Ignite National Technology Fund
ignite.org.pk Direct investor
Ignite National Technology Fund is a Pakistani government-backed fund under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication. It funds startups and deep-tech projects, runs a national network of incubation centers, and executes the Pakistan Startup Fund, which provides non-equity grants of up to 30% of an investment round.
Ignite National Technology Fund is a public fund headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan. It invests directly in companies, from seed to Series A, in artificial Intelligence & Big Data, wearables & Implantables, NeuroTech and cloud infrastructure & Cyber security. Its stated cheque size is minimum US$ 50,000 to maximum US$ 1,000,000.
“Ignite funds startups and innovative projects that utilize 4th industrial wave tech to solve local problems and target global opportunities in health, education, energy, agriculture, telecom, finance and other verticals.”
— Ignite National Technology Fund, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Invests in
- Pakistan
- Sectors
- Artificial Intelligence & Big Data, Wearables & Implantables, NeuroTech, Cloud infrastructure & Cyber security, Shared Economy, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Robotics
- Cheque size
- minimum US$ 50,000 to maximum US$ 1,000,000
- How to reach it
- Its pitch / apply page on its own site
Team, as Ignite National Technology Fund publishes it
- Mr. Zarrar Hasham Chairman of the Board & Secretary IT
- Mr. Rafique Ahmed Buriro Additional Secretary IT
- Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim Member Telecom (MOITT)
- Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi Additional Finance Secretary
- Mr. Asfand Yar Khan Member IT
Names and roles exactly as listed on ignite.org.pk. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 5 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- Axevil Capital, LLC 1 shared company: techjuice.pk
- LSE Ventures Limited 1 shared company: jamapunji.pk
- Pak China Investment Company Limited 1 shared company: jamapunji.pk
- Pak Oman Investment Company Limited 1 shared company: jamapunji.pk
- Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company 1 shared company: jamapunji.pk
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Ignite National Technology Fund publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://ignite.org.pk/name, hq_country, hq_city, sectors, status
- https://ignite.org.pk/about-us/is_investor, layer, type, invests_in_geographies, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, description, people
- https://ignite.org.pk/pakistan-startup-fund/stage_min, stage_max, cheque_size, approach_url
Record 21172 · added 2026-11-10 · link last verified 2026-11-10 · confidence high
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