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title: "Byld"
description: "BYLD is an institutional venture capital firm that specializes in leading early-stage investments in startups across the Middle East and Africa. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, typically investing in the first few months of a startup's life. BYLD has backed three fintech startups at the seed stage: Munify in Egypt, Anchor in Nigeria, and Thepeer in Nigeria. Investments include $3.0M in Munify in August 2025, $1.0M in Anchor in August 2022, and $2.1M in Thepeer in June 2022. The firm has co-invested alongside Y Combinator in two rounds and others such as DCG, Mountain Peak Capital, and Raba Capital."
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# Byld

BYLD is an institutional venture capital firm that specializes in leading early-stage investments in startups across the Middle East and Africa. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, typically investing in the first few months of a startup's life. BYLD has backed three fintech startups at the seed stage: Munify in Egypt, Anchor in Nigeria, and Thepeer in Nigeria. Investments include $3.0M in Munify in August 2025, $1.0M in Anchor in August 2022, and $2.1M in Thepeer in June 2022. The firm has co-invested alongside Y Combinator in two rounds and others such as DCG, Mountain Peak Capital, and Raba Capital.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
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## Summary

BYLD is an institutional venture capital firm that specializes in leading early-stage investments in startups across the Middle East and Africa. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, typically investing in the first few months of a startup's life. BYLD has backed three fintech startups at the seed stage: Munify in Egypt, Anchor in Nigeria, and Thepeer in Nigeria. Investments include $3.0M in Munify in August 2025, $1.0M in Anchor in August 2022, and $2.1M in Thepeer in June 2022. The firm has co-invested alongside Y Combinator in two rounds and others such as DCG, Mountain Peak Capital, and Raba Capital.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Munify | /munify | Seed | 3000000 | 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Anchor | /anchor | Seed | 1000000 | 2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Thepeer | /thepeer | Seed | 2100000 | 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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- [All investors](/investors)
- [Funding rounds](/funding)

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