Banister: Long Journey secures seed deals at $5M to $10M post-money
Cyan Banister · White House BTS, Google buys Wiz, Treasury vs Fed, Space Rescue · Mar 22, 2025 · at 32:01
Cyan Banister is a partner at Long Journey Ventures. She highlights her firm's pricing advantage in pre-seed and seed stage venture deals.
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“I'm getting deals anywhere from like five to 10 posts while all of my peers are playing in the 20 to 30 range.”
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