KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2026 reveals shifting global VC dynamics as AI-led investments dominate funding, while Pakistan startups adapt to tighter capital conditions and focus on efficiency.
Regional instability, macroeconomic shifts and changing investor strategies are reshaping venture finance across MENAP as startups adapt to a more selective capital environment.
NIC Karachi will host an online curriculum session with Syed Azhar of ASF Tech Partners on choosing appropriate technology stacks for FinTech solutions, covering feasibility, cost, security and scalability.
NIC Karachi will host an online session with Saim Siddiqui of ProCheck on emerging technologies such as AI, IoT and robotics transforming industrial automation and operations.
Zayn VC's Investor Readiness Program brought founders and prospective angels together with Faisal Aftab at NIC Islamabad to explore how investors evaluate early-stage startups ahead of the NIC Islamabad Investor Summit.
NIC Islamabad is hosting a Storytelling Workshop to help Cohort 6 applicants present their startup story clearly during the application and selection process.
NIC Hyderabad is hosting an MVP development session with NYRIX Machine Learning Engineer Ehtesham Ul Hassan Malik, covering what to build, what to cut, and how to test with real users.
NIC Sialkot's Cohort 1 began with a Founder Institute session on vision and mission led by CyberVision International CEO Murtaza Zaidi, exploring how clarity shapes founder decision making.
NIC Karachi will host a Primary Track session on sales funneling and customer acquisition featuring Sugar Hill Consulting Founder Naveed Husain, drawing on his enterprise sales experience at RingCentral.
NIC Faisalabad will host a LinkedIn Live session with Jawad Amin, CEO of Innovative Advisory, on managing teams, partners and expectations as founders transition into leaders on August 11, 2026.
UBL, in partnership with NIC Karachi, has kicked off the National Innovation Hackathon 2026, a 3-day innovation sprint bringing the top 25 teams from over 1200 applications to build live fintech solutions for Pakistan's financial services future.
NIC Faisalabad is hosting a Gather and Grow session on July 7, 2026, featuring Sharjeel Shahab, Founder of Lemon Leads, covering software sales, outbound strategy, pipeline building, and creating predictable sales systems for startup founders.
NIC Peshawar will host a Vision Validation session with Sabahat Bokhari on May 12, focusing on helping startups refine ideas and align with market needs.
NIC Karachi will host a design thinking curriculum session on 28 April 2026, focusing on empathy mapping, user needs, and scalable product development for startup founders.
KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2026 reveals shifting global VC dynamics as AI-led investments dominate funding, while Pakistan startups adapt to tighter capital conditions and focus on efficiency.
Regional instability, macroeconomic shifts and changing investor strategies are reshaping venture finance across MENAP as startups adapt to a more selective capital environment.
IBA CEDIR is running a four-session founder skills series covering equity mechanics, business model design, KPI setting and venture economics, featuring Raza Zaidi, Irfan A. Khan, Kanza Sohail and Fatiq Bin Khursheed.
BridgeStart Pakistan has extended the application deadline for its Global Gateway UK International Expansion Program to October 10, 2026, giving high-potential Pakistani startups more time to apply for UK market access.