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PARTNERS

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION

The Scenario

■ Karachi - city of 25 million people

■ There will never be enough jobs

■ Enough people must start creating jobs

■ IT is the perfect area in which companies can

be created with minimum resources

● No real eco-system

● Lack of uninterrupted power

supply & fast internet access

● Very little funding

● Very little access to resources

● Limited access to those with

similar mindsets

The Need

● Lack of sustained mentoring

● Limited opportunity for learning new

skills

● Lack of an inspirational environment

● No testing facilities available

● No place to showcase their ideas

● No access to angel investors or VCs

Why P@SHA?

P@SHA is the Trade Association representing the IT & ITES sector

Broad mandate - Policy Advocacy, Promoting the IT sector, Creating

Networking Opportunities for the IT sector, Partnerships and Collaboration

Startups & Entrepreneurship have been a focal area because the growth of the

IT sector and the growth of our economy depends on an increased number of

people becoming entrepreneurs.

Here is how it all began..

We asked ourselves WHAT NEXT?

and we came up with..

Number One Hurdle

Where will the money come from to create such a space?

How will we fund its operations?

How do we create a network that adds value?

Enter our Partners…

with Funds & Technology!

and ….

An Entrepreneurial Grant from:

What will the Nest i/o offer?

Free Space, Bandwidth &

Uninterrupted Power Supply

Mentoring

Market Outreach

Networking

Resources

Business & Technology

Curriculum

TO RESIDENT INCUBATEES

Access to Investors

Testing Facilities

Access to 30 of the Google for

Entrepreneurs Hubs worldwide

US$100,000 credit for Google

Cloud Platform for Startups

No Equity

….. for a 4 month period!

What will the Nest i/o offer?

TO EXTERNAL INCUBATEES

Mentoring

Market Outreach

Resources

Networking

Testing Facilities

Access to Investors

Access to 30 of the Google for

Entrepreneurs Hubs worldwide

US$100,000 credit for Google

Cloud Platform for Startups

Demo/Showcasing facilities

as and when needed

What will the Nest i/o offer?

Engagement

Networking

Resources

Access to Seminars &

Workshops

TO THE COMMUNITY

Collaboration

Testing Facilities

A vibrant, dynamic space for

nurturing innovation & discourse

How can you get involved?

Direct young innovative

product teams our way

Join our Mentor

Network

Help us raise

more funds

Join our Investor

Network

Evangelize The Nest I/O Collaborate

The Nest I/O Advisory Board

Saad ul HassanHead of Marketing,

Samsung

Bridgette Sexton BeamSr Head of Partnerships,

Google for Entrepreneurs

Jawwad Ahmed FaridCEO, Alchemy Technologies

Naeem ZamindarCEO, Zamindar Capital

Veqar-ul-IslamCEO, Jaffer Brothers

Badar KhushnoodTech Startup Consultant

Isfandiyar ShaheenCEO, Cyan Capital

Faizan SiddiqiCEO, DGS

Jeffrey PaineCofounder & General

Partner, Golden Gate

Ventures, Singapore

Creative Team behind The Nest I/O

Adil MoosajeeConceptualizer

Saira QamarArchitect

Sara RizviDesigner

and the rest of the team!

Thank you!

Let us today join hands and commit to providing support to

Pakistan’s next wave of technology entrepreneurs.

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