The 100 NRIs – 2026: Imran Khan, The Visionary Transforming UAE’s Real Estate Into An Integrated Ecosystem

This article forms part of The 100 NRIs, a special edition by Entrepreneur Middle East spotlighting the most influential non-resident Indians shaping business, innovation, and investment across the region.

Imran Khan has orchestrated strategic growth by creating the region’s most comprehensive real estate ecosystem, focused on marketing, technology, and investment, as Founder & CEO of two powerhouse real estate brands: PIXL Global and Invespy. He transformed a lead-generation marketing agency, founded in 2019, into a full-service marketing leader hyper-focused on off-plan real estate. Today, PIXL has branded and launched over 20 billion-dollar projects across the UAE. What began as a lean lead-generation team of seven has evolved into one of the region’s fastest-growing agencies—awarded by Adweek in 2024—with nearly 200 employees in just seven years.

In 2025 alone, PIXL Global facilitated over 200 project launches, contributing to the success of more than 100 developer brands, and currently manages over 161 real estate brands. These efforts generated more than 200 million in social media reach and achieved cumulative PR valued at over AED 75 million. Collectively, these results have driven more than AED 60 billion in real estate sales this year.

But marketing was just one entry point into the world of real estate. Imran identified the need for smarter, faster ways for private developers to engage the broker community and accelerate project sales. This insight led to the launch of Invespy, an AI-powered distribution and sales-enablement platform that transforms how channel partners—particularly brokers—interact with off-plan inventory.

Through real-time data, automation, and simplified access to branded project content, Invespy boosts sales velocity and broker efficiency. It has become a game-changer for both developers and broker networks, continuously evolving as a platform that bridges advanced technology with human relationships.

With Invespy, Imran is driving the digital transformation of the real estate value chain via technology-led distribution and white-labelled sales infrastructure. The platform has accelerated off-plan sales across multiple markets, positioning him as a leader in building scalable, crossborder real estate solutions that move beyond traditional, location-bound models. Imran has since moved further upstream from sales enablement, diversifying into capital. He co-founded two DFSA-compliant retail real estate development funds based in the DIFC. These funds will unlock new capital for premium residential and commercial projects across the UAE, offering institutional investors access to one of the world’s most active property markets. Imran identifies opportunities, guides strategy, and ensures alignment with longterm growth sectors.

His role as an investment advisor to two major real estate funds demonstrates his C-suite capability in managing multi-billiondirham portfolios, conducting comprehensive due diligence, and delivering strategic recommendations to investment committees. He leads premium investment sourcing, risk evaluation, and strategic positioning across diverse asset classes.

Together, these companies form an agile, interconnected flywheel projected to contribute over AED 20 billion in real estate activity in 2026. Yet Imran’s work does not stop there. Each company is designed to evolve continuously—responding to market shifts, technological breakthroughs, and client needs in real time. The focus remains on solving faster, executing smarter, and delivering greater value across the board.

Under Imran’s leadership, PIXL achieved global recognition as Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agency in the World, while securing prestigious accolades including the International Property Award (two-time winner and Region’s Best Awardee) and MEPRA Awards (two-time winner). These achievements reflect his ability to scale operations from regional to global markets while maintaining excellence in execution.

Backed by executive education from Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School, Imran brings world-class strategic acumen to every venture, integrating Eastern and Western business philosophies to create uniquely effective solutions for the GCC market.

Imran Khan represents the next generation of real estate leadership—one that transcends traditional sector boundaries to create integrated, technology-enabled ecosystems. His comprehensive approach addresses every stakeholder need while advancing industry standards through ethical investment practices, digital innovation, and sustainable development principles. From revolutionising marketing and sales processes to pioneering AI-powered sales & distribution platform and establishing regulatory frameworks for ethical investment, Imran’s influence spans the entire real estate value chain, positioning him as a transformative industry leader actively shaping the future of smart urban development in the UAE and beyond.

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