Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the National Incubation Centre Islamabad #1 - Summer 2024 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Islamabad's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the National Incubation Centre Islamabad #1 - Summer 2024 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,000 Graduates raise over $1.8BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
- How to Develop a Winning Product Strategy for Your Startup: 10:00pm, Sep 10, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/355289
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Inside Venture Capital: Secrets to Securing Funding with Rohin Sethi: 10:00pm, Sep 18, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/355087
- How Startup Founders Improve their Hiring Strategies With AI-Driven Solutions: 10:00pm, Oct 07, 2024 (Asia/Karachi): https://FI.co/e/356316
The Pakistan Virtual program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Baber Mushtaq (-, -), Kamran Taufiq Khan (Program Manager, National Incubation Center Islamabad), Saniyah Junaid (-, -), Sayyed Ahmad Masud (CEO, Change Mechanics Pvt Ltd).
In addition, some of Pakistan's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Pakistan Founder Institute includes:
- Aamer Ejaz: Chief Digital Officer, Jazz
- Adeel Shaffi: Co-Founder and VP Engineering, Price Oye
- Adham Sheikh
- Adnan Faisal: serial entrepreneur, Startup coach and Mentor
- Ahmad Jalal: Founder and CEO, Cordoba Ventures
- Ahsan Gaylani: Investment Expert, UNIDO
- Ali Moeen: Co-Founder, ezBike
- Amer Hashmi
- Annam Quraishi: Investment Fellow, Think Lean LLC
- Asif Khan: Group Chief Information & Technology Officer, Fauji Foundation
- Asim Ghaffar: Co-founder, Easy Fresh Technologies
- Ayami Wanasinghe: Regional Director - South Asia, Founder Institute
- Ayhan K. Isaacs: Head of Global Growth, Founder Institute
- Baber Mushtaq
- Barkan Saeed: CEO, OnDemandStartup
- Bulent Sohail
- Danielle Sharaf: Founder, Switch
- Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram: CEO, Sehat Kahani
- Faisal Aftab: Founder, Zayn VC
- Faizan Aslam
- Farwa Sajjad, i2i Ventures
- Fasieh Mehta: Director Global Partnerships, Epic Games
- Ferdinand Mühlhäuser: Digital Strategist, Business Angel & Coach, Founder Institute Germany
- Ghazi Alam
- Haris Shamsi
- Kamil Aziz
- Kamran Khan: Program Manager, NIC Islamabad
- Khizer Khan: Founder, BaKhabar Kissan
- Khurram Agha: Founder, Aghaz Investments
- Khurram Agha
- Khurram Shahzad Khan
- Kiran Afzal
- M. Nash: CEO, Integry
- Merai Syed
- Mohammad Mansoor: Founder & CEO, Touch'd
- Mohammad Hadi: CEO, Ez-Bike
- Muhammad Ahmed
- Muneeb Maayr: Founder , Bykea
- Murtaza Zaidi: CEO, CyberVision International
- Owais Anjum: Founder & CEO, EMumba
- Rohma Labeeb
- Romanna Dada: Venture Capital Expert, Fly Forward Ventures
- Rozeena Saleha, Kalam4Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Sabina Babayeva
- Samar Hasan: Co Founder, Epiphany Games
- Sarfraz Arshad: CEO, Talk Health
- Shahnaz Kapadia Rahat
- Sumera Abbasi: Executive Director, TIE Islamabad
- Syed Kumail Raza Zaidi
- Umer Arif
- Usman Butt: Founder & CEO, RepairDesk
- Waqas Mushtaq: Co-Founder, VisionX
- Zain Farooq: Founder & CEO, MyTM
- Zain Ul Abedien: Co-Founder, Vyro.ai
- Zeeshan Shahid: Program Manager , National Incubation Center
- Zeeshan Ahmed
- Zibber Mohiuddin: CEO, PANASIAN GROUP
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Pakistan Virtual Semester to build a great company in 2020.
Apply to the Pakistan Virtual Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
