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NIC Karachi, housed in Karachi’s NED University Campus, established in 2018, is an Ignite-funded and LMKT-operated Incubation Center and Startup Accelerator dedicated to fostering economic development in Sindh and Pakistan.
Now managed by LMKT in partnership with Lucky Landmark (part of YB Group) and Orbit Startups, NIC Karachi is now backed by leading organizations. Our collaboration with Orbit Startups, the leading international VC in Pakistan, allows us to provide unparalleled mentorship, training, access to funding, and technical resources to talented entrepreneurs.
To date, NIC Karachi has incubated 336 startups, created 1 million jobs, and raised over Rs. 9 billion in investments, positioning it at the forefront of Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We support tech and tech-enabled startups across various industries, including Cybersecurity, FinTech, Industrial Automation, Women-led Startups and more.
Our goal is to establish a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan where startups can connect, grow, and contribute to the country’s innovation landscape. Join us on the road to prosperity and help bring innovation and wealth to Pakistan.
Our ultimate aim is to help people establish strong businesses, with the potential of impacting the economy significantly. To achieve this goal we will incubate over 200 next-gen businesses in the first 5 years.
LMKT along with its partners wins contract for National Incubation Center Karachi.
National Incubation Center Karachi is formally launched by PM of Pakistan.
The first cohort is inducted comprising 17 tech startups.
The second cohort is inducted comprising eight startups.
Graduation ceremony for the first two cohorts comprising 17 startups is held.
National Education Challenge 2020 where top 3 edtech startup won 1.5 million.
Graduation ceremony of 19 Startups from cohort 2nd and 3rd.
NIC Karachi Startup Bykea raises $13 million in Series B funding
NIC Karachi Startup Farmdar raises $1.3 million in Seed Funding
Investor summit 2022
Induction of 10th cohort
Pakistan Investor Summit 2023