Kamil Saeid

Kamil Saeid is a Partner at defy.vc, where they focus on investing in and creating great tech businesses. Prior to joining defy.vc, Kamil was a Principal at Ridge Ventures, where they focused on early stage enterprise software investments. Before Ridge, Kamil worked at Aspect Ventures, a leading women-founded venture firm, where they helped lead investments in AppDirect, C2FO and Helion Energy. Kamil started their career at Bain & Company, where they worked with clients in the technology, media and telecom industries. Kamil also spent time at Gusto (formerly ZenPayroll) in business development. Kamil graduated with honors from Harvard Business School and has a B.A. in Economics from UCLA.

Kamil Saeid has a BSME Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration - MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.