The founder
Meet Zain
Founder & Lead Adviser Dalarna, Sweden
Adviser, entrepreneur and the person behind PathLance — helping students turn “where do I even start?” into a plane ticket, a visa and a first month abroad that actually goes to plan.
Founder
PathLance
Why Zain built PathLance
Zain built PathLance around a gap he kept seeing: students get plenty of help applying, and almost none once they land. Having made the move himself, he knows the parts that quietly derail people — the financial statement in the wrong format, the course that disqualifies you from a work permit, the housing queue you needed to join eight months earlier.
Today he leads a small, hands-on team across Sweden and Pakistan, keeping one promise above all: tell students the truth early, even when the answer is no. Beyond PathLance, he builds and backs ventures across education, technology and relocation.
“If your plan will not clear a visa officer’s desk, you deserve to hear it in the first meeting — not after you have paid a deposit.”
The ventures Zain builds
An entrepreneur across education, technology and relocation — here is what he is building and backing.
FounderSockit.se
Technology company
A Swedish technology company building digital products and platforms — including the software behind PathLance.
Co-founderAaima Kitchen
Indian & Pakistani restaurant · Falun
An authentic Indian and Pakistani restaurant in Falun, Sweden, serving fresh, home-style cooking.
FounderPathLance
Study · Visa · Relocate
The consultancy taking students from shortlist to arrival — admissions, visa filing and settling in.
Well travelled
59 countries and counting
Zain has set foot in 59 countries. That first-hand read on borders, cultures and moving abroad is exactly what shapes the advice PathLance gives.
The journey so far
From a first move abroad to two offices and a handful of ventures — the route, stop by stop.
Moved abroad
Left Pakistan for Sweden and lived the whole journey first-hand — admissions, the visa, and the reality of settling into a new country.
Started advising
Friends and their families kept asking how he did it. Informal help quietly became a reputation for honest, practical guidance.
Founded Sockit.se
Launched a Swedish technology company building digital products and platforms — the software backbone behind PathLance.
Co-founded Aaima Kitchen
Co-founded an authentic Indian & Pakistani restaurant in Falun, Dalarna — a taste of home for the local community.
Founded PathLance
Turned lived experience into a consultancy built on honesty and true end-to-end support, from shortlist to arrival.
Still exploring
Leading PathLance across education, tech and relocation — and still travelling, now past 59 countries.
Stay connected
Follow Zain’s journey
From campus tours and visa breakdowns to life between two offices and 59 countries — Zainshares it all. Pick your platform and come along.
Talk to Zain directly
A 30-minute one-to-one call — your country, your options, your honest next step.
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