# Billy Libby

> Billy Libby is the co-founder and CEO of Upper90, whose current team page also lists him as managing partner. A former electronic-trading executive at Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Virtu Financial, he helps technology businesses combine asset-based credit with equity investment. He also co-founded the private-market investor network 3i Members.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO / Managing Partner at Upper90
- **Organizations:** Upper90, 3i Members, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Virtu Financial, Knight Capital
- **Education:** B.S. Economics, Business Management, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, The Landon School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Upper90, connecting credit and equity investment for technology companies., By May 2022, Upper90 had deployed $1 billion and assembled an LP base of more than 300 entrepreneurs, according to Capital Allocators., Upper90 reported more than $2.2 billion in managed and syndicated capital across 43 portfolio companies in August 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2007** — Associate in electronic trading at Goldman Sachs.
- **2007-2011** — Director in electronic trading at Barclays Capital.
- **2011-2013** — Managing director in Virtu Financial’s electronic trading group.
- **2014-2018** — Head of Quantitative Execution and Market Making Sales at Goldman Sachs.
- **2018** — Co-founded Upper90; the fund launched in June.
- **2021** — Co-founded 3i Members with Mark Gerson and Teddy Gold, according to its member-spotlight interview.
- **2022** — Upper90 announced a $180 million capped initial closing of Fund III.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Upper90, connecting credit and equity investment for technology companies.
- By May 2022, Upper90 had deployed $1 billion and assembled an LP base of more than 300 entrepreneurs, according to Capital Allocators.
- Upper90 reported more than $2.2 billion in managed and syndicated capital across 43 portfolio companies in August 2022.
- Co-founded the private-market investor community 3i Members.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Discussed Upper90, credit-equity alignment, unit economics and in-person networking with Joel Palathinkal.
- **2025-04** — Appeared on How I Invest with David Weisburd to discuss asset-backed credit, NVIDIA GPU financing, market cycles and diversification.
- **2024-09** — Discussed debt, equity and private-market dislocation in a Random Walk interview.

## Links

- Website: https://upper90.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-libby-76464b1/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Billy__Libby

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Last updated: 2026-10-09