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Firms / B••• Y••• C••••••
B••• Y••• C••••••
This firm files as 2 advisers on b•••••••.com: B• C••••• M••••••••• L••. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
B•••Y••• backs founders building the fabric of our future: from breakthroughs in computation & software, engineering, biology to crypto networks - and whatever is next.
name or self-description says syndicate platform
Importance
5
low
Active deployment
33
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
9
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanyadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- NEUE SCHOENHAUSER STR. 20, Berlin, 10178adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- +49 151 7201 0358adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- b•••••••.com
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- May 14, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 5 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $570Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- +49 151 7201 0358adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
2 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, hardware, space, defense, crypto, gaming, media, quantum
- Stages
- pre seed, seed, series a, series b
- Geography
- europe
- Check size
- $500,000 to $5.0M stated by the firm
- Self-described
- syndicate platform
“ B•••yard invests $500K – $5M in pre‑seed to Series A rounds as a lead or co‑lead investor.”
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series b 100%
Stage at first entry
series b 100%
Sectors
Other Technology 100%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 2
Funds and vehicles
1 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B• C•••••• 2• •••• L••• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $9.4M May 14, 2024 | 1 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
2 current, 0 departed
C••••• O••••••
General partnerGeneral Partner Of By Capital 1 Gp G••• & By Capital 2 Gp G••• · since Aug 1, 2015
J•••• W•••••••
General partnerGeneral Partner Of By Capital 1 Gp G••• & By Capital 2 Gp G••• · since Aug 1, 2015
Investments on record
2 edges, 2 companies, 1 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S••••• I••• | board seat | unknown · board | J•••• W••••••• (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Jan 22, 2026 | Inference SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly) |
| C•••••••• C••• | Series B · Series B | participant | unknown | $350M | unknown | Dec 5, 2025 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
10 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Avenir 1 shared · one timeChampion Hill 1 shared · one timeSpace VC 1 shared · one timeGeneral Catalyst 1 shared · one timeLightspeed Venture Partners 1 shared · one time · they led 1Lavrock Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeFirst In 1 shared · one timeAndreessen Horowitz 1 shared · one timeAltimeter Capital Management, LP 1 shared · one time · they led 1Cantos Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
7 dated events
- Sep 14, 2026B••• Y••• C••••••: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SYNDICATE_PLATFORM (name or self-description says syndicate platform)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Mar 29, 2024B• C•••••• 3• G••• • C•• K• first reported on Form ADV by B••• Y••• C•••••• (Other Private Fund), GAV $173,240,234Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactB• C•••••• 3• G••• • C•• K•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2023B• C•••••• 2• •••• L••• first reported on Form ADV by B••• Y••• C•••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,499,999Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactB• C•••••• 2• •••• L•••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2022B• C•••••• 1• A••••••••• G••• • C•• K• first reported on Form ADV by B••• Y••• C•••••• (Other Private Fund), GAV $259,611,286Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactB• C•••••• 1• A••••••••• G••• • C•• K•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 27, 2019B• C•••••• 2• G••• • C•• K• first reported on Form ADV by B••• Y••• C•••••• (Other Private Fund), GAV $125,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactB• C•••••• 2• G••• • C•• K•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 2, 2016B••• Y••• C•••••• first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 2, 2016B• C•••••• 1• G••• • C•• K• first reported on Form ADV by B••• Y••• C•••••• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $120,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactB• C•••••• 1• G••• • C•• K•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 14, 2026Syndicate platform (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says syndicate platform
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $183M across 2 vehicles
Evidence
41 observations from 2 sources