NIC Islamabad · Incubation Cohort 6

Build Pakistan's AI tuition teacher with us.

SamjhaoAI was selected for NIC Islamabad's 12-month incubation programme. I'm looking for a co-founder and the first few people to build it with: engineers, a growth lead, a maths teacher and interns.

Work from NIC IslamabadReal equity for co-foundersA product students already use
A note from the founder

By Class 10, more than a third of Pakistani students pay for private tuition, often Rs 8,000 to 15,000 a month for each subject. Many still don't get a teacher who explains it again when they're stuck.

SamjhaoAI is a tuition teacher students can call any time. Ustaad ji teaches step by step from the exact FBISE textbook, in the Roman Urdu and English mix students actually speak, and a maths engine checks every step so it never guesses.

I built the product alone and it's in a private pilot. Now I need people who care about this problem as much as I do. If that's you, show me in a 90-second video.

Muhammad TayyabFounder & CEO, SamjhaoAI

What you'd be building: a real two-minute lesson with Ustaad ji, recorded on the live app.

What you get

A seat at an incubated startup, from day one.

SamjhaoAI is in NIC Islamabad's Cohort 6, from November 2026 to November 2027.

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Work from NIC Islamabad

Build alongside the other Cohort 6 startups at NIC's incubation space, Monday to Friday, as a registered SamjhaoAI team member.

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Learn from the programme

Be around the mentoring, workshops, demo days and investor events that come with a year in an incubator.

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Own what you build

Co-founders get real equity under a proper founder agreement. Your work goes straight to students, not into a slide deck.

The honest part.
  • We're early and pre-funding. Co-founder roles are equity-first. For other roles, pay, stipend or equity is discussed openly on the call.
  • NIC's space is for registered team members. To work from NIC, we'll share your CNIC copy, a signed agreement or internship letter, and your CV with NIC, as their rules require.
  • A co-founder signs a full founder agreement (roles, equity, vesting, IP) based on NIC's template. We won't rush it.
Open roles

Who we're looking for.

Not sure which one fits? Pick the closest one and tell us in your video.

Co-founder

Technology

Own the AI teacher with me: real-time voice, LLMs, the maths checker and the app. You've shipped real software before.

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Co-founder

Growth & schools

Get SamjhaoAI into schools, academies and homes. Talk to principals and parents, run pilots and find the business model.

Apply →
Team

Founding engineer

TypeScript, Cloudflare Workers, React and AI APIs. Ship fast, test with real students every week.

Apply →
Team

Maths teacher · curriculum lead

You've taught Class 9–10 maths. Make Ustaad ji's explanations match how great teachers really explain.

Apply →
Internship

Content & community

Short videos, student and parent communities, school visits. Great for a university student who wants to see a startup up close.

Apply →
How it works

Four steps, about two weeks.

Apply

The form below and a 90-second video about why we should pick you.

Short call

20 minutes on WhatsApp or Meet, within about a week if it looks like a fit.

Small task

A real, small piece of SamjhaoAI work, so we both see how we work together.

A day at NIC

Meet in person at NIC Islamabad, then we decide together.

Apply

Tell us about you.

About 10 minutes, plus your video. Write in English, Urdu or Roman Urdu, whatever is easiest.

1. About you
2. The role
3. A few questions

Short, honest answers beat long polished ones.

4. Your intro video
Record 60–90 seconds on your phone. Selfie mode is perfect; no editing, no slides.
  1. Who are you, and what have you done?
  2. Why should we pick you for this role?
  3. One thing you'd change about SamjhaoAI after watching the lesson above.
🎥 Upload or record your videoMP4, MOV or WebM · up to 400 MB · on a phone you can record right here
or paste a link

Shukriya! 🎉

We got your application and sent a confirmation to your email. We read every application and watch every video. If it looks like a fit, we'll message you on WhatsApp or email within about a week.

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