDO Pakistan under the Paidar Sindh programme, held an Enterprise Grant Awareness Session in Badin, drawing more than 150 entrepreneurs and SMEs.

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.

SMEDA and SEDF have agreed to strengthen collaboration to improve access to finance for MSMEs across Pakistan, with both organisations outlining plans for financial literacy and SME financing helpdesks.

SMEDA CEO Nadia Jahangir Seth and SEDF CEO Khizar Pervaiz explored collaboration on financial and digital literacy, SME Financing Helpdesks, business formalisation, and the potential replication of Punjab's Asaan Karobar Scheme in Sindh to build a stronger MSME ecosystem.

Iqra University Vice Chancellor Dr Nassar Ikram met with Sindh Enterprise Development Fund CEO Khizar Pervaiz to discuss collaboration on entrepreneurship, skill-based training programs, and strengthening the startup ecosystem in Hyderabad and Tharparkar.

The IBA Sindh Acceleration Program 2026 has introduced its latest cohort of startups spanning artificial intelligence, clean energy, logistics, edtech, e-commerce, and agritech, marking a new chapter in Sindh's growing startup ecosystem.

Sindh Enterprise Development Fund has officially launched the Sindh Acceleration Program in collaboration with IBA Centre for Entrepreneurial Development and Sapphire Consulting Services, targeting startups with MVPs or early traction across Sindh.

Mobilink Bank partners with Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) to improve access to affordable financing for MSMEs in agriculture, green energy, women-led businesses, and innovation sectors across Sindh.

Sindh Enterprise Development Fund and Accelerate Prosperity sign a strategic MoU in Karachi to improve access to formal finance for startups and SMEs through investment readiness and markup subsidy support.