Miami Connection
No specific contributions to Miami or South Florida are documented in public records. Her professional activities center on Silicon Valley venture capital with no noted local involvement, events, or investments in the region.
About
Born in 1977 and raised on a Navajo reservation, Cyan Banister experienced homelessness as a teen, dropped out of high school, and self-taught engineering through over 50 odd jobs. She held management roles at IronPort, co-founded the adult-themed social site Zivity in 2007 serving as CEO and model, and later became the first female investing partner at Founders Fund in 2016, leading seed investments in Niantic and HQ Trivia. Her legendary track record includes angel investments in over 100 companies like Postmates, Flexport, Affirm, and Carta. No direct Miami or South Florida connection is evident in available records; her career is rooted in Silicon Valley and Berkeley. She co-founded Long Journey Ventures with her husband Scott, focusing on early-stage 'magically weird' investments. Currently, she shares insights via Substack and remains active as an investor and artist.