Ian Chua and Venon Tian

ZUS Coffee

Ian Chua and Venon Tian, the key executives of ZUS Coffee, founded the business in 2019 to make specialty coffee affordable for everyone, every day.

The business started four months before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in a humble 400-square-foot kiosk and has been growing aggressively ever since. It prides itself on being the #1 tech-enabled coffee chain and boasts more than 1.5 million app downloads in 2022. Expanding to over 180 stores in just three years, it has sold more than 25 million cups of coffee.

Ian and Venon are building a better working world by continuously creating job opportunities for Malaysians through their tech-enabled coffee chain. To-date, ZUS Coffee has provided 1,800 job opportunities. ZUS Coffee promotes a sustainable, ethical and accessible specialty coffee culture through an omnichannel experience, driving economic growth and setting an example for entrepreneurs to follow.

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