We launched in 2013 with the mission to accelerate the Startup Culture in Pakistan.
Mission Statement
- Creating an ecosystem that fosters inspiration
- Providing proximity to smart and intellectually curious people
- Enabling networking, collaboration, leads and employment opportunities
- Providing a hotbed for innovative ideas
- Provide seed and early stage investments
Vision
Over a 3 year period:
- Provide mentorship and incubation facilities to approx 30 companies each year
- Provide funding and operational assistance to approx 30 companies
- Successfully raise Series A funding for 10 or more of our funded companies
We achieve the above Mission through 3 separate activities:
Co-working
DotZero is a not-for-profit project operated by FIT committed to creating a community space for Pakistan’s enterprising youth that:
a. Provides a vibrant environment for entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts to gather and exchange ideas;
b. Is a hot bed for technology innovation; and
c. Offers a platform that encourages collaboration, enables networking and creates employment opportunities;
Networking & Mentoring
DotZero seeks to connect experts, visitors, speakers, and trainers with young professionals and start-up companies for a robust and continuous exchange of ideas. It also seeks to establish a set of targeted themed ‘Incubation’ programs in areas such as mobile gaming and development, ICT for Development, and women entrepreneurship to help, create and influence new start-ups in these areas.
Financial Investments
Through our for-profit investment program, we invest in pre-revenue and early revenue companies by investing nearly 100% of their investment requirement against a 5% to 20% equity