In year 2022, 36 startup applicants have applied to BIC NEDUET in the first call for innovator seed fund (ISF). Initially, 10 were shortlisted from the BIC and they went through extensive trainings and evaluations and finally 3 of them were shortlisted for the final pitch round. The final pitch round was held at HEC Islamabad where these 3 finalists competed against 23 other startups shortlisted from other BICs in Pakistan and all of the three startups won the ISF grant of upto 35000 USD. All over Pakistan only 15 startups were selected for this first round of ISF award out of which 3 were competing through NEDUET BIC. The milestone was achieved by the support of NEDUET management and leadership.