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    Gary Sheynkman

    Gary Sheynkman

    GP @ Further.ae

    GP @ Leyden.vc

    The Sorting Sombrero @ Tacostars.org

    Seed Fund Dubai Kelley School Of Busi...
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    About
    Achievements

    > 1st Rolling Fund by a MENA GP
    > 50+ seed stage deals
    > 12 buy-side M&A deals
    > #1 Accelerator in MENA by total funding/pr/diversity
    > 1st Techstars program in MENA
    > 1st Arabic News Outlet on the Apple Watch
    > 1st Video App for VICE Media

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Product Marketing Recruitment M&A Due Diligence Business Strategy Sales/Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Corporate Development Product Strategy Video Content Management Digital Media OTT Video Delivery Video Streaming CDN Mobile
    Locations
    New York Dubai London San Francisco Amsterdam Los Angeles
     
    Experience
    Further Ventures
    Further Ventures
    Founder, Venture Partner 2022 - Present (almost 4 years)
    Join the largest venture builder in MENA. Further.ae
    Leyden Ventures
    Leyden Ventures
    Founder, Partner 2016 - Present (over 10 years)
    https://angel.co/v/back/leyden-ventures
    Learn Capital
    Learn Capital
    Venture Partner 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Founder
    AMPATHY, Leyden Ventures, Further Ventures
    Employee
    VICE Media, Carrot Creative, Piksel, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Dubai Holding, GINCO Investments, Learn Capital
    Advisor
    Resultly, Mars Reel, NYC SeedStart, Vigour, Tru Optik, GolChat, Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi, The Executive Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VP & PM of the UAE & Ruler of Dubai, Soluki, jalebi.io
     
    Education
     
    Q&A
    What's your super power?

    Translating business to technical speak ... and the other way around

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    Stress only about the things directly under your control

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Helping ideas from a napkin to reality

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    Magic, Medicine, and Mortality with Professor Jack Rollins

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    Learned snowboarding - hurts to do it when you are older :-)

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    Awkward teenage years

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Buy bitcoin, Google, and Facebook

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