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Silicon in the Indus: Dealroom Datasets Go Beyond The Unicorn Gap

Dealroom data highlights Pakistan’s $4.2 billion technology sector valuation, startup funding landscape, venture capital challenges, and the role of diaspora-led global companies.
Fresh

Scale Up Playbook Panel At IBA CEDIR Shows How Customers Capital Operations Growth Connect

At The Scale-Up Playbook panel hosted by IBA CEDIR, founders from Lush Crush, Biowaste Energy Ventures and Bechlo shared how customers, capital, operations and growth shape scaling.
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Policy

SBP BSC and KP SIDB Discuss SME Value Chain Financing Options

SBP BSC and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Small Industries Development Board held a meeting on SME value chain financing to explore expanding formal credit access.
Fresh

Pakistan Single Window Hosts Cross Border Trade Session for SMEs

Pakistan Single Window hosted a session at NIC Karachi for SMEs on cross border trade, featuring speakers from State Bank of Pakistan and Faysal Bank.
Policy

Business Leader Calls for Central SME Registry Across Regulatory Bodies

Mian Zahid Hussain has urged MoIP, SBP, FBR, and SECP to jointly establish a central SME registry and uniform definition, following SBP's revised classification thresholds effective July 16, 2026.
Policy

State Bank of Pakistan Introduces Formal Definition for Startups 

The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced a formal start-up category under its revised SME financing regulations, though experts caution that regulatory recognition alone won't transform lending without broader banking reforms
Ecosystem

Mobilink Bank Partners With Sindh Enterprise Development Fund To Boost MSME Financing In 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.
Ecosystem

SEDF and Accelerate Prosperity MoU Expands Finance Access for Startups and SMEs in 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.
Traction

ABHI Numou.ae Partnership Enhances SME Finance Access Across UAE

ABHI has partnered with Numou.ae to integrate digital lending infrastructure, providing SMEs in the UAE with faster, transparent, and flexible access to working capital.
Policy

DigiKhata Receives SECP NBFC License to Expand into Digital Lending for Pakistan’s SMEs

DigiKhata has obtained an NBFC lending license from SECP, enabling it to offer regulated digital credit solutions for SMEs and MSMEs in Pakistan, expanding beyond bookkeeping and payments facilitation.

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Innsaie Brief

Silicon in the Indus: Dealroom Datasets Go Beyond The Unicorn Gap

Dealroom data highlights Pakistan’s $4.2 billion technology sector valuation, startup funding landscape, venture capital challenges, and the role of diaspora-led global companies.
Fresh

Scale Up Playbook Panel At IBA CEDIR Shows How Customers Capital Operations Growth Connect

At The Scale-Up Playbook panel hosted by IBA CEDIR, founders from Lush Crush, Biowaste Energy Ventures and Bechlo shared how customers, capital, operations and growth shape scaling.
Ecosystem

Pakistan US Tech Connect 2026 Brings Sixteen Firms To Silicon Valley On 16 October

The Consulate General of Pakistan in Los Angeles will host Pakistan-US Tech Connect 2026 at UC Berkeley on 16 October, with executives from 16 Pakistani technology firms.
LaunchPad

Shahjehan Syed Karim Incubation Center Opens Cohort 6 Applications For Students Professionals And Entrepreneurs

Shahjehan Syed Karim Incubation Center at the Institute of Business Management has opened Cohort 6 applications for students, professionals, educators and entrepreneurs, with a deadline of 15 November.