Cyrannus’ team of investors, founders, and technologists have firsthand experience in the venture ecosystem, and we’ve come together to reinvent the asset class to make it competitive and appealing for Investors and Founders.
Lee is a physicist by training and has been in the startup ecosystem for 25 years. He sold his first company at 21. In 2015 he started Caprica AI, an offshore human intelligence platform for sports betting. In 2023, his partners have deployed nearly $1B in sports bets for their offshore hedge fund. Lee also has 2 small seed funds (Kobol I and Kobol II) and has been given $5M matching funding by the state of Ohio.
Lee is an expert in harnessing human intelligence and automation in predictive markets.
Michael is a venture capitalist and award-winning educator in technology entrepreneurship. He specializes in building complex startup ecosystems for training tech founders and supporting nascent startups. He founded and led I-Corps@Ohio in collaboration with 22 research institutions and the National Science Foundation.
Michael has helped develop and/or fund 100s of the nation’s leading startup development programs that have birthed thousands of new startups.
Michael Joseph Sampoerna wears two hats, as a world-class professional poker player, and as a corporate executive in charge of the family’s billion-dollar conglomerate. He has personally invested in over 100 startups with average check size of $250K.
Michael is an expert in probability games, a committed philanthropist, and experienced executive.
Lee is a physicist by training and has been in the startup ecosystem for 25 years. He sold his first company at 21. In 2015 he started Caprica AI, an offshore human intelligence platform for sports betting. In 2023, his partners have deployed nearly $1B in sports bets for their offshore hedge fund. Lee also has 2 small seed funds (Kobol I and Kobol II) and has been given $5M matching funding by the state of Ohio.
Lee is an expert in harnessing human intelligence and automation in predictive markets.
Michael is a venture capitalist and award-winning educator in technology entrepreneurship. He specializes in building complex startup ecosystems for training tech founders and supporting nascent startups. He founded and led I-Corps@Ohio in collaboration with 22 research institutions and the National Science Foundation.
Michael has helped develop and/or fund 100s of the nation’s leading startup development programs that have birthed thousands of new startups.
Michael Joseph Sampoerna wears two hats, as a world-class professional poker player, and as a corporate executive in charge of the family’s billion-dollar conglomerate. He has personally invested in over 100 startups with average check size of $250K.
Michael is an expert in probability games, a committed philanthropist, and experienced executive.
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