Newsletter of the Ignite Company, which is a VC Fund focused on fourth industrial wave tech and on ecosystem development initiatives to fulfill its mission of creating a knowledge economy in Pakistan.
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“If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the pace of change on the inside, the end is near.” Jack Welch
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FROM THE DESK OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Welcome to the second edition of Ignite Quarterly! The award of incubator contracts to three world class consortiums in Peshawer, Karachi and Lahore has been in the news lately. That journey started a couple of years ago… read more
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CONTRACT SIGNING OF NATIONAL INCUBATION CENTERS
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The contract signing ceremony for establishment of NICs (National Incubation Centers) in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar was held on June 15, 2017 at Marriot Hotel Islamabad. The contracts were signed between Ignite and TPL Trakker..... Read More
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RECENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS
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BLOGS
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Yusuf Hussain
CEO Ignite
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Igniting the 4th industrial wave of tech start-ups |
The fourth industrial wave, a notion introduced and evangelised by the World... |
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Abdullah Khan
AI Evangelist
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Threats of a Jobless Future |
Over the last century, rapid advancements in technology have brought many changes in society, especially..... |
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Faysal Malik
AR/VR Evangelist
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A Future Where Less Will Be More |
Close your eyes and try to imagine what life will be like in say, 15-25 years from now.You may visualize humans ..... |
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Dr. Syed Affan Ahmed
Guest Blogger
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The ‘I’ in the Internet of Things (IoT) is quite often sidelined in the discussion about this newest of buzz-words..... |
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Imran Cheema & Sabeeh Irfan
Guest Blogger
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The Potential of Optical Sensors for Point-of-Care Settings |
A struggle against nature and its elements is a part of the story of mankind..... |
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Umair Qureshi
Robotics Evangelist
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Robots, Unabomber and the Future of Our Jobs |
From 1978 to 1995, several bomb blasts were reported in USA..... |
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Khurram Saleem
OKR Evangelist
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Transforming into a Learning Organization |
Modern-day business enterprises are thrilled to claim their inclusion in the illustrious... |
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Happenings
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National Competition – FYPs (NGIRI)
Edifying to see tech developed from locations as remote as Jamshoro, Quetta, Sahiwal, Mansehra, and Gilgit under innovative projects funded...
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Fourth Industrial Wave Startups at the National Incubation Center Islamabad Featured on PTV.
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Conclave on Igniting Corporate Innovation
Conclave on Igniting Corporate Innovation" – a brainstorming session at Movenpick Karachi held on June 6, 2017....
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Meet the Winners of National Competition – FYPs (NGIRI)
Ever since the inception of National ICT Grassroots Research Initiative (NIGRI) in 2011, 72 public and private sector...
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Digital Skills Training Program
Freelancing industry is Pakistan is nascent but still country’s freelancers are making a significant impact in international arena.Pakistan is world’s fourth .....
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MoU Signing with IBM
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Ignite (Formerly National ICT R&D Fund), Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom and IBM Italia S.P.A (Pakistan.....
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