Cyan Banister

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
female
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Cyan Banister is a partner at Founders Fund, where she invests across sectors and stages with a particular interest in augmented reality, fertility, heavily regulated industries and businesses that help people with basic skills find meaningful work.

Prior to joining Founders Fund, Cyan was an active angel investor with a portfolio including Uber, Thumbtack, SpaceX, Postmates, EShares, Affirm and Niantic, creator of Pokémon GO. A self-taught engineer and entrepreneur, Cyan has held a number of technical leadership positions throughout her career. As an early employee at IronPort, which was acquired by Cisco, Cyan oversaw support infrastructure and performance for a global customer base. She has a passion for the arts and is a voracious film, documentary and media consumer.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
16
Cyan Banister has made 16 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 24, 2015, when Seed raised $5M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
May 12, 2022 TipTop Series A $23M Cryptocurrency Detail
Feb 17, 2021 Artie Seed $11M Blockchain Detail
Jul 28, 2020 Density Series C $51M Analytics Detail
Feb 12, 2019 Massless Seed $2M 3D Technology Detail
Aug 1, 2016 Brave Seed $4.50M Advertising Detail
Feb 25, 2016 Niantic Series A $5M Augmented Reality Detail
Dec 8, 2015 Suiteness Seed $1M Family Detail
Oct 24, 2015 Seed Series Unknown $5M Banking Detail
Nov 14, 2014 OneName Seed $1.50M Blockchain Detail
Jun 17, 2014 Forge Angel $500K Finance Detail
Apr 1, 2014 Flexport Series A $6.90M Freight Service Detail
Mar 19, 2013 Postmates Series A $5M Delivery Detail
Oct 13, 2011 DuckDuckGo Series Unknown $3M Internet Detail
Feb 14, 2011 Uber Series A $11M Logistics Detail
Oct 15, 2010 Uber Angel $1.25M Logistics Detail
Aug 11, 2009 SpaceX Series E $30.43M Advanced Materials Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Cyan Banister has 1 current jobs including Investor at Postmates , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Postmates Investor Detail