Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) pledges to support top startups being incubated at National Incubation Center (NIC) Karachi. A delegation of PTCL's higher management visited NIC Karachi located at the NED University.
The session was led by Dr. Daniel Ritz President & CEO PTCL, accompanied by Moqeem ul Haque Chief Commercial Officer PTCL, Saad Muzaffar Waraich Chief Technology & Information Officer PTCL and Sikandar Naqi Chief Business Development Officer along with senior executives of PTCL. Murtaza Zaidi Director, NIC, Peshawar participated along with top startups and entrepreneurs. The startups who presented were Happy Lives, BOGO, BaseH, Edvon, The Learning Pitch, Social Junction, Janbaaz, Bioniks, Pixcile, Medworks, Health Rahbar, Pop up Learning and Ilmversity.
The incubated startups and entrepreneurs presented their business ideas to the PTCL's management. During the session, various ideas for further collaboration using PTCL's infrastructure and network were discussed to assist startups.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Daniel Ritz President & CEO, PTCL, said, "The immense potential displayed by youth at NIC Karachi is truly remarkable and makes us feel proud of the talent pool in the country. PTCL has always been committed to support the country's growing startup sector, as we believe that entrepreneurs bring innovation and technological advancement. These local startups will prove to be the key players in taking Pakistan to the next level of economic growth and prosperity."
Shahjahan Chaudhry, Project Director, NIC Karachi, said, "Support from reputed corporations like PTCL not only provides motivation for emerging entrepreneurs, but it also gives a boost to the entire startup ecosystem in Pakistan. We are excited about the possibilities this collaboration will bring opening avenues of growth for these talented youngsters."
NIC Karachi aims to incubate over 200 next-generation businesses in the first 5 years and intends to empower aspiring entrepreneurs to create high growth and sustainable tech and tech-enabled businesses. -PR
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