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David Byrd

InvestorFounder

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

British Columbia

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

FoundedAny SignalFarcast · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Venture Capital

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

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to Any Signal's investors below.

Any Signal's investors · 7

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksBalerion Space VenturesDallasBeyond CapitalSan DiegoBlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checksFirst InWashington · $500K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2023Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Any Signal

JM
John MalsburyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RA
Ricardo Andres MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
JO
Jeffrey OsborneExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at FarcastYC W20

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Farcast's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, David can intro founders to Farcast's investors below.

Farcast's investors · 8

BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksGarage CapitalWaterlooLockheed Martin VenturesBethesdaMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksMango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checksRA CapitalBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Farcast

SESiamak Ebadi
Siamak EbadiFounder

Experience

  1. BlueYard CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. BlueYard CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2022
  3. Acequia CapitalVenture Partner2019 — 2021
  4. Acequia CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2019
  5. 1QBitSoftware Development Lead2020 — 2021Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  6. 1QBitAdvisor2018 — 2020
  7. 1QBitProduct Lead2016 — 2018Vancouver, Canada
  8. Cambium Capital PartnersGeneral Partner2018 — 2021
  9. DigitalOceanProduct Manager2015 — 2016New York
  10. BoweryCEO2013 — 2015New York City
  11. MediumEngineering Intern2013

Education

  1. New York UniversityIndividualized Study (Computer Science & Finance)2011 — 2013
  2. Bellarmine College Preparatory2008 — 2011

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

Network4

Chad Fowler
Partner at BlueYard Capital
Ciaran O'Leary
General Partner at BlueYard Capital
Jason Whitmire
General Partner at BlueYard Capital
Philipp Banhardt
Investor at BlueYard Capital

Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does David Byrd work?
David Byrd is Partner at BlueYard Capital and Founder at Any Signal and Founder 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 did David Byrd found?
David Byrd founded Any Signal, Farcast.

Same school

Also attended New York University357

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory37

John DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid SilvermanPresident at Red Cell IncubationChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJustin FasanoInvestor at Struck CapitalChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at BlueYard Capital25

Isabel ZhangInvestor at HCVCPia MichelHead of New Projects at Prima MateriaSteph AvraamidesUK Lead at Fifty YearsMax LebeauPrincipal at Positron VenturesPhilipp BanhardtInvestor at BlueYard CapitalChad FowlerPartner at BlueYard Capital

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Also worked at Acequia Capital3

Leif DanielsenGeneral Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Marc JalabertEuropean Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)Todd HooperPartner, AI, ML & Software at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Also worked at 1QBit1

Landon DownsCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Cambium Capital

Also worked at Cambium Capital Partners5

Landon DownsCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Cambium CapitalDavid MoehringCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Cambium CapitalPeter OrtGeneral Partner and COO at Cambium CapitalBill LeszinskeGeneral Partner at Cambium CapitalBen BreachAssociate at Cambium Capital