Cyan Banister

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