Gary Sheynkman

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

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Disclaimers and footnotes

    Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC. Deposit insurance covers the failure of an insured bank.