Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures

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Investor on The Pitch Seasons 11 & 12

Cyan is addicted to early stage angel investing. She spends a lot of her time dreaming about what the future could look like and invests in people who do the same but are creating it.

Before Long Journey, she was at Founders Fund, a top tier fund in SF. Most of Cyan’s successful investments have a common theme around job creation and flexibility, but she has invested in everything from rocket ships to sandwich delivery. Cyan loves leaving space for adventure in her day and will make decisions with a roll of dice!

Nov. 20, 2024

#152 Oma Health

Khaylah Epps wants to change the face of healthcare in the south. This is The Pitch for Oma Health . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Khaylah pi…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Nov. 13, 2024

#151 Feedback Intelligence

Is your AI hallucinating? This AI can fix it. This is Chinar Movsisyan's pitch for Feedback Intelligence . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Register f…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Nov. 6, 2024

#150 Remynt

Gwyneth Borden has a vendetta. This is The Pitch for Remynt . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/…

Guests: Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Ben Taft // Genius Ventures

Oct. 30, 2024

#149 Dopl

Could robots bring healthcare access to rural America? This is Ryan James' pitch for Dopl . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Josh Muccio and Jesse Middleton . Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch …

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Oct. 23, 2024

#148 ESAI

Can a college advisor disrupt the system from the inside? This is Julia Dixon's pitch for ESAI . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . Register for our virtual…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Oct. 16, 2024

#147 Partytrick

Award winning event planner makes the pivot to tech. This is Virginia Frischkorn's pitch for Partytrick . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for…

Guests: Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Ben Taft // Genius Ventures

Oct. 9, 2024

#146 ReCraft Beer

Two of Josh's favorite hobbies—beer and startups—collide in The Pitch Room. This is Dean Eberhardt's pitch for ReCraft . Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are n…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Sept. 25, 2024

#145 immersionED

Chad Wilson wants to disrupt history class with video games. This is The Pitch for immersionED . ... To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.…

Guests: Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Sept. 18, 2024

#144 Bridgefy

What happens when disaster strikes and the internet goes down? This is Jorge Rios' pitch for Bridgefy . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for n…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Sept. 11, 2024

#143 Vital Audio

What if you could take someone’s vitals, using just the sound of their voice? This is Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda's pitch for Vital Audio . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Mac Conwell , Jesse Middleton and L…

Guests: Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Sept. 4, 2024

#142 Kinometrix

One million patients fall in hospitals each year, and it costs US hospitals over $35 billion. What if they could all be prevented? This is Devina Desai's pitch for Kinometrix . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watc…

Guests: Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Ben Taft // Genius Ventures

Aug. 28, 2024

#141 Christie's Chips

What happens when a Michelin-trained palate makes junk food with no junk? This is The Pitch for Christie’s Chips . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, b…

Guests: Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Ben Taft // Genius Ventures

Aug. 21, 2024

#140 geCKo Materials

Biomimicry (noun): the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Founder Capella Kerst invented a material that mimics a geckos' gravity defying grip. …

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

Aug. 14, 2024

#139 FutureMoney

Phil Barrar sold his last company for $65 million. Now he’s back in the game with FutureMoney , an investing platform that helps parents create generational wealth for their kids with the Junior Roth IRA™. To invest with us,…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge

July 31, 2024

Season 12: Tear Down The System

A new season is here! Fourteen pitches start August 14th with one crazy season finale to tie it all together. These startups will blow your mind, and if you’re an investor on the show… your wallet. BONUS: Stick around at the…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Jesse Middleton // Flybridge , Ben Taft // Genius Ventures

July 10, 2024

#137 Gnara: Disrupting Your Pants

As a glacier guide in Alaska, Georgia Grace Edwards had a problem: her pants. While the male guides just unzipped and did their business, she had to find a secluded place and completely undress in the freezing tundra. So Geo…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Paige Doherty // Behind Genius Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Georgia Grace Edwards

June 12, 2024

#135 Thoras AI: The Twin Effect

Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI…

Guests: Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Paige Doherty // Behind Genius Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures

April 3, 2024

#127 Nectir: The Classroom of the Future

Kavitta Ghai struggled in school due to autism and ADHD until a positive experience with a college professor transformed her academic journey. Convinced this was the future, she launched a startup to make classrooms more acc…

March 20, 2024

Season 11: We're Bringing the Heat

The Pitch is back for season 11! Recorded for the first time in front of a live studio audience, we invited the top startup founders and VCs from across the country to join us in Miami. Visionary founders will pitch everythi…

Guests: Jillian Manus // Structure Capital , Charles Hudson // Precursor Ventures , Mac Conwell // RareBreed Ventures , Elizabeth Yin // Hustle Fund , Beck Bamberger // Bad Ideas Group , Paige Doherty // Behind Genius Ventures , Cyan Banister // Long Journey Ventures , Pascal Unger // focal ventures