Start-up Incubators and Venture Capital Firms play a vital role in an entrepreneurial ecosystem. They not only offer guidance to entrepreneurs and help them build profitable start-ups, they also serve as a means for sorting out “extra-ordinary” teams from “mediocre” ones. They also provide “seed funding” to business models that they see viable and have strong teams to carry the project on their own.
We have compiled a list of such opportunities for Pakistani StartUps and we will include more to the list. Aspiring entrepreneurs must check the respective websites and discuss with the representatives of these companies. Because even if they do not get any money, the valuable guidance they will get is a must have for any successful entrepreneur.
StartUp Incubators & Venture Capital Firms in Pakistan |
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| Incubator/VC Firm | URL | Team Leader | More Information | |
| Cloud9 | cloud9startups.com | Mr. Habib Ahmad | Cloud9 Startups is a venture fund & idea- incubation center for the aspiring entrepreneurs in Pakistan. | |
| DotZero | thedotzero.com | Mr. Yusuf Jan | They entertain the technology start-ups. | |
| DYL Ventures | dyl-ventures.com | Tools & resources, Support, marketing & funding | ||
| Invest2Innovate | invest2innovate.com | Kalsoom Lakhani | Invest2Innovate supports early-stage social entrepreneurs in new markets, starting in Pakistan | |
| Mini Ventures | miniventures.co | Faizan Laghari | Mini Ventures is a seed fund for small-sized ventures aiming to fund, mentor and help launch start-ups to create an entrepreneur-friendly eco-system in the Pakistan market | |
| Plan9 | plan9.pitb.gov.pk | DR. Umar Saif | Plan9 – PITB’s Tech Incubator provides a unique environment in which business start-ups can grow & thrive. | |
| Small & Medium Development Authority (SMEDA) | smeda.org | Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi (Federal minister of industries & production) | Premier institution of the Government of Pakistan under Ministry of Industries. SMEDA was established in October 1998 to take on the challenge of developing SMEs in Pakistan | |
| SME Business support Fund | bsf.org.pk | Mr. Laeeq Ahmed | The objectives of BSF are to assist in the improvement of the competitiveness of SMEs & to enhance the revenue generating capacity & profitability of emerging businesses. | |
| TMT Ventures | tmtventures.net | Mr. Sohaib Umar | VC firm that has funded start-ups in technology, media and telecom sectors since 2001. | |
| Islamabad | islamabad.tie.org | Ms. Sarah Hashwani | Build capacity and skills of students, budding and experienced entrepreneurs | |
| Technology Incubation Center(NUST) | nust.edu.pk | Mr. Akhtar Ali Qureshi | Provide infrastructural and business support | |
| Incubation Center | uvas.edu.pk | Dr. Arshad H. Hashmi | Aims to provide business inclusive environment with extensive services & facilities to young entrepreneurs which lead them to establish successful business. | |
| DoIT Incubation Center (Govt. of KPK) | kpincubation.gov.pk | To establish and promote Software Industry in the province | ||