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Zafar Karim

Captain · DISC type DS
Co-Founder & Chairman at Vitaspan
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Zafar is a seasoned entrepreneur and former investment banker with over 30 years of experience building and scaling ventures in health tech, cybersecurity, and fintech. A University of Cambridge graduate, he has led companies like Vitaspan and BLOCKAPT from inception and turnaround. Colleagues describe him as strategic, high-integrity, and having deep operational insights.

Zafar grew up in Londons East End and was the first in his family to attend Cambridge, an experience he describes as an intellectual awakening. He is a strong proponent of continuous learning, self-awareness, and taking personal responsibility for ones circumstances. He has a passion for understanding the power of individual choices.

Unique fact: He was the sole representative from his school to achieve admission to an Oxbridge university.

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Current Role
Co-Founder & Chairman
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Zafar shows up

Decisive But Calm
Dynamic But Sincere
Planner & Achiever

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Zafar cares about

AI in Healthcare
As Co-Founder of Vitaspan, he is focused on using AI for proactive, data-driven disease prevention and solving governance and data fragmentation challenges within health systems.
Cybersecurity Strategy
He led the rescue and rebuilding of the cybersecurity platform BLOCKAPT, focusing on its funding, market position, and strategy to unify disparate security components.
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Career

Work history

Co-Founder & Chairman
Vitaspan
Founder & Board Observer
BLOCKAPT
Founder & Executive Chairman
BLOCKAPT
Founder & CEO
BLOCKAPT
Executive Chairman
Eight Peaks Group
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Media appearances

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Education
1987 - 1990
MA
University of Cambridge
2018 - 2018
Oxford Blockchain Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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