Izwan & Partners, Izwan Zakaria

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Years of Mentoring Experience : 2

Years of Professional Experience : 10

Industries : Government , Non-Profit / Philanthropy , Other , Services , Technology , Venture Capital / Private Equity

Occupation : Professional

LinkedIN Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/izwanzakaria1

Areas of Expertise : Career , Entrepreneurship , Leadership

Areas of Interest : Blogging / Writing , Business Development , Cyber Security , Financial Investments , Fundraising , Intellectual Property , Legal , Software Development

Values : Achievement , Authenticity , Balance , Commitment , Compassion , Generosity , Inclusiveness , Making a Difference , Trust

My Life Goals and Objectives : Coming from a humble beginning, I am passionate about education as an important social lever to improve social mobility. Mentoring is a crucial component in my work and I pledge over 40% of time monthly on mentoring. I believe profit and purpose can come hand in hand especially in getting younger people to also align their personal and career development goals to have a better world.

Short Bio : Izwan Zakaria is a corporate/commercial and technology lawyer focusing on advising technology companies and early stage startups. He is the managing partner of Izwan & Partners, a corporate and technology law firm based in Kuala Lumpur. An avid debater during his law school days, Izwan has been involved in a wide variety of technologies businesses. has direct experience ranges from the formation of new startup companies through venture capital financings and acquisitions. Izwan also represents venture capital funds and investee companies in investment transactions. His portfolio of corporate work also encompasses advising on corporate governance, regulatory compliance and corporate and commercial matters. Izwan is a member of the Fintech Association of Malaysia and a committee member of the Universiti Teknologi MARA Law Alumni Society for 2019/2020 team. In addition, Izwan also acts as a mentor at ScaleUp Malaysia (an accelerator for Malaysian companies looking to scale and grow), Closing The Gap (a nonprofit seeking to improve access to higher education for young people), legal counsel and mentor of Founders Institute (a pre-seed start-up accelerator with a presence in over 180 cities worldwide) and Mentor For Hope, a Singapore based mentoring programme targeted for companies affected by the Covid-19 crisis in South East Asia.