Abir Liben
InvestorVice President at Synchrony Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $2M
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233 people in our graph share verified history with Abir — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Lia ZhangunlockedAbir: together at Primary Venture Partners (2022)
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×2Abir: together at Serena Ventures
Abir: together at USAID
Experience
- SynchronyVice Presidentcurrent2025 — present
- Habeshas in TechAngel Syndicate Lead & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Investors of ColorConsultant & Investorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Primary Venture PartnersPrincipal2022 — 2023
- Serena VenturesPrincipal2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Serena VenturesSenior Associate2021
- Serena VenturesAssociate2020 — 2021
- New ProfitSenior Associate2019 — 2020Greater Boston
- DalbergAssociate Consultant2017 — 2019Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- DalbergAnalyst2016 — 2018Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- USAIDTechnology Evaluation Intern2013Greater Denpasar
Skills & more
HubSpotBlockchainMicrosoft Office3IllustratorSketchUpInDesignEarly Stage InvestmentDue DiligencePrivate CreditInvestmentsSustainabilitySocially Responsible Investing
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)SalesBusiness DevelopmentFundraisingVenture CapitalInvestingResearchData AnalysisStatisticsInternational DevelopmentRural DevelopmentUrban PlanningLanguages Amharic · English · Swedish
From Abir's professional profile.
Colleagues at Synchrony Ventures
Alberto Casellas
EVP & CEO, Health & Wellness platform at Synchrony Ventures
Arthur Coviello
Director at Synchrony Ventures
Barry Mulqueen
CFO at Blue Revolution Investments G.P.
Brian Doubles
President & CEO, Director at Synchrony Ventures
Brian Wenzel
EVP & Chief Financial Officer at Synchrony Ventures
Carol Juel
EVP & CEO, Digital platform at Synchrony Ventures
Colao
Director at Synchrony Ventures
Courtney Gentleman
EVP & CEO, Diversified & Value platform at Synchrony Ventures
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Benjamin Sun
Co-Founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Brad Svrluga
Co-Founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Brian Schechter
Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Cassie Young
General Partner at Primary Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abir Liben?
- Principal at Primary Venture Partners
- Where does Abir Liben work?
- Abir Liben is Vice President at Synchrony Ventures.
- What check size does Abir Liben write?
- Abir Liben typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
- Where did Abir Liben go to school?
- Abir Liben studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Urban Planning).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Investors of Color1
Also worked at Primary Venture Partners87
Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJordan FoxAI Operations Analyst at Primary Venture PartnersIshan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesDorothy ChangVenture Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersLia ZhangInvestor at Makers Fund
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Also worked at Serena Ventures9
Serena WilliamsFounder & Managing Partner at Serena VenturesSharla GrassPartner at Serena VenturesParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesKyra McCartyOperations Manager at Serena VenturesAssa CamaraChief of Staff to Serena Williams at Serena VenturesOlivia GriffianPartnerships & Portfolio Support at Serena Ventures
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