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Top Startup Funding Programmes: Incubators

18 startup funding programmes ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 9 best-ranked of these 18 startup funding programmes cover pre seed (8) and seed stage (8). They also list work in Lahore, Pakistan and India. 9 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. NI

    National Incubation Center Islamabad (NIC Islamabad)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Islamabad

    Acceleration services include equity-free grants of up to PKR 5M in non-dilutive capital tied to milestone validation stages. No incubation-stage investment terms published.

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  2. NI

    National Incubation Center Karachi (NIC Karachi)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Karachi

    No equity taken. Startups selected for the acceleration programme receive a grant of up to PKR 5 million each from Ignite, disbursed against milestones.

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  3. NI

    National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL)

    Also in Lahore

    Acceleration phase: the top 10 startups (from the incubation cohort and external applicants) receive PKR 5 million in funding (also described as up to PKR 5 million).

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  4. NI

    National Incubation Center Peshawar (NIC Peshawar)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Pakistan

    National Incubation Center Peshawar (NIC Peshawar) is a government-backed startup incubator in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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  5. NI

    National Incubation Center Quetta (NIC Quetta)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Pakistan

    Incubation, training, mentorship and workspace are free of cost; seed grants are awarded at graduation (amount not stated). Equity terms not stated.

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  6. PP

    Plan9 (PITB Tech Incubator)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Lahore

    No equity taken. Free office space, legal advisory, marketing and a monthly stipend per team member, funded by the Government of the Punjab (stipend amount not stated).

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  7. CC

    C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in Bangalore

    No single standard incubation investment is published. C-CAMP says it supports early-stage start-ups/ideas through seed funding as a DBT funded initiative, runs an Investment…

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  8. II

    iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in India

    Programme-specific terms. iCreate Seed-stage Accelerator (iSA): programme fee INR 40000, ending in a pitch for incubation plus financial support (grants up to Rs 10 lakh and…

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  9. KS

    Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

    Pre Seed · Seed Stage · Also in India

    A public scheme menu rather than one deal. Non-dilutive grants: Idea Grant up to ₹3 lakhs (idea/PoC stage, Kerala-based innovators); Productisation Grant up to 7 Lakhs; Women /…

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