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

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]

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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