Abdallah Yafi
InvestorFounding Partner at BY Venture Partners
Middle East
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- BY Venture PartnersFounder - General Partnercurrent2015 — presentAbu Dhabi / London
- Invisible TechnologiesBoard Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- HuspyBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- ZbooniBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentUAE
- Thrive MarketPortfolio Companycurrent2015 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Y Ventures HoldingCo-Foundercurrent2011 — presentBeirut
- Onfido (acquired by Entrust)Portfolio Company2016 — 2024
- MYKI (acquired by JumpCloud)Board Member2016 — 2022
- iKcon (acquired by REEF Technology)Board Observer2020 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Affectiva (acquired by smart Eye)Board Observer2017 — 2021United States
- Pirate Studios LtdBoard Observer2017 — 2019London
- Threads Styling Ltd. (acquired by Chalhoub Group)Board Member2016 — 2018London
- Trybe.meCo-Founder2011 — 2018Lebanon
- Big Bus ToursDirector & Chairman Strategy Committee2010 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- TheVolts.comCo-Founder2010 — 2015Montreal, Canada Area
- AccentureManager2009 — 2010
- AccentureSenior Management Consultant2008Paris Area, France
- CSC Peat MarwickTechnology Consultant2003 — 2007paris area, france
Education
- INSEADMBA2008 — 2009
- Polytechnique MontréalMasters, Industrial Engineering2001 — 2003
- McGill UniversityBachelor, Mechanical Engineering1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Management15Strategy36Negotiation1Team Management3Strategic Planning7Team Leadership1Management Consulting22Entrepreneurship17Process Engineering3Business Strategy23Entrepreneur3Internet2
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Corporate FinanceOnline MarketingBusiness IntelligenceStart-upsStrategic ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentOrganizational DesignOperations ManagementOutsourcingE-commerceProject PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipFrom Abdallah's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended INSEAD697
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also attended Polytechnique Montréal24
Philippe KalafVenture Partner at One Way VenturesLaurence BoudriasAssociate at NAventuresFrederic LatreilleGeneral Partner at DiagramDavid CharbonneauManaging Partner at Boreal VenturesErnestAdvisor at Triptyq CapitalPascal-André ChenalInvestment Director at Supernova Invest
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Also attended McGill University349
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Huspy4
Also worked at Thrive Market3
Also worked at Big Bus Tours1
Also worked at Accenture613
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Colleagues at BY Venture Partners
Adnan Soubra
Senior Associate at BY Venture Partners
Carl Nehme
Venture Partner at BY Venture Partners
Dylan Haddad
Senior Analyst at BY Venture Partners
Eric Archambeau
Senior Advisor at BY Venture Partners
Fadi Bizri
General Partner at BY Venture Partners
Ghaith Yafi
Founding Partner at BY Venture Partners
Guy Labaki
Investor at BY Venture Partners
Jana El Husseini
Senior Associate at BY Venture Partners
Network4
Adnan Soubra
Senior Associate at BY Venture Partners
Fadi Bizri
General Partner at BY Venture Partners
Ghaith Yafi
Founding Partner at BY Venture Partners
Guy Labaki
Investor at BY Venture Partners
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