What stage does Leyden Ventures invest at?

Leyden Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does Leyden Ventures focus on?

Leyden Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.

Where is Leyden Ventures located?

Leyden Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.

Leyden Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Seattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

Leyden Ventures is a venture fund manager based in Seattle. SEC filings show 15 venture funds on record, most recently Emergence Dec 25 a Series of LEYDEN OPPORTUNITIES FUND LLC ($2M offering) filed January 2026.

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Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Seattle, US

Founded

2020

Tracked investments

Acquisitions

Team · 4 people

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Brett Sagan· General Partner

Taylor Hughes· General Partner

Gary Sheynkman· General Partner· Dubai

Gary Sheynkman is a co-founder and General Partner at Leyden Ventures, an early-stage venture firm, and is based in Dubai, where his work spans early-stage venture and the public sector. He previously launched and ran Techstars Dubai, and before that advised The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the creation of Area 2071, a business cluster in Emirates Towers designed to connect startups with large corporates. He also hosts TacoStars, a founder social community in the UAE.

Theodore Stiefel· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Enterprise Software ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 1 tracked

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Windsorwindsor.io in 𝕏SeedAcquired

Windsor produces software that generates individualized video messages by using AI to synthesize variations of a single recorded video with unique recipient details, enabling mass personalization at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Pranay Prakash(CEO)in Andrew Faust(Founder)inNathan Nuñez(Head of Growth)

Co-investors7percent Ventures Y Combinator Afore Capital Four Cities General Advance Kearny Jackson +7 more

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Leyden Ventures invest at?: Leyden Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Leyden Ventures focus on?: Leyden Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Leyden Ventures located?: Leyden Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.

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