Pakistan’s tech and startup ecosystem is evolving through AI, fintech, and global expansion opportunities, with investors highlighting challenges and pathways for founders to build scalable technology companies.
The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar will host the final pitch of the KP Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2026 on November 2, with prizes up to Rs 1 million.
Students from D Education Bureau Schooling System visited National Incubation Center Karachi’s Maymar Campus for an interactive introduction to startups, with one student pitching her own idea.
Endeavor Pakistan hosts Hashim Syed from Google for a founder focused session on how artificial intelligence is changing startup growth, followed by an open question and answer round.
IBA CEDIR will host I-Bazaar 2026 on November 18 at IBA Main Campus, Karachi, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, bringing startups and their products to shoppers.
NIC Sialkot hosted an Industry and Startups Collaborative Framework session that brought its startup cohort together with local industrialists to tackle shared challenges and plan hands-on industry visits.
IBA CEDIR Startup Studio offers affordable workspace, high-speed internet, meeting rooms, and access to IBA talent at the City Campus. Applications are open.
Pakistan-US Tech Connect on October 23 and the OPEN Chicago Annual Conference on October 24 will bring founders, enterprise leaders and innovators together in Chicago.
Ignite National Technology Fund has reminded researchers, startups, SMEs and universities that applications for the Prime Minister’s SPARK and ELEVATE Program close on 26 October 2026.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the renamed Daanish IT Park in Islamabad, a national technology park that brings incubators, startups, SMEs and industry under one roof.
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.
Ignite National Technology Fund will hold an online awareness session on October 7 for the PM SPARK and ELEVATE Program, Pakistan's national R&D grant program offering up to Rs 200 million in funding
NIC Lahore will host a session on Go Global, How HBL Powers Tech Expansion, featuring Umar Zia Khan of HBL, exploring how financial solutions can help tech businesses expand beyond borders.
Pakistan is preparing to launch Quantum Valley Pakistan, an ecosystem connecting startups with AI, quantum computing, and global partners like Plug and Play and MIT.
Pakistan’s tech and startup ecosystem is evolving through AI, fintech, and global expansion opportunities, with investors highlighting challenges and pathways for founders to build scalable technology companies.
The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar will host the final pitch of the KP Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2026 on November 2, with prizes up to Rs 1 million.
IBA CEDIR will host the pitching and closing ceremony for its Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Certificate in Tech Entrepreneurship cohort on October 31, with nine judges from the startup community.
Participants in the CIE and CITE programs at IBA CEDIR attended weekend sessions on legal, intellectual property and tax essentials and on pitch design, storytelling and investor outreach.