Expats offer investment and collaboration opportunities to Pak IT firms in KSA

Majlis-e-Pakistan, a community of Pakistani technology professionals based in Saudi Arabia, hosted a “Pakistan Tech Meetup” in Riyadh to connect Pakistani IT companies and startups with expatriate investors, partners and entrepreneurs in the Kingdom. The event aimed to support firms participating in the fifth edition of LEAP 2026 by offering pathways to establish operations, access financing and pursue collaborations across Saudi Arabia’s growing technology and business landscape.

"The Pakistani technology and business community in Saudi Arabia was committed to providing strategic support to Pakistani IT companies and startups in establishing operations, accessing financing and raising funds, with the shared objective of contributing to Pakistan’s economic growth," said Saqib Zubair, Patron-in-Chief of Majlis-e-Pakistan.

The meetup assembled Pakistani technology professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and startup founders resident in Saudi Arabia. Participants offered partnership, collaboration and investment opportunities specifically targeting delegates attending LEAP 2026, the high-profile technology event where Pakistani firms were exhibiting and networking. Organisers said the goal was to help Pakistani delegates explore business and investment prospects across different sectors of the Saudi economy.

Event highlights and remarks

• Organiser: Majlis-e-Pakistan, a Saudi Arabia-based Pakistani technology professionals’ community.
• Event: "Pakistan Tech Meetup" held in Riyadh, timed to support Pakistani participation at LEAP 2026.
• Key speaker: Saqib Zubair, Patron-in-Chief of Majlis-e-Pakistan, emphasising strategic support for operations and fundraising.
• Industry voice: Saad Shah, IT exporter and CEO of Hexalyze, underlined market opportunities in the GCC.

Saad Shah, CEO of Hexalyze and an IT exporter, reinforced the commercial case for Saudi expansion, noting the region’s demand for outsourced technology services. "Pakistani technology companies had significant opportunities to expand their offshore operations in the rapidly growing GCC market, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where Vision 2030 was creating new avenues for technology, business and investment," Shah said.

Organisers described the meetup as both a networking and strategic support platform: attendees discussed how to open local offices, link with Saudi investors and partners, and structure deals that could accelerate market entry. The focus extended beyond one-off contracts to building longer-term collaboration frameworks that could enable Pakistani startups to scale within the Kingdom’s digital and enterprise ecosystems.

Context and potential impact

• Support mechanisms discussed included introductions to Saudi investors, partner-search for joint ventures, and guidance on accessing local financing and regulatory pathways.
• Majlis-e-Pakistan signalled readiness to assist Pakistani delegations at LEAP 2026, leveraging its network of professionals and entrepreneurs based in Saudi Arabia.
• Speakers framed the effort as a mutual opportunity to deepen Pakistan–Saudi economic ties across technology, outsourcing and related services.

Looking ahead, organisers and participants said follow-up activity would be critical: setting up formal matchmaking, creating channels for due diligence and pilot projects, and converting contacts made at the meetup and LEAP 2026 into financed operations. With explicit backing from the expatriate Pakistani business community in Saudi Arabia, event organisers argued the initiative could lead to tangible investment flows and partnerships that help Pakistani IT firms establish a foothold in the Kingdom.