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Cyrannus

Category: AI in Fintech

An AI-powered investment platform that connects accredited investors with expert-vetted, early-stage startups, offering a prediction market and liquidity opportunities. Cyrannus was founded in 2022. The company is led by Howard (Lee) Mosbacker IV, PhD. Based in Columbus, USA. Team size: 20-50. Total funding raised: Not publicly available. Latest round: Not publicly available. Key investors include Kobol Fund.

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Columbus, USA
Team size
20-50
Total funding
Not publicly available

Value proposition

For investors, it provides access to a curated selection of high-growth, expert-vetted startups with opportunities for liquidity. For founders, it offers a streamlined process for rapid funding and direct feedback from industry experts.

Products and solutions

Cyrannus Platform: An all-in-one SaaS and mobile platform for primary and secondary investing in early-stage equities., AI-Powered Evaluation System: A system that sources, evaluates, and scores startups at scale., Prediction Market: A market that allows investors to trade on the future success of startups., Cyrannus Expert Network: A community of over 1,000 industry experts who vet and score startups.

Unique value

Cyrannus combines AI-powered analysis with a large network of human experts to evaluate startups, which is a unique approach in the venture capital industry. It also integrates a prediction market and provides a secondary market for early-stage equities, offering liquidity to a traditionally illiquid asset class.

Target customer

Accredited investors, venture capitalists, family offices, and early-stage startups seeking funding.

Industries served

Financial Technology (Fintech), Venture Capital, Investment Management

Technology advantage

The company's proprietary rating system, which uses AI and collective intelligence, allows it to evaluate seed-stage startups at scale, providing a significant speed and data advantage over traditional venture capital processes. The platform's model also creates a more transparent and accessible market for early-stage investing.

How they differentiate

Cyrannus differentiates itself by using a combination of artificial intelligence and a network of over 1,000 industry experts to evaluate early-stage startups. Their platform provides a proprietary scoring system and a prediction market to offer data-driven insights for investors, aiming to provide rapid funding to founders and quality deal flow to investors.

Main competitors

AngelList, SeedInvest, Republic

Key partnerships

Partner funds and investors with over $100M of committed activity over the next 3 years.

Notable customers

Sanalife, Gabu

Major milestones

Launch of their AI-powered venture capital platform., Introduction of 'Investor Access' to the platform, enhancing capabilities for accredited investors., Presented at CodeLaunch DFW 2023 and held a $150K Investment Challenge.

Growth metrics

No public growth metrics are available.

Market positioning

Cyrannus positions itself as a revolutionary, all-in-one platform for the venture capital ecosystem, focusing on seed-stage startups. They aim to disrupt traditional venture capital by providing a scalable and data-driven approach to startup evaluation and investment, creating a more efficient market for both founders and investors.

Geographic focus

Cyrannus is based in Columbus, Ohio, and their activities, such as their investment challenge at CodeLaunch, suggest a primary focus on the US market.

Patents and IP

There is no publicly disclosed information on patents.

About Howard (Lee) Mosbacker IV, PhD

Founder & CEO at Cyrannus, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Kobol Fund, former CEO at CAPRICA AI, and Founder & CTO at Traycer Diagnostic Systems.

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