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Byld Ventures

About

Byld Ventures is an early-stage fintech fund backing the best founders in the Middle East and Africa.

WHO WE ARE

  • WE LOVE WHAT WE DO: We are your most responsive investor.
  • WE ARE COMPETITIVE: We resemble the founders with whom we back: restless with an abnormal desire to win.
  • WE ARE OPTIMISTIC: We’re comfortable with the unknowable’s and focus on what can go right, as opposed to what can go wrong.

HOW WE INVEST

  • WE INVEST EARLY: In most instances, before a line of code has been written.
  • WE ARE NIMBLE: We prefer to lead rounds. We move quickly and avoid unnecessary diligence.
  • WE ARE ACTIVE: We tend to work best with technical and resourceful founders that are yet to ship.

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