Gary Sheynkman
Leyden Ventures
About
Role
General Partner
Type
Multi-stage VC
Bio
Gary is the co-founder and GP of Leyden Ventures. Gary lives in Dubai and works across early stage venture and public sectors. Prior to launching Leyden Ventures, Gary led the launch and day-to-day management of Techstars Dubai (“TSDXB”). He is the host of 🌮⭐ TacoStars, the largest founder social community in the UAE. Prior to launching TSDXB, Gary was consulting with The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (“TEO”) on development of Area 2071, a new business cluster within Emirates Towers focused on creative collisions between startups and large corporates.
About Investments
Gary invests in most industries. He primarily invests in enterprise, fintech and SaaS.
Investments
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check Range
$100K-$1M
Geography
Europe, US/Canada
Leads Rounds
Sometimes
Investment Highlights
Merlyn Mind, Nothing, Superhuman, TARA.AI, XMTP
Get in touch
How they work
we hustle for our founders - proof: leyden.vc/references
Contact Links
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