November 7, 2025 to November 9, 2025
LUMS
Startup Weekend Lahore is an exciting 54-hour journey of creativity, collaboration, and innovation. This year, under the FutureTech Edition, participants are encouraged to explore emerging fields such as Blockchain, Web3, Fintech, AI, Digital Inclusion, Open Banking, and Digital Assets, developing ideas that can help shape the future of technology. It is a community of passionate innovators who come together to dream, create, and build. Participants gain hands-on experience in launching startups, connect with like-minded peers, and learn what it truly takes to turn an idea into reality.
The best ideas, selected by our expert judges, will get the spotlight—and the chance to secure funding from investors. Many past teams have successfully received seed funding—your idea could be next.
Who Can Participate?
This event is open to anyone with a startup idea and the passion to make it happen, whether you are participating solo or with a team.
Registration Deadlines
Deadline to Register: October 25, 2025
Deadline to Pay and Complete Registration (for shortlisted individuals): October 30, 2025
How to Apply
- Register through this link: https://forms.gle/p5cLHvGZLXAQoFxm9
- Visit our website: https://cedar.lums.edu.pk/
- Shortlisted participants will be contacted with payment instructions and further guidelines. Registration is considered complete after payment has been made.
- All participants must register individually, regardless of whether they are joining solo or as part of a team.
For more information, please click here.
About Techstars
Techstars is a global ecosystem dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs to bring cutting- edge technologies to market. Supported by over 75 venture capital firms and consistently ranked among the world’s top startup accelerators, Techstars helps transform visions into thriving businesses—whether you’re an aspiring founder or an early-stage entrepreneur.
About CeDAR
The Center for Digital Asset Research (CeDAR) at LUMS is Pakistan’s pioneering hub for research and innovation in Blockchain, Web3, Fintech, and Digital Assets. Established in 2025, CeDAR bridges academia, industry, and policymakers, fostering an ecosystem where groundbreaking ideas in decentralized technology take shape. The center is committed to advancing education, policy dialogue, and entrepreneurial growth, positioning Pakistan at the forefront of global technological transformation.
Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your ideas into reality and be part of a transformative 54-hour journey!
