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Wie digitale Technologien bei der Bewältigung der aktuellen Coronavirus-Pandemie helfen
Talks about Technology, Coronavirus and Covid-19
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Rayan Aebi
Partner & MD at Stryber
RA
Rayan Aebi
Partner & MD at Stryber
Dubai
Overview
Rayan Aebi is currently serving as a Partner and Managing Director at Stryber and as a General Partner and CEO at Sanabil Studio. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and extensive experience in entrepreneurship and venture capital, Rayan has excelled in advising startups, leading digital innovation, and contributing as an angel investor in various ventures.
Rayan's career highlights include his roles as a Partner and Managing Director at Stryber, where he plays a key leadership role in the company, and as a General Partner and CEO at Sanabil Studio, where he oversees strategic decisions and operations.
Work Experience
Partner | Managing Director | Executive Board Member
2018 - Current
Stryber is a leading strategic growth advisory and venture builder, supporting Sovereign Wealth Funds and large corporations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We create scalable growth and build tech-startups across various industries. Our approach breaks traditional barriers, fostering new strategies and organizational approaches. Previous roles: Managing Director & Associate Partner (Aug 2021 - Sep 2023), Lead VA | Principal Fintech Digital health (Feb 2020-Aug 2021), Senior Venture Architect (May 2018 - Feb 2020)
General Partner | CEO | Member of the boards and IC
2023
Sanabil Venture Studio aims to create scalable technology ventures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initial focus for venture building is on three sectors within the PIF’s Strategic Pillar program: Fintech, Consumer Goods and Tourism & Leisure.
Investor | Founding Limited Partner
2020
Rally Cap VC invests in early-stage fintech across emerging markets and climatetech globally. Combining capital, operating expertise and networks into a collaborative community, Rally Cap empowers a portfolio of top-tier founders building the next generation of emerging market financial services.
Startup and Digital Innovation Advisor | Angel Investor
2016
- Investing in Fintech and Healthtech in Europe, US and especially emerging markets (Africa and South East Asia) e.g. Marqeta, Kuda Bank, Sydecar, Mono (YC W21), Pngme, Termii (YC W20), Brick, Payflexi, Abhi, Kaoun, Curve, Wirex, Linen, Everup, etc. - Advising early-stage companies on everything startup e.g. team building/talent acquisition, ops, strategy, regulation and fundraising, hypothesis-driven development, M&A, etc. - Advising large corporations from $50M to $20B in revenue on everything corporate innovation e.g. venture capital, innovation strategy, M&A, etc.
Advisory Board Member
2019
SINGA in Switzerland runs the SINGA Factory: A startup program for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who want to pursue their own business idea in Switzerland. https://singaswitzerland.ch
Community Member
2022
Building tomorrow's tech society with cultural diversity: 2hearts is a community of people with immigration backgrounds from the tech scene (founders, investors, top executives) with the mission to empower great talent with immigration backgrounds to enrich Europe's tech economy.
Mentor
2020 - 2024
500 Global is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. It is one of the most active venture capital firms in the world. Notable investments in the 500 portfolio include Credit Karma, Twilio, Canva, Grab, Bukalapak, The RealReal, Talkdesk, Knotel, Udemy, and Ipsy. Beyond providing seed capital, 500 supports startups via their Seed Accelerator Programs, notably in Silicon Valley, which emphasize digital marketing, customer acquisition, lean startup practices, and fundraising for pre-Seed companies. Screening for Sanabil 500 MENA Accelerator Program Mentored Intrro out of 500 Startups 2020 EU Batch
500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.
Raised $2,271,999.00 from Abu Dhabi Financial Group.
Advisor and Jury Member | Health Tech Vertical
2019 - 2021
Kickstart Innovation (formerly Kickstart Accelerator) is bridging the gap between startups, corporations, cities, universities & institutions to accelerate deep tech innovation. In 2019, Kickstart runs six verticals (EdTech & Learning, FinTech & Crypto, Food & Retail Tech, SmartTech, HealthTech, and Cybersecurity) together with 30+ established partner organizations across industries in the private and public domain.
Founding Team Member | Digital Health Lead | Lead Venture Architect (Stryber)
2018 - 2021
Sparrow Ventures is a Zurich-based venture builder and venture capitalist. As part of Migros — one of the largest retailers in Europe and a Fortune 500 company — we are building and investing in companies in a multitude of relevant fields, in particular e-commerce, logistics tech, health tech and fin tech.
Founding Team
2019 - 2021
Wir sind Olly, ein Schweizer Startup, dass es sich zum Auftrag gemacht hat innovative Lösungen im Gesundheitsbereich zu entwickeln, welche die Lebensqualität der Schweizer Bevölkerung erhöhen.
Education
Executive Education
2020 - 2020
Master's degree
2015 - 2017
Master's degree
2015 - 2016
CEMS MiM
2016 - 2017
Certificate (B.Sc.)
2015 - 2015
Certificate
2014 - 2014
Summer School
2014 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2012 - 2015
Certificate
2015 - 2015
Federal Baccaulereate
2006 - 2009