At Connectalents, our mission has always been to help organizations build strong, compliant, and scalable workforces across the Middle East and beyond. Over the years, as our clients’ needs evolved, so did our service model.
This evolution led to the creation of ConnectSquads, our dedicated IT recruitment and technology staffing arm, built to serve one of the fastest-growing and most complex hiring markets in the region.
We are proud to announce that ConnectSquads will be featured as an Alpha Startup at Web Summit Qatar 2026, taking place from February 3 to February 4, 2026, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC).
This milestone represents not only an important step for ConnectSquads, but also a strategic expansion of the Connectalents ecosystem.
Connectalents and ConnectSquads: One Group, Two Specialized Missions
As Connectalents grew as a full-service HR outsourcing and workforce solutions provider, we saw a clear divide emerging in client needs.
On one side, organizations needed comprehensive human resources solutions, including:
- Employer of Record (EOR) services
- Payroll outsourcing
- Permanent recruitment across functions
- Staff augmentation across business roles
- HR consultancy and compliance advisory
On the other side, a growing number of clients were asking for highly specialized technology hiring and leadership services, with different skill requirements, hiring speeds, and evaluation standards.
This is why ConnectSquads was created.
- Connectalents remains the group’s full-spectrum HR solutions provider, supporting companies across all industries with employment, payroll, compliance, recruitment, augmentation, and HR consultancy.
- ConnectSquads is the group’s specialized IT and technology talent brand, focused exclusively on building, scaling, and leading technology teams.
Together, the two companies allow clients to cover both their people infrastructure and their technology talent strategy under one trusted group.
About Web Summit Qatar 2026
Web Summit Qatar is the Middle East edition of the global Web Summit series, one of the world’s largest gatherings of founders, investors, technology leaders, and policymakers.
The 2026 edition is expected to welcome:
- 30,000+ attendees from more than 120 countries
- 1,500 startups
- 700+ active investors
- 350+ global speakers
- 600+ media representatives
The event is part of Qatar’s long-term strategy to position Doha as a regional and global technology hub, aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Being selected as an Alpha Startup places ConnectSquads among a carefully curated group of early-stage and high-growth companies with strong international potential.
Why ConnectSquads at Web Summit Qatar Matters to Our Clients
For Connectalents’ clients, this participation reflects something important:
our continued investment in specialization and depth, not just scale.
As technology teams become central to business growth across every sector, the demand for specialized IT recruitment and leadership has increased sharply.
Through ConnectSquads, we now offer:
- Deep specialization in IT and digital roles
- Faster access to vetted technology talent
- Advanced technical assessment capabilities
- Flexible staffing and leadership models
- Dedicated focus on technology hiring challenges
This allows Connectalents’ clients to benefit from two complementary capabilities:
- A stable, compliant HR foundation
- And a high-performance technology talent engine
What ConnectSquads Will Showcase at Web Summit Qatar 2026
At the event, ConnectSquads will present its full portfolio of IT-focused services.
360° IT Recruitment
End-to-end recruitment for technology roles, covering role definition, sourcing, technical assessment, selection, and onboarding. The focus is on technical depth, cultural fit, and hiring speed in competitive markets.
IT Staff Augmentation
Flexible access to engineers, product specialists, QA, AI experts, and architects who integrate directly into client teams to support projects, growth, and delivery timelines.
CTO as a Service
Fractional, interim, advisory, and project-based CTO leadership to support startups, scale-ups, and enterprises during growth, transformation, and critical technology decisions.
Remote Tech Staffing (Employer of Record for Tech Teams)
Enabling companies to build remote technology teams across Egypt and MENA without establishing local entities, while ConnectSquads manages employment, payroll, and compliance.
Technical Assessments
Structured, expert-led technical evaluations that reduce hiring risk by validating real-world skills, system design capability, and role readiness.
Who Should Meet ConnectSquads at Web Summit Qatar 2026
ConnectSquads’ services are designed for:
- Startup founders building MVPs and preparing for funding
- Scale-ups and SMEs scaling technology teams rapidly
- Enterprises leading digital transformation initiatives
- HR and Talent leaders managing complex IT hiring pipelines
- Investors and venture capital firms supporting portfolio hiring
For Connectalents’ existing clients, this creates a natural extension of your workforce strategy into the technology domain.
Building a Stronger Workforce Ecosystem Across MENA
The participation of ConnectSquads at Web Summit Qatar 2026 reflects a broader vision shared by the Connectalents group:
to build an integrated workforce ecosystem that supports both people operations and technology execution.
With Connectalents covering HR outsourcing, EOR, payroll, recruitment, augmentation, and consultancy, and ConnectSquads specializing in IT and technology leadership, clients gain access to a unified, scalable, and future-ready workforce partner.
Meet ConnectSquads at Web Summit Qatar 2026
📍 Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, Qatar
📅 February 3–4, 2026
To schedule a one-to-one meeting with the ConnectSquads leadership team and explore how we can support your technology hiring and leadership needs:
📧 info@connectsquads.com
🌐 www.connectsquads.com
