Izwan Zakaria

Izwan Zakaria is the managing partner of Izwan & Partners, a corporate/commercial and technology law firm focusing on technology companies, early stage startups, venture capitals, and social enterprises. Izwan has direct experience in acting for online and digital businesses like equity crowdfunding, peer to peer lending, ecommerce, and robo advisory platforms and other disruptive technologies. His involvement in the technology sector also extends to advising fintech clients on compliance matters relating to regulatory developments in the industry as set out by the Central Bank and the Securities Commission. Izwan has experience in venture capital fundraising having acted for startups and investors across sectors such as technology, media, e-commerce, fintech, fashion and agritech. Izwan is a member of the Fintech Association of Malaysia and active in the Malaysian startup ecosystem, where he regularly mentors early stage entrepreneurs and speaks at events on compliance and fundraising matters. He is currently a mentor of Founders Institute (a pre-seed start-up accelerator with a presence in over 180 cities worldwide) and Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise. Izwan can be contacted at izwan@izwanpartners.com For more information about how Izwan & Partners can help companies and investors, please visit www.izwanpartners.com.