Abbas Kazmi is a multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur, investor, and advisor to governments. He founded his first successful company at 16 and has since been recognized as a Forbes 30Under30 Standout, Maserati100, and a Great British Entrepreneur Awards Champion. He co-founded Oxford Accelerator and Collegiate Capital, and is involved in several VC funds, including BlackWood Ventures. Abbas is also a co-founder of the first impact VC firm between MENA, Israel, and Palestine.

He is passionate about blockchain, the metaverse, and AI, he advises the UK Government on the Metaverse and Web 3.0 and several Azerbaijani government ministries. Abbas is Chairman of The Oxford Guild and involved in various other initiatives, including Horizon Global Network and Global Fintech & Blockchain Conference.