Mission

We are at a time where innovation, backed by new ideas and vision can lead to great advances in the years ahead. The combination of this innovation and entrepreneurship serve as the foundation. When the right amount of capital and strategy is added, a great team can be put into place that can change the market - and change the world.

At Pound Capital, we are dedicated to backing those visionaries, founders, entrepreneurs and craftspeople that are committed to move us forward with proven focus and dedication. The advances in innovation will continue to have great impact across technology, healthcare and other sectors. Our commitment to making great ideas a reality, building businesses and supporting talented people that are committed to their craft is what ultimately drives us.

Approach

We typically get involved with founders as early as the idea stage, providing seed capital funding as well as business support. A typical engagement can include business development, financial support and corporate development. We are comfortable making seed investments of up to $500,000 with the aim of continuing to invest up to the Series A round with amounts up to $5,000,000. Our network of investors and industry partners helps our portfolio companies to achieve success against entrenched players and the competition.

Leadership

Faysal Al-Sudairy

Chairman

  • Former Senior Official and Advisor to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)
  • Key Principal in establishing first regulations governing equity trading for the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA)
  • BA, Brown University

Naeem Fayyaz

President

  • Extensive experience and expertise in alternative investments, especially venture capital
  • Serves as Chairman or Vice Chairman of several portfolio companies
  • Previously with PWC and Schering-Plough (now Merck)
  • BSc, MBA New York University; CFA

Feisal Afzal

Managing Director

  • Extensive venture capital and entrepreneurial experience
  • Serves as a Director and senior corporate officer for portfolio companies
  • Former PWC Consultant
  • BA, University of Toronto

Venture Advisors

Derek Meyer

  • Executive management, corporate strategy, product development and go-to-market planning
  • Former CEO of Wave Computing, COO of ARC International
  • Previously VP Marketing & Sales at MIPS Technologies; Director of Marketing at Sun Microsystems and Philips Electronics
  • BSc, MSc Florida Atlantic University

Ted Danse

  • Life Sciences Executive with experience in product & business development & commercialization
  • Former CEO of Neurotech, CEO of ISTA Pharmaceuticals, which he guided through IPO on NASDAQ
  • Previously with Schering-Plough and Allergan
  • BA, University of the Pacific, MBA Thunderbird (AZ)

Keith Kegley

  • Product Development Innovator, High Tech Executive & Investor
  • Principal at Meridien Partners where he invests and serves in leadership positions at portfolio companies
  • Previously led product & engineering teams at Microsoft and Spot Runner
  • Former VP of Alliances at X-Prize
  • BSc Computer Science, Virginia Tech University

Investments

Achillion Pharmaceuticals
(NASDAQ: ACHN) Initial Public Offering
Cowen Government Brokers
sold to
McGraw Hill
(NYSE: MHFI)
Cryopak
Management Buyout
IVitalize
Management Buyout
iSpace
Management Buyout
Motorola Campus
sold to
Countrywide Home Loans
(NYSE: CFC)
OCTAL Holdings
sold to
Alpek
(BMV: ALPEKA)
One Research Drive
sold to KBS Realty Advisors
Pure Cycle
(NASDAQ: PCYO) Initial Public Offering
TIR Securities
sold to
eTrade Financial
(NASDAQ: ETFC)
Trendtech
sold to
NeoMobile
Upoc Networks
sold to
Dada Mobile
(Borsa Italia: DA)

Recent News

MagikEye to Present Disruptive 3D Sensing with Invertible Light™ Image Sensor Technology at CES

December 20, 2022

Magik Eye Inc. (www.magik-eye.com) an innovative 3D sensing company will be holding demonstrations for its latest Invertible Light™ Technology (ILT) at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. ILT is a patented alternative to older Time of Flight and Structured Light solutions, enabling the smallest, fastest and most power-efficient 3D sensing method. At its essence, ILT uses a patent protected regular dot projector pattern versus current random dot projection used by Structured Light.

 

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Alpek Concludes Acquisition of OCTAL

June 1, 2022

Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Alpek" or "the Company") announced today that it has received all necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities and has finalized its acquisition of OCTAL Holding SAOC ("OCTAL").

Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alpek acquired 100% of the shares of OCTAL for U.S. $620 million on a debt-free basis. Financing was secured through a mix of free cash flow generated from existing businesses and dedicated bank loans.

 

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1055 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901, USA
Phone: +1-203-967-1055
info@poundcapital.com