This whitepaper summarizes the discussions and recommendations put forward in the second Investor Roundtable- IRT 2.0, organized by the National Incubation Centre as a completely virtual event, on the 27th of July 2020. The Roundtable brought emerging investment challenges to the forefront and explored possibilities for collaboration amongst various players to take the ecosystem forward.
Recent developments in the regulatory regime were discussed, and bottlenecks were identified, that complicate the investment processes, for both local and foreign investments. A set of recommendations were put forward to resolve regulatory hurdles, to open avenues for investments in Pakistani startups.