{"id":11610,"date":"2021-08-13T19:05:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/?p=11610"},"modified":"2021-08-13T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:11:44","slug":"innovator-seed-fund-isf-pre-launch-events-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/2021\/08\/13\/innovator-seed-fund-isf-pre-launch-events-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovator Seed Fund (ISF) Pre-Launch Events &#8211; 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b\u200b<strong>TRANSFORM YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS INTO SUSTAINABLE START-UPS!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join Pre-launch\u00a0events of upcoming Innovator Seed Fund (ISF)\u00a0to\u00a0learn how you can\u00a0win up to $35,000\u00a0in funding, business incubation services, and investor connections!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Higher Education\u00a0Commission (HEC) is launching the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hec.gov.pk\/english\/services\/RnD\/ISF\/Pages\/default.aspx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hec.gov.pk\/english\/services\/RnD\/ISF\/Pages\/default.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFGylGab7WUR-_1cxR3F2_WHqpUFA\">Innovator Seed Fund (ISF)<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0accelerate the economic engine of the country through entrepreneurship. ISF is a\u00a0competitive\u00a0grant fund\u00a0that will provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bUp to\u00a0<strong>$35,000<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0grant-based\u00a0seed funding\u00a0to promising early-stage startups.<\/li>\n<li>A complete suite of\u00a0<strong>incubation &amp; post-incubation services<\/strong>\u00a0to the startups\u00a0through university Business Incubation Centers across Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investor showcasing\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0funding connections<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Starting in October 2021<\/strong>, ISF will award grants to\u00a0<strong>15 startups annually<\/strong>, with a significant proportion of grants to be awarded to\u00a0<strong>female founders<\/strong>. Further details on the fund are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hec.gov.pk\/english\/services\/RnD\/ISF\/Pages\/default.aspx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hec.gov.pk\/english\/services\/RnD\/ISF\/Pages\/default.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFGylGab7WUR-_1cxR3F2_WHqpUFA\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How can you participate as\u00a0an\u00a0entrepreneur,\u00a0mentor,\u00a0business developer,\u00a0service provider\u00a0or\u00a0investor?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Join the pre-launch events of ISF to find out! The events will bring together stakeholders from across key industries in Pakistan to highlight the challenges we face, discuss profitable opportunities, and share information about ISF:<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Session Indu\u200bstry-Focus<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>MS Teams Link<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Agriculture, Food Resources, &amp; AgriTech<\/td>\n<td>12-Aug-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jDvdaX\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jDvdaX&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHzaLfZD5WacjrlHhghFoDEmuK1g\">bit.ly\/3jDvdaX<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Housing, Construction, &amp; Manufacturing<\/td>\n<td>23-Aug-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Atzq8h\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Atzq8h&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwYZnUDsX4TYHlkn47YnFnCIXpSQ\">bit.ly\/3Atzq8h<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Banking, Microfinance, &amp; FinTech<\/td>\n<td>26-Aug-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jEWvy1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jEWvy1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNExQTi5CXN2T-Dqp4O9HCSaGEA_8A\">bit.ly\/3jEWvy1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Healthcare &amp; HealthTech<\/td>\n<td>02-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AlxUF2\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AlxUF2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0vnUxMgyauw2wEBweJPL4sJ51ng\">bit.ly\/3AlxUF2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Transportation &amp; Logistics<\/td>\n<td>09-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yB7q1G\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yB7q1G&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFF88sPilgHHafBkuov8Gg6jFA7wA\">bit.ly\/3yB7q1G<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Education &amp; EdTech<\/td>\n<td>16-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lJZCaw\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lJZCaw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtUK__M0bJNbN4u1BbV9tGMgsQpw\">bit.ly\/3lJZCaw<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>E-commerce, &amp; Smart Retail<\/td>\n<td>23-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AiGZOI\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AiGZOI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGodtZ8Cu3xQTnxeV4iUceYo18Kg\">bit.ly\/3AiGZOI<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sustainable Development, Climate, &amp; Energy<\/td>\n<td>27-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AoKFP7\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AoKFP7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGADABE_tUAa1SCrObdZn34pQ2nbg\">bit.ly\/3AoKFP7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Emerging Technologies<\/td>\n<td>30-Sep-21<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CuyRwz\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CuyRwz&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVJUTwtLqrQQXvQCtH4ajbjVMPhg\">bit.ly\/3CuyRwz<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Creative, Digital Media, Art &amp; Culture<\/td>\n<td>01-Oct-21\u200b<\/td>\n<td>2:30-4:30pm<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AiCYKe\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AiCYKe&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1628917041022000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-uBby14yYJ9Pod2pnFhddkkJ3GA\">bit.ly\/3AiCYKe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For queries\u00a0and outreach, write to us\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:isf@hec.gov.pk\">isf@hec.gov.pk<\/a>. It would be appreciated if the information is widely circulated among students, alumni, faculty members, researchers of your esteemed HEI. Looking forward to\u00a0hosting you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200bTRANSFORM YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS INTO SUSTAINABLE START-UPS!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Join Pre-launch\u00a0events of upcoming Innovator Seed Fund (ISF)\u00a0to\u00a0learn how you can\u00a0win up to $35,000\u00a0in funding, business incubation services, and investor connections! &nbsp; The Higher Education\u00a0Commission (HEC) is launching the\u00a0Innovator Seed Fund (ISF)\u00a0to\u00a0accelerate &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[970],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11612,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11610\/revisions\/11612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cewre.edu.pk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}