National Incubation Center

National Incubation Center (or NIC), is a Pakistan-based startup incubation program under a public-private partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoTT), and other entities in Pakistan including the Ignite National Technology Fund.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

National Incubation Center
TypeStartup incubation program
IndustrySeed accelerator, Business incubator
FoundedJuly 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)
HeadquartersIslamabad Capital Territory,
Pakistan
Number of locations
Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad and Faisalabad
Websitenicpakistan.pk niclahore.lums.edu.pk nicpeshawar.pk nickarachi.com nicquetta.com nichyderabad.com nicf.pk

The Ignite National Technology Fund has established seven regional NICs.[7][8][9] all across Pakistan as the resultant of the strategic infrastructure development component of MoTT's Digital Pakistan Policy.[10] These NIC's Were created to give youth the proper training and facilities to start their own startups and businesses all across Pakistan.

Notable Founders

Monis Rehman CEO Rozee - Cohort 04, NIC Lahore

References
  1. "MoIT all set to launch Incubation Centre in Peshawar". PakObserver. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. "Anusha approves award of contract of DigiSkills training project, National Incubation Center". PakObserver. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. "National Incubation Center Karachi inaugurated at NED University by PM". techjuice.pk. May 12, 2018.
  4. "National Incubation Center Karachi to begin operations next month". techjuice.pk. April 24, 2018.
  5. "Pakistan's First Agriculture-Based Incubation Center to Open in August". propakistani.pk. June 1, 2022.
  6. "Fed IT Minister inaugurates National Incubation Center in Hyderabad". app.com.pk. September 12, 2022.
  7. "34 startups from 5 National Incubation Centers have raised over $23 million in investments". techjuice.pk. January 4, 2019.
  8. "NICs established all over the country to provide a nurturing environment to IT businesses". Daily Times. April 14, 2018.
  9. "Incubation centres launched all over the country to nurture IT based businesses". Daily Times. April 7, 2018.
  10. "Digital Pakistan Policy" (PDF). Ministry of IT & Telecom.

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