Kamarul Nizam Kassim, ACCA

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia

Venture Capitalist and Partner at Intres Capital Partners | Corporate Venture Capital

I am a Partner and Co-founder at Intres Capital Partners, a VC firm. Our maiden fund, Axiata Digital Innovation Fund ("ADIF") has Axiata, Mavcap and Johor Corporation as backers. With ADIF, I have led investment into and sit as Board Member for a number of regional start-ups (mostly B2B) in various sectors. I like to find niche positions in the value chain that we can expand, via the use of technology, into a platform or key enabler for the whole sector. Previously I worked at a government-linked investment company and led a seed fund that invested in start-ups which spun off R&D from universities. I was in charge of setting up the team and processes, as well as sourcing and managing de...