About
Safee Shah previously served as General Manager for Uber in Pakistan and holds an MBA from Emory University and executive education credentials from Harvard Business School Online. He is a Fulbright Scholar.
Founder/CEO at ByteYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Safee went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Safee can intro founders to Byte's investors below.
Byte's investors · 7
Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks · since 2026Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checks · since 2026EMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2026Kinnow CapitalSeattleSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2026WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Experience
- ByteFounder & CEO2020 — 2025Pakistan
- UberGeneral Manager2016 — 2019Pakistan
- Emory Investment ManagementGraduate Investments Intern2015 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
- Emory Center for Alternative InvestmentsProgram Manager2015 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
- Corey Macro ManagementDirector of Operations, Trading and Research2010 — 2014Pakistan
- Suraj FoundationCo-Founder2010 — 2014Lahore, Pakistan
- Velocity AnalyticsFounder2009 — 2014Lahore, Pakistan
- Timescape Capital ManagementManager of Electronic Trading2006 — 2010Karachi, Pakistan & New York, United States
Skills & more
Portfolio Management55Investment Management10Investment Advisory5Risk Management22Technical Analysis15Trading Strategies5Execution Management Systems4Trading Platforms3Electronic Trading13Trading Systems15Quantitative Investment Strategies3Programming3
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C++JavaVBAVisual BasicMatlabBloombergHedge FundsGlobal MacroAsset ManagementCapital MarketsBuy-sideEquitiesLanguages Arabic · English · French · Persian · Punjabi · Urdu
- Licensed International Financial Analyst (LIFA) — International Research Association
- Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) — CAIA Association
- Chartered Market Technician (CMT), Level 2 — CMT Association
From Safee's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Safee Shah?
- Safee Shah previously served as General Manager for Uber in Pakistan and holds an MBA from Emory University and executive education credentials from Harvard Business School Online. He is a Fulbright Scholar.
- Where does Safee Shah work?
- Safee Shah is Founder/CEO of Byte.
- What companies did Safee Shah found?
- Safee Shah founded Byte.
- Where did Safee Shah go to school?
- Safee Shah studied at Y Combinator; Harvard Business School Online (Executive Education at Uber, Strategy & Leadership); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management).
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