- National Incubation Center at LUMS, Lahore

Cohort 8 graduation ceremony highlights

To cap off our Cohort 8 celebrations, here’s a highlight video of the Graduation Ceremony.
Thank you to all our esteemed guests for their time and support.

A conversation with the power duo behind Tajir; Ismail Khan and Babar Khan

Check out highlights of our session ‘Engineers in Entrepreneurship’; a conversation with Babar and Ismail Khan, founders at Tajir, an app-based platform for retailers, that has raised $19M in funding.

Robin Butler- Sturgeon Capital- speaks to NICL

How does Pakistan’s start-up ecosystem compare to other emerging and frontier markets? What problems need to be solved to sustain the current momentum of growth? Hear first-hand from Robin Butler, Head of Impact at Sturgeon Capital- a London based investment boutique building leading tech businesses in emerging markets.

Pakistani American technology executives convene at NICL

Pakistani American and OPEN Seattle tech delegation, visited the National Incubation Center at LUMS, Lahore last week. “It’s heartening to see the rapid growth in Pakistan’s technology space and startup potential” said Moazzam Chaudhry, Product Management at Google and President OPEN Global.

Courtney Powell, COO 500 Global, in conversation with NICL on Pakistan's startup potential

NICL recently hosted Courtney Powell, COO and Managing Partner at 500 Global, a $1.8Bn international venture capital firm.

Roundtable discussion with 500 Global: Evolution of Pakistan's start-up ecosystem

Watch Courtney Powell at 500 Global, along with Qasif Shahid at Finja, Ahmed Hussain at SSC and Usman Javaid at Ricult discuss the opportunities and potential of the Pakistani market.

We work across the following industry verticals and technologies:

Successful applicants will benefit from NIC's free resources including:

Business skills & technical training from the best in the industry & academia

Mentoring support from entrepreneurs, business leaders & investors

Entrepreneurial & creative spirit of shared co-working space on LUMS campus

Industry networking opportunities, access to market resources

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Let's work together to help your idea be all that it can be.

Let's help Pakistan be all that it can be.

Elizabeth Kennely Trueau

US Counsel General

Extraordinary environment

Extraordinary environment, world class opportunities.

KG Charles Harris

QUARRIO

Awesome !

Awesome. haven't seen anything like this in Pakistan.

Andre De Bussy

French Embassy

Collaborating was efficient

Impressed by the centre, which helps to spread the knowledge in Pakistan.

Musadaq Zulqarnain

CEO Interloop LTD

An amazing initiative

An amazing initiative. Pakistan and its youth need such initiatives. I am impressed with the whole idea. Wish success to NIC and LUMS.

Nthime Khode

Bopa Morup Private Equity, South Africa

Truly inspirational facility

Truly inspirational facility and space that you have created. The ideas and passion and energy that flow through their space is remunerable.

Imran A. Shah

Managing partner and co-founder IBB consulting Group

Game Changing Innovations

I am extremely proud of all that you have accomplished in such a short period of time. I look forward with great enthusiasm all of the game changing innovations and value that NIC Lahore will produce. Keep discovering new worlds.