Kamil Saeid

Kamil is a Partner and Creation Lead at Defy.vc where he has led deals in companies such as Bazaar and Greenwork and others yet to be announced. He started his venture career on the ground floor at Aspect Ventures where he was the first hire and was most recently a Principal at Ridge Ventures. Originally from Sudan, Kamil is a believer in the potential of technology to aid in the social, economic, and political development of emerging markets and leads the frontier market investing effort at Defy. He’s extremely excited by companies that provide a societal benefit and has previously invested in such companies including Chime, The Mom Project and OhmConnect.