{"id":6235,"date":"2019-02-19T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2019-02-19T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:50:13","slug":"ptcl-pledges-support-to-startups-incubated-at-nic-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2019\/02\/19\/ptcl-pledges-support-to-startups-incubated-at-nic-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"PTCL Pledges Support To Startups Incubated At NIC Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) pledges to\nsupport top startups being incubated at National Incubation Center (NIC)\nKarachi. A delegation of PTCL\u2019s higher management visited NIC Karachi located\nat the NED University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session was led by Dr. Daniel Ritz, President &amp; CEO,\nPTCL, accompanied by Moqeem ul Haque, Chief Commercial Officer, PTCL, Saad Muzaffar\nWaraich, Chief Technology &amp; Information Officer, PTCL and Sikandar Naqi,\nChief Business Development Officer, along with senior executives of PTCL.\nMurtaza Zaidi, Director, NIC, Peshawar participated, along with top startups\nand entrepreneurs. The startups who presented were Happy Lives, BOGO, Base H,\nEdvon, The Learning Pitch, Social Junction, Janbaaz, Bioniks, Pixcile, Med\nworks, Health Rahbar, Pop up Learning and Ilmversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incubated startups and entrepreneurs presented their\nbusiness ideas to the PTCL\u2019s management. During the session, various ideas for further\ncollaboration using PTCL\u2019s infrastructure and network were discussed to assist startups.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Daniel Ritz, President &amp;\nCEO, PTCL, said, \u201cThe immense potential displayed by youth at NIC Karachi is\ntruly remarkable and makes us feel proud of the talent pool in the country.\nPTCL has always been committed to support the country\u2019s growing startup sector,\nas we believe that entrepreneurs bring innovation and technological advancement.&nbsp; These local startups will prove to be the key\nplayers in taking Pakistan to the next level of economic growth and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shahjahan Chaudhary, Project Director, NIC Karachi, said,\n\u201cSupport from reputed corporations like PTCL not only provides motivation for\nemerging entrepreneurs, but it also gives a boost to the entire startup\necosystem in Pakistan. We are excited about the possibilities this\ncollaboration will bring opening avenues of growth for these talented\nyoungsters.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NIC Karachi aims to incubate over 200 next-gen businesses in the first 5 years and intends to empower aspiring entrepreneurs to create high growth and sustainable tech and tech-enabled businesses. PTCL is part of the LMKT-led consortium that operates NIC Karachi. Being a national company, it supports opportunities for the youth and developing their talents for the future of Pakistan. <strong>#<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) pledges to support top startups being incubated at National Incubation Center (NIC) Karachi. A delegation of PTCL\u2019s higher management visited NIC Karachi located at the NED University. 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