Venture Founder
Shonleigh Draper
Founder of Hey Nellie
Hey Nellie is an AI family management app built to help busy households plan, organise, and manage everyday life with less admin.
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Founders of the ventures Byteforce backs.
The 2026 batch of Byteforce-backed founders includes Shonleigh and Ansh, heading up two new start-ups where Byteforce has invested technology infrastructure, product design and development, launch system, founder mentoring, and operational support. From Idea to real business launched.
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Ansh Patil
Founder of Real World Reviews
Real World Reviews helps brands source authentic customer-led video reviews from everyday people, giving advertisers real content they can test, learn from, and scale.
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Byteforce backs a small number of founders with technology infrastructure, product design and development, launch systems, founder mentoring, and operational support. We look for ideas that deserve proof, and founders with the energy to build through the real work after launch.
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