Cyphr
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
First-institutional, female-founded solo-GP investing early in regulated financial, credit, and compliance-heavy startups, offering regulatory expertise and market-design/fintech infrastructure network support for founders navigating friction.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
Minal Hasan is a lawyer-turned-VC who leverages experience representing startups like Twitter and Uber and her prior $183M global scaling work to focus on regulated-fintech founders as a solo GP.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Cyphr invest at?
- Cyphr invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Cyphr's typical check size?
- Cyphr typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does Cyphr focus on?
- Cyphr focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Cyphr located?
- Cyphr is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Cyphr lead rounds?
- Cyphr typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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