The National Competition Final Year Projects event was held at the Margalla Hotel Islamabad
May 19, 2017The National Competition Final Year Projects event was held at the Margalla Hotel Islamabad, organized by the National ICT R&D Fund. The National Incubation Center team also attended this event and were introduced to the various remarkable projects made by university student teams as part of their Final Year Projects.
Digital Youth Summit event was held in Peshawar
May 5, 2017The Digital Youth Summit event was held in Peshawar. This event was sponsored by our partner, Jazz. It was an event of immense significance which involved various influential personalities in the startup industry such as Parvez Abbasi, Project Director NIC, Mian Talha Nasruddin, Head Jazz xlr8, Jehan Ara, President P@SHA, Kalsoom Lakhani, CEO Invest2Innovate (i2i)… Read more
Nayatel Journey from Single to Four Digits Team
April 13, 2017Wahaj us Siraj, CEO Nayatel visited the National Incubation Center. He delivered a highly inspiring session on “Nayatel Journey from Single to Four Digits Team” with our mentors and startups, in which he related the story of how Nayatel expanded from humble origins to a vast company with great recognition, while facing challenges and obstacles… Read more
NIC First Cohort Orientation Session 2017
March 13, 2017Day 1 The National Incubation Center held the First Cohort Orientation Session on 13th March 2017. The main speakers at this session included several influential personalities such as Aamir Ibrahim (CEO, Jazz), Parvez Abbasi (Co founder, Teamup), Jehan Ara (President, P@SHA), Saad Hamid (Digital Evangelist), Badar Khushnood (CEO, Bramerz), Salman Wasay (Couch Potato) and Mian… Read more
4YFN Barcelona Event 2017
February 25, 2017At 4YFN Barcelona, Jazz xlr8 and National Incubation Center represented Pakistan this year. Jazz xlr8 promoted technology ecosystem. Its launch was sponsored by the leading teams of Ministry of IT & Telecom, National ICT R&D Fund, Jazz & Team up. 4YFN was an interacting platform of the Mobile World Capital Barcelona. The aim of the… Read more
Facebook Launch Event 2017
February 24, 2017Sarim Aziz, Manager Strategic Product Partnerships APAC at Facebook, shared different strategies to build and grow your Mobile Startup. He discussed different tools for Facebook developers that can be used by startups in this business.
NIC Launch Ceremony 2017
February 7, 2017Day 1 Minister of IT, Mrs. Anusha Rahman launched the National Incubation Centre which is a public-private partnership of Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom through National ICT R&D Fund and Teamup. She met with various NIC startups such as Augie K. Fabela II (Co-Founder, VimpelCom), Amir Ibrahim (CEO, Jazz), Zohair Khaliq (Co-founder, Teamup), Parvez… Read more
HULT Prize Event 4th & 5th January 2017
January 4, 2017The National Incubation Center proudly sponsored and hosted the Hult Prize Pakistan Challenge 2017 on 4th and 5th January 2017. The theme for this year’s challenge was Reawakening Human Potential. 25 teams representing colleges and universities from across Pakistan pitched their ideas in front of the esteemed panel of judges. Top 6 teams were selected… Read more
Startup Pitch
January 3, 2017On 16th December, Teamup invited 4 Startups to present their ideas to Aamir Ibrahim, CEO Mobilink, and a senior Vimpelcom executive. The 4 Startups were Madhunt, Maqami, GIF Sports and Pakistan Development Exchange. The participants of the event were impressed by getting an overview of the kind of Startups our ecosystem is fostering.
MCS-NUST
January 2, 2017An information session was held by the National Incubation Center for students of MCS-NUST. Our team member, Rafi Imran Amjad, explained the program at NIC to the students, allowed them to share their ideas and questions and encouraged them to apply for incubation.
DICE 2016 at NUST on December 21, 22, 2016.
December 22, 2016DICE 2016 was a mega-event held at NUST on December 21-22, 2016. Our Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Rafi Imran Amjad, reached out to all 150+ Startups and informed them about the offerings at the National Incubation Center, encouraging them to apply for our first cohort. Several Startups from the event applied and submitted their applications soon after. Event… Read more
Basecamp Peshawar 21 December 2016
December 21, 2016The National Incubation Center conducted an information session at Basecamp Peshawar on the 21st of December 2016. The session was attended by potential entrepreneurs from Peshawar. The NIC team briefed them about the benefits of being a part of NIC’s first cohort. Information regarding the application process was also shared with the participants.
Embassy’s Global Entrepreneurship Week activities
December 1, 2016Amongst the multiple celebrations of GEW, the US Embassy celebrated the role of Women Entrepreneurship in Pakistan. A panel discussion took place in November 2016. Our Community Manager Ms Maryam Arshad and one of our mentors: Ms Amina Sadaf represented the National Incubation Center. They spoke about NIC’s initiative and the developing role of women… Read more
19th November 2016
November 19, 2016The National Incubation Center/Teamup partnered with Google Business Group Peshawar for a workshop on Growth Hacking for Startups.The session was held at Tech Valley Abbottabad on the 19th of November 2016. Aspiring entrepreneurs, students and startups attended the session and gained insights into some of the best growth hacking practices. Fictional startups were assigned to… Read more
Air University Islamabad on November 2016
November 1, 2016The National Incubation Center conducted a productive information session in November 2016 at Air University, Islamabad. Students were briefed about various resources and opportunities NIC has to offer. Information regarding the application process for NIC’s first cohort was also shared with the student body. Event Date : 1st Novemenber Event Location: Air University Event… Read more