Shu Nyatta

Shu Nyatta, Founder and Managing Partner at Bicycle Capital

Shu Nyatta is the founder and managing partner of Bicycle Capital, a new growth equity firm focused on investing in Latin America. He co-founded the firm in April 2022 alongside Marcelo Claure, who serves as executive chairman and managing partner.23

Prior to founding Bicycle Capital, Nyatta held multiple senior investment roles at SoftBank from March 2015 to April 2022. He was most recently a managing partner at SoftBank Group International, where he launched and managed two separate funds - the SoftBank Latin America Fund and the SB Opportunity Fund for US-based founders-of-color.14

Some key facts about Shu Nyatta:

• He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard College and a Master of Science in Anthropology with Distinction from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.14

• Before his investing career, Nyatta served as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan, a consultant with McKinsey & Company, and was a professional singer-songwriter.14

• He currently serves on the boards of Lemonade, Kavak.com, and Endeavor Global.3

• Nyatta is a member of the 2024 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.4

• His LinkedIn username is shunyatta.3

As the founder of Bicycle Capital, Nyatta aims to partner with the best founders in Latin America to help them scale their startups into resilient and valuable companies. The firm's inaugural $500 million fund, Bicycle I, will focus on Series B and later rounds, with check sizes of about $20 million to $50 million.25