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Youcef Oudjidane

Investor

Managing Partner at Class 5 Global

United Kingdom

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Youcef Oudjidane is a Managing Partner at Class 5 Global, an early-stage venture capital firm. He previously worked at the Dubai Future Foundation, where he contributed to launching the AED 1 billion Dubai Future Fund and other programs supporting the UAE's technology ecosystem. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Associate at the New York investment bank Solebury Capital, where he ran a $100 million co-investment fund and worked on transactions including Snap Inc.'s $3.9 billion IPO and King Digital Entertainment's $500 million IPO.

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Invests in

ConsumerFintech

Experience

  1. BYLDCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. B CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentDoha, Qatar
  3. Elevate (YC W22)Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. Prime Minister's Office - UAEAdvisor2019 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATIONHead of Investments2017 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Solebury CapitalAssociate2013 — 2017New York, United States
  7. Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst2012 — 2013Florida, United States

Education

  1. University of NottinghamMathematics
  2. Y CombinatorW22
  3. Lynn UniversityMBA, Football Scholarship

Same school

Also attended University of Nottingham129

Richard LeeInvestor at MedicxiMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Kieran RafterPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond VenturesRohan OzaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at CAVU Consumer PartnersSam RickardInvestor at Mercuri.vc

+ 123 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Lynn University3

Jordan CrookPartner at Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcAndrew PriceGeneral Partner at Decisive PointYoucef OudjianeFounder and Managing Partner at Byld Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at BYLD4

Omar DarwazahManaging Director AAF Management at Taram CapitalShekinah AdewumiVenture Partner at Byld VenturesKieran GibbsVenture Partner at Byld VenturesYoucef OudjianeFounder and Managing Partner at Byld Ventures

Also worked at Elevate (YC W22)2

Youcef OudjianeFounder and Managing Partner at Byld VenturesKhalid KeenanFounder at Elevate (formerly Bloom)

Also worked at Prime Minister's Office - UAE1

Youcef OudjianeFounder and Managing Partner at Byld Ventures

Also worked at DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION5

Omar DhallaPartner at N49PGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalYoucef OudjianeFounder and Managing Partner at Byld VenturesMehrad YaghmaiManaging Partner at Cool Climate CollectiveMohamed HamdyManaging Partner at Further Ventures

Investments

Investor

BarakaTeldaTerra

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Colleagues at Class 5 Global

Joel Ayala
Investor at Class Global
Zach Finkelstein
Investor at Class Global

Network5

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Founding General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures
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General Partner at B4 Capital
Danijel ViševićScout
Managing Partner at World Fund
Eduardo SaverinScout
Co-Founder and Co-CEO at B4 Capital

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