Ignite’s Incubation Centers Generate 185,000 Jobs, Rs. 36.3 Billion Revenue

National Incubation Centers (NICs) established and funded by Ignite have incubated more than 2, 250 startups since 2017, generating over 185, 000 jobs and more than Rs.

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• Ignite has additionally established two Centers of Excellence for Gaming and Animation in Lahore and Karachi.
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• Along with the NIC network, the Pakistan Startup Fund provides equity-free grants to eligible startups.
• Ignite has established NICs throughout all provinces and the federal capital, with specialized facilities including an aerospace-focused center in Rawalpindi and an agri-tech incubator in Faisalabad.

In practice, the nationwide NIC network has additionally assisted startups raise more than Rs. While around 31 percent of the incubated startups, or approximately 700, are women-led, 34.7 billion in investment from local and international investors. The network operates throughout Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Hyderabad.

Ignite has established NICs throughout all provinces and the federal capital, with specialized facilities including an aerospace-focused center in Rawalpindi and an agri-tech incubator in Faisalabad. A ninth NIC is being established in Sialkot, and it will commence operations shortly, further expanding access to incubation and entrepreneurship backing. Cursor Launches GitHub Rival as Outages Frustrate Developers.

Along with the NIC network, the Pakistan Startup Fund provides equity-free grants to eligible startups. Ignite has so far selected three startups in the latest round of investment grants. The initiative is aimed at supporting startups in raising capital and scaling their businesses without diluting founders' equity.

Ignite has additionally established two Centers of Excellence for Gaming and Animation in Lahore and Karachi. It became operational in November 2025. The centers provide training, mentorship, and infrastructure to develop Pakistan's talent in gaming and animation and strengthen the country's technology-driven innovation ecosystem.

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