Cyan Banister

Cyan Banister
Banister in 2019
Born
Cyan Callihan

1977 (age 46–47)
Tucson, Arizona
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Investor
Known forAngel investing
SpouseScott Banister
Websitecyanbanister.com

Cyan Banister (born 1977)[1] is an American angel investor and entrepreneur. She is a partner at Long Journey Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund.[2] She was an early investor in Uber, Niantic, Postmates, DeepMind, Carta, Thumbtack, Flexport, Affirm, and SpaceX,[3] and co-founded Zivity, an adult-themed social networking site.[4] Banister was the first woman investing partner at the venture capital Founders Fund, where she led seed and early-stage investments.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Cyan Banister leaves Founders Fund for Long Journey Ventures". TechCrunch. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. ^ Spangler, Todd (6 March 2018). "HQ Trivia Banks $15 Million in Venture Funding to Fuel Mobile Game That Pays Real Prize Money". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ Stillman, Jessica (23 September 2013). "Cyan Banister: Adults Only Startups Deserve Respect Too". Forbes. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Hempel, Jessi (11 October 2016). "The Venture Capitalist Who Is Both a Man and a Woman". Wired. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Chapman, Lizette (29 March 2016). "Founders Fund Adds Banister as First Female Investing Partner". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.