When Saad Siddiqui founded Edversity in 2021, Pakistan’s digital skills gap was already a pressing concern — millions of young people locked out of the global tech economy by cost, access, and outdated curricula. Today, the platform he built has become one of the country’s most recognized edtech ventures, and Siddiqui himself has emerged as a prominent voice in Pakistan’s youth and technology policy circles.
Edversity’s core offering is straightforward but ambitious: affordable, industry-relevant training in fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and blockchain, delivered through localized content and an AI-powered learning platform. Under Siddiqui’s leadership, Edversity has graduated over 12,000 students with a 70% placement rate in tech and remote jobs, helped students generate more than $300,000 through freelance work, and partnered with over 230 companies to connect graduates with employment. The company has also built relationships with major technology firms, including collaborations tied to Google and Microsoft, and has expanded programming into Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region.
Siddiqui’s recognition has followed the company’s growth. In January 2025, he was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the BRICS and SCO Young Leaders Awards in Kazan, Russia, an honor selected from more than 400 applicants across thirteen countries. He has also been described as a member of Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Youth Council. More recently, he was appointed to lead Crypto and Blockchain at the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, a role in which he works with regulators, universities, and industry partners to build youth-focused pathways into blockchain and digital-asset careers.
That appointment reflects a broader shift in Pakistan, where officials have increasingly framed the country’s large youth population as an asset in the global digital economy. For Siddiqui, it marks a natural extension of Edversity’s founding premise — that access to quality technology education, not geography or income, should determine who gets to participate in that economy.
