Cyan Banister

Cyan Banister is a pioneering angel investor who built her career from the ground up — starting as a homeless teenager on the Navajo reservation, teaching herself technology, and eventually making early investments in SpaceX, Uber, and Postmates. Former partner at Founders Fund, she's known for contrarian thinking, radical accountability, and a worldview shaped by survival, curiosity, and an awakening to the magic embedded in everyday life.