Have an idea that could move the sector?
We back people across Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora for three months to turn ideas into reality.
Any idea that benefits Pakistan's mineral sector qualifies
Below are only examples to show the range. If it strengthens the sector in any meaningful way, we will enable you to bring it to life.
Trading & markets
New ways to buy, sell, price, or move Pakistani minerals.
EXAMPLETraining & education
Build the skills the sector needs, from the field to the boardroom.
EXAMPLESupply chain
Make sourcing, logistics, and delivery work better and faster.
EXAMPLEESG & traceability
Cleaner, fairer, more accountable mineral flows.
EXAMPLEProcessing & tech
Add value to what comes out of the ground before it leaves the country.
EXAMPLEYour idea — surprise us
If it helps the sector and isn't on this list, that's exactly what we want to read.
OPEN BRIEFOpen to all of Pakistan, at home and abroad.
Only one requirement: an idea worth backing. Everything else is open.
- All Pakistanis and overseas Pakistanis
- Students, professionals, and executives alike
- Apply solo, or as a team you form yourself
- No mining sector background required
Three steps.
No theatre.
Fill the form
Your details, the idea's title, and a single line on what it does. A few minutes.
Attach two pages
A one-page concept note explaining the idea, and a one-page résumé. That's it.
We review & decide
No interviews, no follow-ups. We read every submission and come back to you.
What you get for
three months.
Funded, case by case.
Funding is decided case by case. Proposals are encouraged to include a founder stipend for the three months, plus a budget to bring the concept note to life.
No equity. Nothing to repay.
We don't take a stake and there's nothing to pay back. The idea belongs to you, start to finish.
Funded further, or hired.
If the idea proves itself, we back it with more funding or bring you on to keep building it.
Tell us the idea.
Have your concept note and résumé ready - one page each, PDF or DOCX.
- 01Your details and the idea, below.
- 02Two one-page attachments.
- 03Submit. We'll be in touch.
Have an idea? Take a leap of faith.
Bet on yourself. Give three months to the idea you can't stop thinking about, and find out how far it can go.