Dua Zafar
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Overview

Portfolio work GTM frameworks Market entry Writing

I work with portfolio companies across Southeast Asia supporting cross-border expansion into MENA markets. My focus is execution: structuring GTM frameworks, mapping market entry strategy, and translating research into operational decisions.

I am currently completing a BSc in Management and Technology at TETR College of Business on a full-ride scholarship, rotating across global markets every four months to study regional economies and engage with operators and CEOs.

Outside of portfolio work, I write to better understand the mechanics of an increasingly layered world.

Execution
GTM, market entry, ops decisions
Research
How capital, policy, and tech interact
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Experience

IJK Capital Partners
Singapore / Shanghai | Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Portfolio SEA MENA GTM
  • Built GTM frameworks for Southeast Asian portfolio companies expanding into MENA markets, including market sizing, competitive positioning, pricing structure considerations, distribution strategy, and local partner mapping.
  • Worked across cross-border expansion initiatives, translating investment research into executable market-entry plans.
  • Contributed to broader portfolio analysis and private equity research across mandates.
AbleC&C US Division
Remote / New York | Jul 2025 – Present
D2C Shopify Benchmarking UGC
  • Manage Shopify-led D2C performance across multi-channel dashboards, optimizing AOV, conversion, and retention.
  • Structured influencer and UGC pipelines across 100+ US creators with measurable performance tracking.
  • Delivered SKU-level competitive benchmarking across Amazon, Ulta, and US beauty retailers to guide growth decisions.
Niche World
Dubai | Nov 2024 – May 2025
Fundraising $150K Hospitality
  • Led fundraising materials and financial projections contributing to $150K in pre-seed capital.
  • Built validation and market research frameworks for sustainable procurement expansion within hospitality.
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Research

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Writing is how I process complexity.

I publish independent essays exploring sovereign debt systems, infrastructure finance, oil coordination mechanisms, and AI. The work is not institutional research. It is an ongoing attempt to understand how capital, policy, and technology interact.

Sovereign debt Infrastructure finance Oil coordination AI systems CPEC
Read research Essays live on this website.
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Education

TETR College of Business
Full-ride
BSc Management and Technology | 2028
Rotating across global markets every four months