BridgeStart Global Gateway
Ignite – National Technology Fund (MoITT, Pakistan) · International accelerator placement
VariesSponsorship of program fees, travel and accommodation at a partner global accelerator (amount not stated)
Ignite matches high-potential Pakistani startups with global accelerator programs and sponsors participation fees, travel and accommodation.
Key terms
- Pakistani startups under 10 years old
- Founders must take part in the international program
- Priority for climate-tech, health-tech, AI, fintech; women-founded encouraged
- Startups funded under the previous BridgeStart track are not eligible
- Partner accelerators are not named publicly
Eligibility
- Where
- Pakistan
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max company age
- 10 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
How to apply
Submit the Google Form on the page (choose Global Gateway) plus the document checklist; shortlisted startups pitch to an Expert Committee.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Not stated
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source