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DigiSkills Freelancing program’s graduates make $200 million annually
On Thursday, the Ministry of IT announced that 600,000 Pakistani freelancers trained under the DigiSkills freelancer program operated by the government’s IGNITE fund contribute up…
Ignite signs MOU with Aga Khan Rural Support Programme to promote entrepreneurship
Ignite – National Technology Fund (INTF) of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) have signed a…
Ignite organizes design thinking workshop to help Pakistani start-ups identify real world problems
The National Technology Fund Ignite in collaboration with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Karachi, organized a one-day design thinking workshop to help local start-ups in…
34 startups from 5 National Incubation Centers have raised over $23 million in investments
This story has been produced in association with Ignite. The investment numbers have been provided by Ignite for all the startups incubated across five National…
AutoSahulat raises $100,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Antler
AutoSahulat an online service for roadside vehicle breakdown has raised pre-seed funding of USD 100,000 from Singapore-based VC firm, Antler. The funding round was closed…
Innovating for Poverty Alleviation 2018 launched with the collaboration of NIC Karachi & Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
National Incubation Center (NIC) Karachi in partnership with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has launched Innovating for Poverty Alleviation 2018, through which collaboration avenues will…
TechStars Global Startup Weekend 2018 is coming to Lahore
TechStars Global Startup Weekend, a fifty-four hours intense sprint, is coming to Lahore. Scheduled to take place at National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore from 16th…
Ignite launches a new website
Today, Ignite National Technology Fund has launched a brand new website. The website has been specially designed to be inclusive for the internet users with…
NIC Peshawar is inviting applications for its second cohort
The National Incubation Center (NIC) Peshawar has opened the applications for its second incubation cycle. NIC Peshawar is the third instalment in the series of…
National Incubation Center Quetta inaugurated by PM at BUITEMS
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has inaugurated the National Incubation Center (NIC) Quetta at the launch ceremony held at Balochistan University of Information…
Beyond tax holiday, these five major incentives will accelerate the growth of Pakistani IT industry
The IT sector of Pakistan is the fastest growing sector of the country’s economy. In the last five years, IT export’s growth rate has jumped…
National Incubation Center Karachi to begin operations next month
Ministry of IT and Ignite’s flagship initiative National Incubation Center (NIC) will kickstart in Karachi, next month. After the establishment of NICs in Islamabad, Lahore,…
Ministry of IT allocates PKR 124 million for tech startups
IT Ministry is funding tech startups to build apps for disabled persons. Ministry of IT and Telecom (MoIT) has allocated an amount of PKR 124…
