Khalid Mazouz
Founder of M55
Hong Kong
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner & CIO
2023 - Current
Digital Asset Management Primary & Liquid
Co-founder | General Partner
2020
Early Stage Token Fund
Co-Founder
2019
Bitcoin Mining
Co-founder | General Partner
2017 - 2022
• Early-stage token fund • Focus on scalability & interoperability solutions
General Manager China - Co-founder
2013 - 2017
Venture Hacked & Liquidated ❌ • 1st Hong Kong Regulated Crypto Exchange • M.S.O. Money Service Operator licensed in HK • Bank accounts in more than 60 countries Milestones: - 2015 first batch of ETH listing - 2016: 3rd largest volume on BTC/Euro - 2016: listing of the first DAO - 2017: 30+ ICO's, Private Sale & listing
Of Counsel Senior Lawyer | Venture Capital
2016 - 2017
• Digital assets practice • Cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulatory • Fund-raising structuring
Corporate Lawyer | Venture Capital
2012 - 2013
• Angel & VC fund-raising • Shareholder's Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement, Credit Note
Corporate Lawyer | Distress Investment
2011 - 2011
• M&A • Distressed Investment & Restructuring
Investment Banking Lawyer | Capital market & derivatives
2010 - 2011
• https://www.about.hsbc.fr/-/media/france/en/investors-relations/debt-issuance/issuance-programmes/floating-rate-notes-due-august2012-executed.pdf • Equity derivatives, Foreign Exchange Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives • I.S.D.A. Agreement, Repurchase Master Agreement, Master Securities Loan Agreement, Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement
Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.
Corporate Lawyer Intern
2009 - 2010
• Business law • Restructuring