COLABS’ Omar Shah on Saudi, Coworking Economics and Building Across the GCC

Podcast: FWDstart · Jamie Lane

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

Omar founded COLABS in Pakistan in 2019 after leaving a career in banking and private equity, turning an old towel factory into the company’s first location and, from there, building a network of flexible workspaces used by everyone from freelancers and startups to large multinationals. That business has since become the base for a much bigger regional ambition. COLABS has moved its headquarters to Saudi Arabia, where Omar now spends most of his time and sees the Kingdom as the biggest opportunity for the company’s next phase of growth. Getting there wasn’t straightforward. Omar s...