L-R: Youcef Oudjidane (founding partner, Byld Ventures), Kehinde Dabiri (CEO, Ceviant), Kieran Gibbs (venture partner, Byld Ventures), Idris Saliu (co-founder, Ceviant), Andy Yiadom (LP, Byld Ventures) and Khalid Al Saud (associate, Byld Ventures).

Byld Ventures, a $15 Million Fund is Supporting Early-stage African Fintechs

Youcef Oudjidane was the managing partner and head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) at Class 5 Global, a San Francisco-based venture fund with a keen interest in emerging markets, two years before co-founding Sudanese fintech Bloom after failing to find startups tackling currency depreciation in Africa to invest in. However, Class 5 was…