PM Cloud Program for Startups (Pakistan)
Ignite – National Technology Fund (MoITT, Pakistan) · Cloud cost reimbursement
$8KReimbursement of cloud spend: Tier 1 60% up to $6,000; Tier 2 30% up to $7,500
Government programme reimbursing Pakistani startups' cloud bills with any provider, plus expert advisory and a cloud roadmap; the 2026 cohort (100 startups) is fully selected.
Key terms
- Startups pay cloud invoices first, then claim reimbursement with invoices, bank proofs and usage reports
- Reimbursements validated against an approved Cloud Credit Roadmap
- Programme year Jan–Dec 2026; Batch 1 and 2 closed (80 startups), remaining 20 Tier-2 slots only for existing participants
- Selection by Expert Committee on 5 weighted criteria
Eligibility
- Where
- Pakistan
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Pakistani startup
How to apply
New intake is closed; watch the Ignite page for a future batch. Existing Tier-1 startups can apply for Tier 2 with their offer-letter ID.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Closed for new startups (2026 cohort full; next batch TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10 · source