Ventures
What he builds.
Two companies. One inheritance and one invention. Both built on the idea that a city is the longest project of all.
Venture I · est. 1962
SABCON
Real Estate & Development
A fourth-generation real-estate firm headquartered in Lahore. Ali Shah serves as Chief Executive Officer, leading residential, commercial, and mixed-use development across the city.
The firm is known for a deliberate cadence. Fewer projects, longer horizons, and a refusal to treat a city block as merely a yield.
60+
Years building
IV
Generations
Lahore
The city
Venture II · est. 2018
COLABS
Co-Working & Community
Co-founded with his twin brother Omar Shah. COLABS is Pakistan's most prominent co-working brand. Purpose-built spaces for the country's founders, freelancers, and venture-backed teams.
In 2022, the company closed a US $3 million round to expand its footprint and its programming. Events, partnerships, and a long-term vision for the ecosystem.
$3M
Raised, 2022
2018
Founded
PK
Headquartered
عمل سے زندگی بنتی ہے جنت بھی جہنم بھی ۔ یہ خاکی اپنی فطرت میں نہ نوری ہے نہ ناری ہے
“Life is made by deeds: both heaven and hell. This being of dust is, by its own nature, neither light nor fire.”
A note on practice
"I do not believe in building quickly. The buildings that last were drawn patiently and then built once."