Technology companies will collaborate to create AI solutions for priority verticals in the region in support of Vision 2030 ambitions

RIYADH — January 23, 2026 — Napster, an innovation company powering the next generation of embodied and agentic AI, and global technology powerhouse, Lenovo, announced a partnership during Lenovo Tech World in Riyadh. This collaboration is designed to scale immersive enterprise technology leveraging the TruScale services of Lenovo and accelerate AI-driven digital transformation across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Through this partnership, Napster and Lenovo will collaborate on hosting Napster in Saudi Arabia and leveraging Lenovo TruScale to expand its next-generation platform in the Kingdom in a secure and resilient way. Both organizations agree to work together on building solutions that meet local market demand and regulations.

"Our partnership with Lenovo is a critical opportunity to support the ongoing growth of AI initiatives in Saudi Arabia at a scale we otherwise couldn’t reach," said Samuel Huber, CEO of MENA for Napster. "By integrating our agentic AI technologies with Lenovo’s TruScale services in the country of Saudi Arabia, we are able to support the country’s goal to become a major player in the AI race and support local clients across the public and private sector. This collaboration ensures that the Kingdom’s largest enterprises can embrace responsive, agentic AI."

"We are pleased to welcome Napster into our Solutions & Services Portfolio as we expand our footprint in the Kingdom," said Saeed Basweidan, GM Saudi Arabia, Solutions and Services Group, Lenovo. "By combining Napster’s technologies to our Advanced AI Services, this partnership opens new possibilities for customers in sectors such as education, entertainment, retail, healthcare, and government helping organizations enhance digital engagement, accelerate innovation, and deliver richer, more interactive experiences.”

They key components of the partnership include:

• TruScale and Local Cloud Deployment: Lenovo will provide its hardware to build the cloud infrastructure required to support Napster AI deployments on TruScale. This initiative will establish Napster as one of the first companies to utilize a local KSA cloud, providing a significant advantage in data sovereignty and performance.
• Joint Go-To-Market: Napster and Lenovo will collaborate on a unified go‑to‑market strategy that enables co‑selling, and integrated solution offerings tailored for key sectors such as education, healthcare, and government across the Kingdom.

This announcement marks a major milestone in Napster's expansion within the MENA region, following a recent strategic agreement with Takamol Holding.

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About Napster
Founded on the principle of democratizing access—first to music in 1999, now to creative expertise in 2025—Napster has consistently been at the forefront of transformational technology shifts that expand markets and empower users. The company’s latest platform turns passive consumers into active creators, providing the interface layer between foundation AI models and human creativity. For more information, visit napster.ai.

About Lenovo
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

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