About
Faisal Khalid graduated from Harvard College in 2002.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- f•••@getbits.appreveal90% confident
- f•••@getbits.appreveal75% confident
Founder at BitsYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Faisal went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Bits's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Faisal can intro founders to Bits's investors below.
Experience
- BitsFoundercurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- PaysnappFounder2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- American ExpressProduct Operations (Consultant)2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- Paysafe GroupProduct Manager2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- Rocket Internet SEEntrepreneur In Residence2012Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Abu Dhabi Family OfficeAdvisor to the CEO2009 — 2012Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / London, United Kingdom
- Istithmar World CapitalAssociate - Private Equity2008 — 2009Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- CitiAssociate - Corporate & Investment Banking2003 — 2007New York, United States
Skills & more
Strategy22Start-ups35Business Development22Entrepreneurship17E-commerce12Private Equity8Emerging Markets8
Languages English · Spanish · Urdu
From Faisal's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Faisal Khalid?
- Faisal Khalid graduated from Harvard College in 2002.
- Where does Faisal Khalid work?
- Faisal Khalid is Founder of Bits.
- What companies did Faisal Khalid found?
- Faisal Khalid founded Bits.
- Where did Faisal Khalid go to school?
- Faisal Khalid studied at Harvard University (A.B., Economics); CFA Institute (CFA Charterholder, Finance); Y Combinator (S20 batch).
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