Cyan Banister
Investor, Writer, and Partner, Founders Fund
Bio
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.
Career
Author
The Ugly Duckling · Self-employed
2020 - Present
Investor
Long Journey Ventures · Self-employed
2020 - Present
Owner
Banister Capital
2008 - Present
Partner
Founders Fund
2016 - 2020
Ev"angel"ist
AngelList
2015 - 2020
Co Founder
Zivity - www.zivity.com
2006 - 2016
Co-founder
Signal Media Project
2013 - 2016
Investor
Hot Potato
2007 - 2008
Recruiter
Banister Advisors
2006 - 2008
Senior Manager, Security Operations
IronPort
2005 - 2006
Manager of Strategic Support and Anti-Spam Operations
IronPort
2005 - 2005
Manager of Support, Worldwide
IronPort
2004 - 2005
Standards and Practices Manager
IronPort
2003 - 2004
Standards and Practices Manager
Savicom
2002 - 2003
CTO
Women's Economic Agenda Project
2001 - 2002
Tools and Automation Engineer
iAsiaWorks
2001 - 2001
Operations - Systems Administration - Development Support
NBCi
1999 - 2001
Systems Admin / Support Manager
Extreme Internet
1997 - 1998
Background
Husband, Scott Banister
Investments
Personal InvestmentsPartner Investments
Material about Cyan
Articles
Cyan Banister shares her journey from homeless teen to VC
Cyan Banister becomes first female investor partner at Founders Fund Management