Investments
65Portfolio Exits
20About Cyan Banister
Cyan Banister is the founder and editor-in-chief of startup, Zivity. <br /><br />Banister is also an angel investor who generally invests $25-50k in young, emerging companies with a focus on companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cyan prefers consumer internet companies and looks for companies with a working prototype and some traction. Revenue or a monetization plan are also sought. Cyan invests with her husband Scott Banister.
Latest Cyan Banister News
Jun 20, 2023
Orson , a Winter Garden, FL-based story-as-a-service startup, raised $3M in funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $8M, saw participation from Cyan Banister and Long Journey Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to build teams to scale the science of unscripted storytelling and generative AI, expand production of its StoryStrip technology and launch new products. Founded by unscripted TV veteran John Ehrhard and CTO Eli Weinstock-Herman, Orson provides a generative AI platform created to enhance human connection by facilitating the sharing of one’s authentic self through video storytelling. It was developed by unscripted film and TV experts with more than two decades of experience documenting over 50,000 hours of real people’s stories. Using AI-enabled directors and its StoryStrip technology, Orson’s video storytelling process is fully automated and scalable, allowing for narratives and story-driven video to be created through interviews with people. Its Story-as-a-Service was designed to integrate with partner platforms and communities to create product extensions and new revenue streams that increase user engagement and create human connection. FinSMEs
Cyan Banister Investments
65 Investments
Cyan Banister has made 65 investments. Their latest investment was in Orson as part of their Unattributed VC on April 4, 2023.
Cyan Banister Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/13/2023 | Unattributed VC | Orson | $3.09M | Yes | Long Journey Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 3 |
8/3/2021 | Series A - III | Superplastic | $20M | No | 3 | |
7/9/2021 | Seed VC | Frontier | $2.8M | Yes | 1 | |
7/9/2021 | Seed VC | |||||
4/8/2021 | Seed VC |
Date | 4/13/2023 | 8/3/2021 | 7/9/2021 | 7/9/2021 | 4/8/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC | Series A - III | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Orson | Superplastic | Frontier | ||
Amount | $3.09M | $20M | $2.8M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Long Journey Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Cyan Banister Portfolio Exits
20 Portfolio Exits
Cyan Banister has 20 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Popshop Live on August 22, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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8/22/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
3/24/2020 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/10/2019 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 8/22/2023 | 3/24/2020 | 9/10/2019 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
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Sources | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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