Kyle Hendrick

Founder, Managing Director, & General Partner

2018 - Current

AAF Management Ltd. (AAF) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America. Since late 2016, we’ve invested in over 100 venture-backed portfolio companies across fintech, healthcare, consumer, enterprise software and deep tech. We are backed by over 100 Limited Partners (LPs) across five managed funds. Our investors include leading sovereign wealth funds, multi-family offices, single family offices, royal families, c-level executives, ministers, ambassadors, fund-of-funds, foundations, hedge fund managers and other strategic investors across the US, Europe, and MENA region. We also actively manage Limited Partnership (LP) allocations into early stage emerging managers globally exposing us to over 1000+ venture-backed companies. We’ve backed emerging managers who were previous venture investors at prestigious firms such as Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, NEA, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins among others. Notable companies in our extended portfolio include: Jasper, Deel, Retool, Robinhood, Didi, Savage X by Fenty, StockX, Figure, Reddit, Current, Synthego, Epic Games among many others. Notable exits in our extended portfolio include: CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), TruOptik acq. by Transunion (NYSE: TRU), Prodigy acq. by Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), Portfolium acq. by Instructure (NYSE: INST), now a Thoma Bravo Company, HeyDoctor acq. by GoodRx (NYSE: GDRX), Medumo acq. by Philips Healthcare (NYSE: PHG) among others.

Founder & General Partner

2016

AAF I is an early stage strategic value add venture capital firm focused on investments into U.S. based start ups to support strategic expansion to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Western Asia.

Co-Founder

2013

GoldCleats Global Inc is the leading mobile software development company for youth football (soccer) players in the world. GoldCleats Player App has been downloaded in every available country for iOS Apple App Stores and Google Play Stores. We were the first start up company to ever host a US professional sports club tryout entirely via our app platform. Our player pool includes youth players from Arsenal FC, New York Redbulls, DC United, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, and many other top clubs.

Advisor

2019

Managing Partner

2017

Hendrick Enterprises Limited Liability Company is the private family office of the Hendrick family. Our family has diverse holdings in technology, agriculture, and real estate. Our investment focus includes hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, blockchain / crypto funds, along with other operating businesses. The family office was created in 2017 to consolidate the management of assets and investments for the Hendrick family.

Executive Member & Investment Committee Member

2017

Advisory Board Member

2017

Advisory Board Member to James Madison University's Madison Venture Group. MVG is a student run venture capital organization officially endorsed by the university.

Co-Founding Investor

2020 - 2023

Web3 company backed by Coinbase Ventures, Dapper Labs, Freestyle VC, Goodwater Capital, East West Ventures, North Island, Castle Islands, Michael Lazerow, and others. Acquired by Napster Feb 2023 https://www.billboard.com/pro/napster-acquired-mint-songs-nft-marketplace-web3-strategy/

Senior Commercial Specialist

2013 - 2016

The Trade & Commercial Office is an extension to the UAE Ministry of Economy and our mandate is to help enhance, promote and further strengthen the bilateral trade and investment relationship between the United States and the UAE. We focus on supporting both the government entities, particularly, State Owned Enterprises in the UAE, and private sector entities from both the US and the UAE. My specific focus within the Trade & Commercial Office is on the private sector, SMEs, and family run offices in the UAE. I help aid UAE companies interested in forming partnerships or benchmarking best practices with US companies. Conversely, I help source US companies and identify synergies to cater to UAE opportunities. Bilateral Portfolios I Head: Venture Capital Investments, Private Equity, Alternative Investments, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Cultivation, Entertainment & Media, Retail, Renewable Energy, and Healthcare Technology, among others. Please visit www.uaetrade-usa.org for a more comprehensive understanding of our office's function.

Director of Franchise Development

2010 - 2013

Account Executive

2010 - 2010