Bilyana Freye

Orbiit

Bilyana is the Co-Founder and CEO of Orbiit, an AI-powered, matchmaking SaaS platform, powering curated connections at scale. Orbiit works with leading startup, VC and professional communities looking to scale peer-to-peer networking and knowledge-sharing through real, relevant and regular 1:1 conversations.

After graduating from the London School of Economics, Bilyana had a diverse career: from investigating organized crime in Bulgaria, to finance and tech across London, Hong Kong and New York.

Bilyana:
- has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Thrive, Crunchbase, Inc. Magazine and more.
- has raised multiple funding rounds from notable VCs such as Founders Fund, Company Ventures, Bread and Butter Ventures, High Alpha and more.
- is a Nasdaq Milestone Maker, People Tech Partners (PTP) and Rent The Runway/UBS' Project Entrepreneur alumna
- was one of the pitch winners of the Uber x Girlboss competition for disruptive businesses in the US

In July 2024, Orbiit was acquired by Hivebrite, the leading community engagement platform.

Bilyana is passionate about wildlife conservation, enabling education through organizations like Pencils of Promise and supporting the next generation of female leaders through communities like Dreamers//Doers. She lives with her two young kids and husband in London.