Speaker

Issam Abedin

Principal, Warburg Pincus

Issam Abedin is based in London, joined Warburg Pincus in 2015, and is a Principal in the Technology group. He helps lead the firm’s investment efforts in the financial technology, compliance and education sectors across Europe. Issam has been involved with the firm’s investments in Network International (listed on LSEG), IONOS (listed on FRA), Inspired Education, Personetics, Quantexa and Epassi. Issam is currently a Board Director of Epassi and a Board Observer at Quantexa and Personetics. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, Issam was the Managing Director of Rocket Internet in the Middle East, incubating and scaling e-Commerce ventures across large B2C verticals. Issam also worked in the Financial Institutions group of J.P. Morgan in London, covering financial technology and market infrastructure firms in EMEA. He graduated with a Business Administration degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany and also studied at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Issam Abedin, a Principal at Warburg Pincus since 2015, spearheads tech investments in Europe, particularly in fintech and education. Issam has been involved in ventures such as Network International, IONOS, Personetics, Quantexa, and Epassi. Currently, he serves as a Board Director of Epassi and a Board Observer at Quantexa and Personetics. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, Issam was the Managing Director of Rocket Internet in the Middle East, focusing on e-Commerce ventures, and worked at J.P. Morgan in London, covering fintech and market infrastructure firms in EMEA.