Orbit Demo Day 2025 Showcases Pakistan’s Next Startup Stars at NIC Karachi

Karachi, September 30, 2025 – Recently, the National Incubation Center Karachi (NIC Karachi) in collaboration with Orbit Startups, hosted the much-awaited Orbit Demo Day 2025, a landmark event that celebrated the country’s most promising startups. The event gathered leading investors, venture capitalists, corporate leaders, and media, making it one of the biggest highlights of Pakistan’s startup and innovation ecosystem this year.

🚀 Startups in the Spotlight

The first cohort of accelerated startups from NIC Karachi and NIC Peshawar showcased groundbreaking solutions across edtech, fintech, SaaS, AI, e-commerce, and green tech. The featured startups included:

• Blinq – Real-time invoice digitalization & reconciliation.
• Chaajao – E-learning with live + recorded classes and practice tools.
• Mergn – SaaS for customer retention and engagement.
• Connectia – Smart fuel card & fleet management platform.
• TrashIt – Converting organic waste into compost fertilizer.
• STEMverse – Gamified AI & robotics learning for students.
• VM Nebula – AI-powered virtual desktop for Amazon & Walmart sellers.
• Apaale – Digital trucking & shipping marketplace reducing inefficiencies.

Each startup pitched their ideas to a packed audience of investors, ecosystem leaders, and media, proving that Pakistan’s young entrepreneurs are ready to scale globally.

🎤 Highlights from Leaders

The leadership segment of Orbit Demo Day added inspiration, vision, and strategic insights:

• Syed Azfar Hussain, Project Director NIC Karachi, opened the event by highlighting NIC’s mission to create a strong pipeline of scalable businesses. He stressed that programs like Orbit Demo Day enable startups to access global networks, gain mentorship, and connect directly with investors.
• Kelly Pang, Senior Program Manager at Orbit Startups, underlined the importance of this collaboration: “Orbit is proud to accelerate founders from emerging markets like Pakistan. We believe these entrepreneurs have the potential to compete globally, and this partnership with NIC Karachi ensures they get the right platform to grow.”
• Ali Tabba, Director of YB Group, linked Orbit Demo Day to YBG’s broader mission: “At Lucky Landmark, we have consistently invested in platforms that shape Pakistan’s innovation economy. Our support for NIC Karachi is about building an ecosystem where young founders can dream big, scale fast, and leave a global mark.”
• William Bao Bean, Managing General Partner at Orbit Startups, gave a powerful message: “When I started investing in China, their economy was only 2x the size of Pakistan today. Pakistan’s startups represent the same kind of massive opportunity. We’ve already backed 29 startups here in the past five years — and this is just the beginning of a huge transformation.”
• Asim Ishaq Khan, Vice President LMKT, added that NIC Karachi and NIC Peshawar are together building a national-level innovation pipeline: “Orbit Demo Day shows that our founders are ready to compete not just locally, but on the global stage.”
• The panel discussion on “From Idea to Impact” gave practical advice to founders, where Manish Phulwani (EQ2 Ventures) and Vladimira Briestenska (Neem) shared personal journeys of scaling startups in tough markets, while moderator Zeba Qureshi stressed the value of building global connections early in a startup’s journey.

🌍 Why This Event Matters

The event was more than just pitches — it was a powerful display of Pakistan’s innovation economy. NIC Karachi has already incubated 375+ startups, created 1 million+ jobs, generated PKR 10 billion+ revenue, and raised PKR 12 billion+ investment, reaffirming its role as a launchpad for bold entrepreneurs.

📌 Closing Note

The day ended with remarks from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), promising more government support for innovation. A networking hi-tea allowed founders to connect directly with investors and corporates, paving the way for funding and global exposure.

Orbit Demo Day 2025 has proven once again that Pakistan’s startup ecosystem is scaling rapidly, with founders ready to make an impact locally and globally.