We are delighted to introduce the first instalment in our new series: A Founder's Story.

These stories will highlight trailblazers who have founded extraordinary businesses, providing an intimate opportunity to get to know an inspiring individual, understand what makes them tick and to connect amongst a like-minded community.

Navid Hadzaad, the Founder and CEO of Zapp, is revolutionising the $4 trillion global supply chain by leveraging technology to build the world's most loved e-tailer. Backed by prominent investors including GIC, Lightspeed, Atomico, and Sir Lewis Hamilton, Hadzaad has over 15 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur and operator. In addition to founding Zapp, Hadzaad is an investor in over 50 companies and serves on the boards of Wheely and O'Hear & Co. He has also co-founded GoButler, served as a Product Leader at Amazon's Seattle HQ, managed European investments for Constellation Software, and was a Managing Director at Rocket Internet.

As the first guest speaker in the Founder's Story series, Hadzaad will share his entrepreneurial journey, offering genuine insights and life lessons from his career in the tech industry, all the while being hosted and interviewed by the brilliant Michael Christensen, Lifestyle Director at GQ.