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National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL)

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A government-backed incubator and accelerator in Lahore that runs an 8-month incubation and a 4-month acceleration for startups

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National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL) operates in Lahore, Pakistan, as a government-backed incubator. It runs an incubation phase followed by an acceleration phase, with mentorship, market access and investor connections, and it offers an international route through Plug and Play in Silicon Valley.

Services

  • Incubation: an 8-month programme, with two cohorts each year.
  • Acceleration: a 4-month phase for a selected group drawn from the incubation cohort and from outside applicants.
  • Silicon Valley route: an international acceleration with Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley.
  • Workspace and network: a co-working space, networking with industry leaders and access to investment opportunities.

Customers and markets

Founders from the incubation cohort and external applicants to the acceleration phase.

Key facts

  • Based in: Lahore, Pakistan
  • Backed by: Ignite and the Ministry of IT & Telecom
  • Partner: Plug and Play Tech Center

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Trust Score

4/ 100
Trust Score: New

An earned signal from verification, reviews, awards, transparency and engagement - the vendor can't buy it.

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0/100 · 20%
Reviews
0/100 · 30%
Awards
0/100 · 15%
Transparency
18/100 · 20%
Engagement
0/100 · 15%
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Updated 9/17/2026

Rankings

National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL) is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #3 on 2.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL) has no reviews yet, 2 of the 10 profile details we look for and a Trust Score of 4. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Startup funding programme · 2 rankings

On each of these it sits behind National Incubation Center Karachi (NIC Karachi), ahead of National Incubation Center Peshawar (NIC Peshawar).

  • #3of 9
    Startup incubator

    Of the 9 here, 8 also cover pre seed and 8 also cover seed stage; 2 also work in Lahore and 6 also work in Pakistan.

  • #3of 6
    Pakistan

    Its profile: “National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC Lahore / NICL) operates in Lahore, Pakistan, as a government-backed incubator.”

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