Youcef Oudjidane is a Venture Partner at B Capital, where he supports the firm’s investing activities across the Middle East.

Youcef is the Founder and Managing Partner of BYLD, an institutional venture capital firm focused on leading early-stage investments in startups across the region. Prior to BYLD, he co-founded Elevate Pay, a Y Combinator W22 fintech company providing non-U.S. residents with access to FDIC-insured U.S. bank accounts. He began his career in New York helping companies go public before transitioning into venture capital, initially working with the Dubai Government.

Youcef holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Nottingham and an MBA from Lynn University. He is based in Dubai and Doha.