Over 40 Pakistani startups and more than 80 VCs are gathering in Riyadh for the Paklaunch Unconference to deepen Saudi–Pakistan tech and investment links, with major founders and investors participating.
Startup Weekend Lahore 2025, hosted by CeDAR at LUMS, brought together innovators, mentors, and investors to develop FutureTech solutions in Blockchain, Web3, Fintech, and AI, fostering Pakistan’s growing startup ecosystem.
Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and Soneri Bank conducted a Change Management session for women entrepreneurs under the State Bank of Pakistan’s Women Financing Week 2025, focusing on access to finance, digital trade, and SME growth.
Applications are now open for the Aurora Tech Awards 2025, an international recognition platform celebrating women founders leading impactful tech startups. Female entrepreneurs can apply through the official link for fast-track consideration.
Accelerate Prosperity has made a strategic investment in Kai Café, Chitral’s first women-led restaurant serving authentic Chitrali cuisine, to support its expansion, local employment, and women entrepreneurship in the region.
PSW, in collaboration with TDAP, launches Khadijah Women Entrepreneurship Program in Sialkot, providing mentorship, digital trade tools, and market access to support women-led businesses and promote gender-inclusive trade.
UN Women, with KOICA’s support, organized a Digital Startup Roundtable in Lahore under the D4WEE project, focusing on women’s digital empowerment, inclusive governance, and pathways for women-led startups.
Sindh HEC and IoBM-SSKIC are launching the She Leads Women’s Founders Bootcamp on October 2, 2025, offering mentorship and training to final-year students and alumni women entrepreneurs.
PSW, in collaboration with TDAP’s Women Entrepreneurship Division and Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry Sialkot, hosted the Khadijah Women Entrepreneurship Program to empower women with skills in cross-border trade, e-commerce, and sustainable business practices.
SBP and ADB collaborate on the $500 million We Finance Code initiative to improve women’s financial inclusion in Pakistan, targeting 100,000 women-led businesses.
Husool and SheCan launch Herizon, a free 4-day conference in Karachi for female student-led startups, offering mentorship, workshops, and startup growth support.
TRE Cycle signs MoU with Sindh Solid Waste Management Board to promote eco-friendly innovation and women-led sustainability under a public-private partnership at NIC Karachi.
Growth Readiness 6 by i2i is now accepting applications for its five-day virtual program focused on helping women-led startups develop traction, build roadmaps, and scale strategically.
NIC Lahore announces its 2nd cohort, offering PKR 5 million grants, a 4-week Silicon Valley program, and dedicated support for women-led startups. Apply by June 9, 2025.
Over 40 Pakistani startups and more than 80 VCs are gathering in Riyadh for the Paklaunch Unconference to deepen Saudi–Pakistan tech and investment links, with major founders and investors participating.
Startup Weekend Lahore 2025, hosted by CeDAR at LUMS, brought together innovators, mentors, and investors to develop FutureTech solutions in Blockchain, Web3, Fintech, and AI, fostering Pakistan’s growing startup ecosystem.
HBL and Visa have launched ‘She’s Next Pakistan’, a programme offering a $10,000 grant to support and empower women entrepreneurs, driving inclusive economic growth and financial innovation across Pakistan.
Farmdar secures strategic investment from ADB Ventures to scale its AI and satellite-powered agriculture solutions across South and Southeast Asia, supporting farmers, agribusinesses, and financial institutions with high-accuracy crop insights.