Yalda Aoukar

After a successful career in investment banking and private equity across London and the Middle East, Yalda Aoukar co-founded Bracket Capital in 2016. Today, the firm has grown into a leading private markets investment platform with offices in Los Angeles, London, and Doha.

 

As one of the very few female General Partners and founders in venture capital globally, Yalda has led Bracket Capital to top-tier performance, deploying over $1.2 billion into disruptive, high-growth technology companies worldwide. Yalda also serves as President of the Bracket Foundation, the firm’s philanthropic arm, where she champions the use of technology for social good—particularly in the realm of online child safety.

 

In 2019, she led a groundbreaking initiative exploring how Artificial Intelligence can combat online child abuse. This effort led to a strategic partnership with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, as well as a multi-year collaboration with the UAE government to equip law enforcement agencies with advanced technological tools to protect children online.

 

A passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and inclusive innovation, Yalda advises governments and policymakers across key sectors including Biotech, Food Security, AI integration, and Education Technology. She sits on the board of the UN’s AI for Safer Children Initiative, which she helped launch in 2020, and the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Accelerator.

 

Yalda was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2024. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and divides her time between London, Los Angeles, and the Middle East, driven by a commitment to building a more innovative, equitable, and safer future.