KOSC 1.0 WINNERS

ABOUT KITE

The Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE) is a young, accredited institution of higher learning, located in Karachi, a city of 20-24 million people. KITE’s mission is to craft and cultivate entrepreneurs and change agents using its unique interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs, while also nurturing other requisite aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the city/country. Currently, KITE is offering degrees in computer science, engineering, business administration, design and architecture since 2013. KITE plans to offer additional undergraduate and graduate programs in entrepreneurship, public policy and a series of graduate degrees in exponential technologies by or before 2019. Technology and the entrepreneurial spirit are in the DNA of the Institute which permeates the campus ecosystem and in every degree program offered. Currently, KITE is operating from its 100,000 sq. ft starter campus in Korangi Creek, Karachi. By 2022, KITE’s sponsors intend to build a long term custom campus over a few hundred acres in Karachi.
KITE’s raison d’être is to craft young, tech savvy entrepreneurs, through its innovative, interdisciplinary degree programs, both at undergraduate and graduate levels, for the emerging startup ecosystems and the new global creative economy. KITEx is one such initiative of the Institute to ensure the entire Pakistani ecosystem in nurtured.

ABOUT KITEx

KITEx is a series of Startup Challenges designed to exponentially boost the capabilities (pitching, marketing, fundraising, networking, product refinement, sales, etc) of the Pakistani startups and hence the associated ecosystem. It is a six day event, comprising of four days of intensive boot camp style training and mentoring, and two days of multi-round pitching competition. There is usually a big incentive for the winning teams, like spending a month in a foreign accelerator with all expenses paid, for four to six people, depending upon the specific iteration of the challenge. There are multiple categories to encourage and enhance capacity for all types of startups, not necessarily only tech-startups. Through these challenges we bring together all the stakeholders of the ecosystem – government, foreign partners, investors, mentors, trainers, students, academics, industrial partners, etc. This event is open to all; it is not restricted to only KITE students, faculty, staff or alumni.

KITEx TEAM