# Zak Islam

> Zak Islam is a seed investor at Linktree (Sydney) backing Software, SaaS and Marketplace. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Linktree](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linktree)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zakislam/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/zed_ak
- Website: https://linktr.ee/zakisaninja

Zak Islam is a CTO at Linktree.Zak Islam attended Ryerson University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $653k–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 20% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 20% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 3 | 60% |
| Israel | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CipherStash | CipherStash is an end-to-end encrypted data storage platform to keep the data protected. It is available in the AWS Marketplace. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 22, 2021 |  |
| Remote Social | Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to come together online to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences. | $653K | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Blink Ops | BlinkOps delivers an AI-powered platform for automating security workflows. It enables teams to create custom “security micro-agents” using no-code or low-code tools, alongside an AI Copilot that converts natural language prompts into reusable, deterministic workflows. These agents can perform tasks like incident response, cloud securitymanagement, vulnerability triage, identity and access control, and compliance enforcement across integrated tools and platforms. | $6M | Seed | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| FL0 | FL0 is a backend-focused cloud development and deployment platform. FL0 generates, installs, and scales the containers that execute the services. The company's contact information is by mail, phone, and physical address. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 05, 2021 |  |
| Remote Social | Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to come together online to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences. | $700.8K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Linktree

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Linktree is a social media startup company that offers a platform to enhance the internet presence of influencers and e-commerce stores. They help brands, artists, publishers, agencies and influencers better control their presence online. They are a team of developers, designers, marketers, and biz ops, committed to equipping content creators withthe best tools for getting their work seen.

5 contacts available at Linktree.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Smith | Partnerships Lead, Entertainment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-smith |
| Alex Zaccaria | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-zaccaria |
| Anthony Zaccaria | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-zaccaria |
| Farnaz azmoodeh | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farnaz-azmoodeh-2d92 |
| Jessica Box | Head of Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jessica-box |

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## FAQ

### What does Zak Islam invest in?

Zak Islam invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Zak Islam's check size?

Zak Islam typically joins rounds of $653k–$6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Zak Islam participates in.

### When did Zak Islam last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zak Islam closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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