who are we?
The Business Incubation Center of UMT i.e., Futurizm is a cardinal part of UMT. It offers wide variety of services to its incubated start-ups in order to support them in commercializing their projects.
Futurizm as an independent body in collaboration with Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) enjoys strong connections with academia, multiple sectors of industries, chambers of commerce, research centers, and dignified professionals
ORIC provides continuous support to achieve Futurizm’s goals through its liaison hub; where, physical and intellectual resources in public and private organizations are always available as and when required. It backs Futurizm through experience of more than a decade in entrepreneurship, start-up training, technology commercialization and business plan competitions. Consequently, Futurizm competitively enjoys huge network of industry to support piloting and commercialization of start-up ideas.
Encouraging entrepreneurial spirit and ideas, Futurizm ensures to meet its residents’ future and fulfill their goals, dreams, and aspirations. Futurizm enjoys strong connections with academia, multiple sectors of industries, chambers of commerce, research centers, and dignified professionals. One of the leading universities in Pakistan, UMT, backs Futurizm through experience of more than a decade in entrepreneurship, start-up training, technology commercialization and business plan competitions. Consequently, Futurizm competitively enjoys huge network of industry to support piloting and commercialization of start-up ideas.
There are seventeen schools and institutes in UMT which have distinguished resources including area expertise and purpose-built laboratories. It includes number of state-of-the-art labs in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Information Systems, and Computer Science. A diversified range of 150+ degree programs provide an opportunity to the startups incubated at Futurizm to make interdisciplinary collaborations and bring innovation for current and upcoming challenges. The Business Incubation Center (Futurizm) also facilitates its registered startups by granting immediate access to 25,000+ people for initial market research, product testing and ultimate launching.
Why Furturizm?
Encouraging entrepreneurial spirit and ideas, Futurizm ensures to meet its residents’ future and fulfill their goals, dreams, and aspirations. Futurizm enjoys strong connections with academia, multiple sectors of industries, chambers of commerce, research centers, and dignified professionals. One of the leading universities in Pakistan, UMT, backs Futurizm through experience of more than a decade in entrepreneurship, start-up training, technology commercialization and business plan competitions. Consequently, Futurizm competitively enjoys huge network of industry to support piloting and commercialization of start-up ideas.
There are seventeen schools and institutes in UMT which have distinguished resources including area expertise and purpose-built laboratories. It includes number of state-of-the-art labs in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Information Systems, and Computer Science. A diversified range of 150+ degree programs provide an opportunity to the startups incubated at Futurizm to make interdisciplinary collaborations and bring innovation for current and upcoming challenges. The Business Incubation Center (Futurizm) also facilitates its registered startups by granting immediate access to 25,000+ people for initial market research, product testing and ultimate launching.
FUTURIZM’s Offerings
- State of the art office space within UMT premises
- Support for legal and regulatory compliance services
- Mentoring for business Opportunities to attend international and local networking events
- Assistance in preparation of financial feasibilities
- Access to national and international investors
- Product development and commercialization assistance
- Assistance in intellectual property rights management
- Assistance to test, sell and launch their products/services within the UMT premises
- Mentoring to participate in international Business Plan Competitions
- development and growth strategies