Khalid Mazouz
InvestorGeneral Partner at 8186 Capital
Shanghai
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Khalid Mazouz is co-founder and chief investment officer at M55 Capital, a quantitative fund that employs algorithmic trading with zero discretionary decisions. The fund targets institutional investors including family offices and wealth managers as well as qualified individual investors, and has demonstrated a correlation of 0.03 to the S&P 500 with a Sharpe ratio of 1.59 as of 2025.
Experience
- M55 CapitalCo-Founder & CIOcurrent2023 — presentHong Kong SAR
- 8186 CapitalCo-founder & General Partner2020 — 2023Hong Kong
- ZK Tech MiningCo-Founder2019 — 2022Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Scaling VenturesCo-founder & General Partner2017 — 2021Seychelles
- LEAF Law FirmOf Counsel Senior Lawyer | Venture Capital2016 — 2017Shanghai
- Gatecoin LimitedCo-Founder & General Manager, China2013 — 2016Shanghai
- Corporate LawyerCorporate Lawyer | Venture Capital2012 — 2013France / China
- Kahn & AssociésCorporate Lawyer | Distress Investment2011Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- HSBCInvestment Banking Lawyer | Capital market & derivatives2010 — 2011Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- DRAÏ Attorney at law NY & Paris BarCorporate Lawyer Intern2009 — 2010Greater Lyon Area
Education
- emlyon business schoolMaster of Science (MSc), Corporate Finance2006 — 2010
- EFBFrench Lawyer Professional Certificate, Corporate Law2010 — 2011
- Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)Master's degree, Business Law2008 — 2009
- Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)Certificate, US Common Law2005 — 2006
- Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)Bachelor's degree, English and Chinese Language2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Quantitative TradingSystematic TradingAlternative InvestmentsAlgorithmic TradingDigital Asset ManagementPortfolio ManagementBitcoin12lawyer15layer 26blockchain3ico2tge2
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Also attended EFB5
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Also attended Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)22
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