Full Name
Cyan Banister
Job Title
Partner
Company
Founders Fund
Speaker Bio
Ms. Cyan Banister has been a Partner at The Founders Fund since March 2016. 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, Ms. Banister was an active angel investor. Ms. Banister Co-founded Zivity, LLC in 2007 and serves as its Editor-in-Chief. She served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Zivity, LLC. She held a senior management role at IronPort, where she supervised throngs of employees and oversaw a slew of departments. Ms. Banister also serves as an Advisor at Venture51 Capital Fund LLP. She serves as a Director of Zivity, LLC. She has more than 10 years of management experience from scaling operational infrastructure to building teams and championing company culture and has held a number of technical leadership positions throughout her career.