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Grants

Pakistan Startup Fund (PSF)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$1,000,000

Grant of US$50,000 to US$1,000,000; PSF can provide up to 30% of the total investment round size.

You must co-fund 70%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ignite - National Technology Fund, Ministry of IT and Telecommunication

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications open on a rolling basis via email to pakistanstartupfund@ignite.org.pk.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 70% yourself.

Who can apply

Legally incorporated in Pakistan (max 10 years since incorporation), active FBR tax filer, innovation-driven, with secured or advanced-stage private investment (term sheet/LOI) from VCs/investors; must not have received PSF funding before.

How to apply

  1. Register on the Ignite portal when a PSF call is announced.
  2. Submit the application with the startup's traction, cap table and funding round details.
  3. Evaluation by the Ignite review panel.
  4. Equity-free grant disbursed against agreed milestones.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ignite.org.pk/pakistan-startup-fund/

"PSF can provide up to 30% of the total investment round size, with grant ranging from minimum US$ 50,000 to maximum US$ 1,000,000."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: ignite.org.pk

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