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.
Dr Faisal Kamiran, founder of Addo AI, has been honoured with the APSUP Excellence Award 2026 for Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by Governor of Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, recognising his journey from AI research and academia to building a globally impactful technology company from Pakistan.
Saudi-backed Wafi Energy has partnered with NED University to back the regional round of the World Startup Championship, bringing over 300 student-led startups from Sindh into the competition.
Wafi Energy Pakistan's Nida Tanzeel and Aniqa Yaqub visited NIC Islamabad as part of the Tameer Awards soft launch, where four startups pitched their businesses and received direct feedback ahead of the awards application process.
The Sindh Enterprise Incubation Centre was invited to the Wafi Tameer Awards Soft Launch Ceremony hosted by Wafi Energy Pakistan, bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers to celebrate ideas driving progress across Pakistan's entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The Wafi Tameer Awards 2026 launch ceremony at Wafi House featured a fireside chat on Enabling Pakistan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Faizan Laghari of Startup Syndicate, Azhar Rizvi of Salim Habib University, and Syed Azfar Hussain of NIC Karachi, with eligible founders able to apply at the official link.
The 12th Wafi Tameer Awards 2025, under Wafi Energy Pakistan – Shell Licensee, are now open for applications to celebrate youth-led enterprises and innovation across Pakistan.
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.
Dr Faisal Kamiran, founder of Addo AI, has been honoured with the APSUP Excellence Award 2026 for Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by Governor of Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, recognising his journey from AI research and academia to building a globally impactful technology company from Pakistan.
SECP has sent a draft Venture Capital Bill to the Board of Investment, proposing a regulatory framework to increase startup investment access in Pakistan.