Yasmeena Faycurry
Yasmeena is a Senior Associate on the Investment and Research (I&R) team, where she specializes in working with founders across B2B and Consumer, with a focus on networks and logistics. She’s passionate about working alongside founders to bring their market-transforming visions to life.
In college, Yasmeena founded Unfound, an app community where people share and discover local gems (antithesis of Yelp). She grew the community to 20k+ users over the span of a year and grew TikTok channels of 130k+ followers to market the platform organically. Before joining 645, she spent time as an investor at Listen Ventures, investing in all things consumer, she then spent time at Chicago Ventures, investing in all things industrial.
Yasmeena received a BA in Economics with honors from Northwestern University, and concentrations in CS, entrepreneurship, and marketing. In her free time, you can find her reading or discovering new local gems.
Chicago Ventures, Listen Ventures, Unfound
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."- Paulo Coelho
Yasmeena’s Portfolio
5 companies
Yasmeena’s Articles
4 articles