Vision Built By Successful Founders And Investors With Over $1B Invested In Startups.
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.
The Cyrannus Leadership Team
H. Lee Mosbacker, PhD
Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Lee received his doctorate in physics in 2008. Over the past 15 years, he has raised $25MM from venture capital, co-founded a $3MM hyperspectral imaging lab and exited an artificial intelligence company. He currently serves as co-founder and managing partner of Kobol Fund investing in several startup businesses in pre-seed and seed stage. He’s also CEO of Caprica AI, a $200MM sports investment firm.
Michael Sampoerna
Co-Founder/Advisor
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.
Cary Jardin
Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Cary has spent his life coding, and considers Computer Science part of his identity. He sold a company to Intel for $500M in 1999, but he’s never taken his hands off the keyboard. He’s experienced at raising money for a few startups, and building technologies.
Mike Arbuzov
Co-Founder/Chief AI Officer
Mike is a seasoned data scientist with over a decade of experience building cutting-edge AI/ML solutions, including multiple patented technologies. He has hands-on experience across multiple disciplines: Computer vision, NLP, time series and predictive analytics.
Vanessa Mosbacker
Co-Founder/Chief Marketing Officer
Vanessa is a distinguished marketing executive renowned for creating, transforming and scaling brands in the technology sector including Twitter, Microsoft, Skype, Logitech and more. Her strategic acumen and innovative leadership have been instrumental in positioning these companies prominently in the competitive market.
Miguel Castro
Chief Product Officer
Miguel is a seasoned design and product professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, he has contributed his expertise to major global brands like Apple, Samsung, and BlackBerry. His expertise is renowned for launching new products and evolving major brands.
Brad Beasecker
Chief Financial Officer
Brad is a seasoned entrepreneur with a 30+ year career managing successful technology and financial companies. Holding several C-suite positions – including CEO and CFO – he has a lengthy, proven track record bringing companies from startup to enterprise business.
Dr. S. Michael Camp
President
Michael is a venture capitalist and award-winning educator in technology and entrepreneurship. He specializes in building complex startup ecosystems for training tech founders and supporting nascent startups across the globe.
H. Lee Mosbacker, PhD
Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Lee received his doctorate in physics in 2008. Over the past 15 years, he has raised $25MM from venture capital, co-founded a $3MM hyperspectral imaging lab and exited an artificial intelligence company. He currently serves as co-founder and managing partner of Kobol Fund investing in several startup businesses in pre-seed and seed stage. He’s also CEO of Caprica AI, a $200MM sports investment firm.
Michael Sampoerna
Co-Founder/Advisor
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.
Cary Jardin
Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Cary has spent his life coding, and considers Computer Science part of his identity. He sold a company to Intel for $500M in 1999, but he’s never taken his hands off the keyboard. He’s experienced at raising money for a few startups, and building technologies.
Mike Arbuzov
Co-Founder/Chief AI Officer
Mike is a seasoned data scientist with over a decade of experience building cutting-edge AI/ML solutions, including multiple patented technologies. He has hands-on experience across multiple disciplines: Computer vision, NLP, time series and predictive analytics.
Vanessa Mosbacker
Co-Founder/Chief Marketing Officer
Vanessa is a distinguished marketing executive renowned for creating, transforming and scaling brands in the technology sector including Twitter, Microsoft, Skype, Logitech and more. Her strategic acumen and innovative leadership have been instrumental in positioning these companies prominently in the competitive market.
Miguel Castro
Chief Product Officer
Miguel is a seasoned design and product professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, he has contributed his expertise to major global brands like Apple, Samsung, and BlackBerry. His expertise is renowned for launching new products and evolving major brands.
Brad Beasecker
Chief Financial Officer
Brad is a seasoned entrepreneur with a 30+ year career managing successful technology and financial companies. Holding several C-suite positions – including CEO and CFO – he has a lengthy, proven track record bringing companies from startup to enterprise business.
Dr. S. Michael Camp
President
Michael is a venture capitalist and award-winning educator in technology and entrepreneurship. He specializes in building complex startup ecosystems for training tech founders and supporting nascent startups across the globe.
The Cyrannus Core Team
Tushar Kulkarni
VP Technology
Emily Mathias
Chief of Staff
Sherry P. Whitter
Head of Platform
Pablo Perez
Advisor
Jimmy Ku
Advisor
Mike Barnes
Advisor
Tushar Kulkarni
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Mathias
Chief of Staff
Sherry P. Whitter
Head of Platform
Pablo Perez
Advisor
Jimmy Ku
Advisor
Mike Barnes
Advisor
Cyrannus Network
