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NetSol incubator NSPIRE has successfully graduated 6 startups of its fifth cohort.
NETSOL, Pakistan’s leading software services provider, has launched this incubator to help young tech entrepreneurs to kick start their own startups. Launched back in 2015, the incubator has already provided training to 5 batches of startups providing them the necessary training through a four-month incubation program. The incubator just recently held its fifth demo day for graduating startups which was attended by an array of renowned investors and industry veterans who performed their duties as judges and mentors. veterans who performed their duties as judges.
The judges’ panel included Mr. Salim Ghauri CEO & Founder NETSOL, Mir Mohammad Ali Khan, Kamran Niazi, Khalid Naqi, Hassan Shahzad while the mentors included names like Malik Muddasir, Sohail Sarwar, Ahmad Hamdan, Mukarram Haris, Anthony Williams, Faisal Mahmud, Harris Khalid as industry experts. There was also an internal pool of mentors from NetSol which included Ali Aurangzaib, Adeel Manki, Fawad Ahmad Khan and Zara Asad Bangash.
Team nspire under leadership of mr. Ayub Ghauri worked hard to bring the real talent and helped the startups to convert their ideas to reality. Mr. Ayub Ghauri who himself is an entrepreneur and a mentor shared his vision with startups and audience. Given below is an account of six startups which graduated with the 5th batch.
1. 3sTechlabs
3STechlabs is a full-stack hardware design company which takes up different hardware-related projects mainly relating to the deployment of IoTs. The startup provides comprehensive hardware-related solutions like hardware research, design, component sourcing and designing of corresponding software.
2. Beelist
Beelist is a marketing company which is providing innovative marketing solutions by using technologies like proximity marketing and heat mapping for effective advertisement management.
3. Code Brown Studio
CodeBrown Studio is a game development studio based out of Lahore which is working on developing creative games which are innovative yet simple. The startup already has developed a few of its games like Color Slash, Falling Knight and Galaxy Runner.
4. Discountify
Discountify is an internationally renowned startup which also graduated from the 5th batch of NSPIRE. The startup which is working on bringing discounts to the consumer side along with enhancing the reach of businesses had previously got funding from an international investor.
5. RUN
RUN is another startup which graduated from the 5th cohort of the NSPIRE program. RUN is a startup working on mainstreaming physical activities among all by an innovative and unique idea
6. Education Speedy
Education Speedy is a startup based out of Lahore which is working on an innovative idea for making education more fun to learn. The startup plans to bring educational animation to text books, primarily of science subjects, so that the students may have an increased interest in these subjects.
With the 5th Demo day at NSPIRE, NetSol also announced that it was now accepting applications for the 6th cycle at the incubation program. The aspiring startups can apply for this program through this link.
