Where does David Byrd work?

David Byrd is Partner at BlueYard Capital and Board director at Any Signal and Board director at Farcast.

What check size does David Byrd write?

David Byrd typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.

What companies has David Byrd invested in?

Investments tracked here include Corintis, Farcast, Rapidata, Visolis.

Where did David Byrd go to school?

David Byrd studied at New York University (Individualized Study (Computer Science & Finance)); Bellarmine College Preparatory.

David Byrd

Investor

Partner at BlueYard Capital · Board director at Any Signal · Board director at Farcast

British Columbia

Writes $1M – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

30 Under 30 2023 · Venture Capital

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About

David Byrd is a former software engineer turned venture partner whose decade-plus technical experience gives him unusually deep engineering insight into early-stage decentralized wireless and DePIN investments; based in BC.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCrypto & Web3Deep TechHardware

Board director at Any Signal

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Any Signal's investors · 8

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks Balerion Space VenturesDallas Beyond CapitalSan Diego BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checks First InHobe Sound · $500K – $2M checks Mana VenturesEstero U.S. Air Forcesince 2023 Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Any Signal

Ricardo MedinaFounder

Ricky MedinaFounder

Board director at Farcast YC W20

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Farcast went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — David sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Farcast's investors · 10

BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022 Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2019 Garage CapitalWaterloo Jude GomilaLynnwood Lockheed Martin VenturesBethesda · since 2025 MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $4M checks Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checks RA CapitalBoston TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Farcast

Siamak EbadiFounder

Experience

BlueYard CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
BlueYard CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2022
Acequia CapitalVenture Partner2019 — 2021
Acequia CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2019
1QBitSoftware Development Lead2020 — 2021Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
1QBitAdvisor2018 — 2020
1QBitProduct Lead2016 — 2018Vancouver, Canada
Cambium Capital PartnersGeneral Partner2018 — 2021
DigitalOceanProduct Manager2015 — 2016New York
BoweryCEO2013 — 2015New York City
MediumEngineering Intern2013

Investments

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CorintisFarcast Rapidata Visolis

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Colleagues at BlueYard Capital

Alejo Salles

Investor at BlueYard Capital

Antoaneta Mintcheva

Investor at BlueYard Capital

Chad Fowler

Partner at BlueYard Capital

Christine Fuchs

Investor at BlueYard Capital

Ciaran O'Leary

General Partner at BlueYard Capital

Cristel Mayer

Investor at BlueYard Capital

Jason Whitmire

General Partner at BlueYard Capital

Jonah Kaplan

Investor at BlueYard Capital

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Chad Fowler

Partner at BlueYard Capital

Ciaran O'Leary

General Partner at BlueYard Capital

Jared Newman

Investor at Canaan Partners

Jason Whitmire

General Partner at BlueYard Capital

Philipp Banhardt

Investor at BlueYard Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Byrd?: David Byrd is a former software engineer turned venture partner whose decade-plus technical experience gives him unusually deep engineering insight into early-stage decentralized wireless and DePIN investments; based in BC.
Where does David Byrd work?: David Byrd is Partner at BlueYard Capital and Board director at Any Signal and Board director at Farcast.
What does David Byrd invest in?: David Byrd invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Hardware.
What check size does David Byrd write?: David Byrd typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
What companies has David Byrd invested in?: Investments tracked here include Corintis, Farcast, Rapidata, Visolis.
Where did David Byrd go to school?: David Byrd studied at New York University (Individualized Study (Computer Science & Finance)); Bellarmine College Preparatory.