About
Sohrab Jahanbani is a Partner at BY Venture Partners, a global venture firm rooted in the MENA region, where he leads the Accelerate founders program and focuses on marketplaces, platforms, and AI-enabled business models. He was previously a five-time founder, scaling two startups to over USD 10M in revenue and managing teams of more than 100 people across sectors including mobile, content, e-commerce, SaaS, and infrastructure. He began his career as a product leader at telecommunications startups and served as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Citi and Techstars.
Experience
- BY Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2023 — presentUAE
- CitiEntrepreneur in Residence - D10X - Citi Ventures2022 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- TechstarsEntrepreneur In Residence2021London, United Kingdom
- BidvineFounder & CEO2014 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- MarkaVIPChief Operating Officer2013
- LivingSocial - Middle EastHead of Sales & Operations2011 — 2012Dubai
- GoNabitCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer2010 — 2011
- Kulacom Broadband Investment CompanyCo-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer2008 — 2009
- Touchsoft LimitedCo-Founder CEO2004 — 2008London, United Kingdom
- NYT LtdCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer2002 — 2006
- Your CommunicationsHead of Business Telephony and Commercial Marketing1999 — 2001
Education
- City St George’s, University of LondonBsc (Hons.), Property & Finance1993 — 1996
- Highgate School, London1983 — 1992
Skills & more
Entrepreneurial Organizations1Startup Environments1Business Development45Online Advertising33E-commerce55Account Management11Entrepreneurship99Digital Marketing33New Business Development28Marketing Communications10Marketing Strategy28Sales Management69
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MarketingStart-upsSocial MediaDigital MediaAdvertisingDigital StrategySocial Media MarketingB2BSalesforce.comTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipManagement- Growth Marketing Programme — SYSTM
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Colleagues at BY Venture Partners
Abdallah Yafi
Founding Partner at BY Venture Partners
Adnan Soubra
Senior Associate at BY Venture Partners
Carl Nehme
Venture Partner at BY Venture Partners
Dylan Haddad
Senior Analyst at BY Venture Partners
Eric Archambeau
Senior Managing Partner at Astanor Ventures
Fadi Bizri
General Partner at BY Venture Partners
Ghaith Yafi
Founding Partner at BY Venture Partners
Guy Labaki
Investor at BY Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
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Shared employers
Also worked at Citi729
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