| Overview | - Faisal embarked on his career as a Consulting Manager at Deloitte in New York in 2000, remaining there until 2006.
- He then took up the role of Vice President at National Financial Partners, a New York-based wealth management firm, from 2006 to 2012.
- During the same period, he was an investor and Executive Director at MTV Pakistan, where he was instrumental in the international expansion of the network.
- From 2012 to 2017, he served as the Executive Vice President at CloudStream Media, a service for OTT content distribution.
- He also held the position of Managing Partner at OxonPartners LLC from 2012 until the end of 2017.
- In 2012, he co-founded Pearl Media Group, paving his way into the media landscape.
- Faisal became a founding member of Lakson Venture Capital in Islamabad, where he held the roles of Managing Partner and Executive Director from 2018 until 2021.
- In 2019, he contributed as a member of the judging panel for the Uber Pitch initiative to aid entrepreneurs in finding investors.
- He showcased his ability as a venture capitalist at the O21Disrupt Karachi conference, supporting Pakistan's vibrant startup environment.
- Since August 2021, he has been the CEO and General Partner at Zayn VC, a venture funds investment entity, further cementing his influence in the venture capital arena.
- He is Founder & General Partner of Zayn Capital, focusing on early-stage ventures in Pakistan, with notable investments including NayaPay, PostEX, Abhi Finance, AdalFi, Bazaar-tech, KTrade, SnappRetail, Laam.pk, Tazah, GrocerApp, Truck It In, Savyour, Krave Mart, Bookme.pk, Roomy.pk, Bagallery, Trellis Housing Finance, and Zaraye.
- He was a founding partner of Lakson Venture Capital before creating Zayn Capital.
- He is a limited partner of the Silicon Valley-based Venture Capital Fund 500 Startups.
- He made early investments in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- He has been an active angel investor for over 15 years and has invested in hedge funds and venture capital funds.
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