Jenieri Cyrus
InvestorAssociate at Urban Innovation
Los Angeles, California, United States
Writes $500K – $1M checks
About
Jenieri Cyrus is a Senior Associate at Urban Innovation Fund, a venture firm that provides seed capital, hands-on support, and regulatory insights to startups transforming large, regulated industries such as energy, transportation, and fintech. The firm writes $500K-$3.5M checks at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage across sectors it groups as the built world, social systems, and economic vitality.
Contact· published on Jenieri's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGovTechHealthtechInsurTechIoTMarketplacesMedical DevicesPropTechRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- Urban Innovation FundSenior Associatecurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Green D VenturesVenture Advisor2020 — 2021
- Green D VenturesVenture Fellow2019 — 2020Greater Boston
- Benhamou Global VenturesSummer Associate2020
- Navitas CapitalMBA Associate2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Walton Street CapitalMBA Associate2020Greater Chicago Area
- Greater Boston Real Estate BoardBoard Member2019Greater Boston Area
- AEWAssociate - Acquistions2016 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- HFFReal Estate Analyst2014 — 2016Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
Time Management6Market Research12Social Media7Data Analysis4Research5Spreadsheets1CoStar1Argus Modeling1Leadership5Analysis3PowerPoint14Microsoft Excel10
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Investments
Investor
Tradeblock
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Urban Innovation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jenieri Cyrus?
- Jenieri Cyrus is a Senior Associate at Urban Innovation Fund, a venture firm that provides seed capital, hands-on support, and regulatory insights to startups transforming large, regulated industries such as energy, transportation, and fintech. The firm writes $500K-$3.5M checks at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage across sectors it groups as the built world, social systems, and economic vitality.
- Where does Jenieri Cyrus work?
- Jenieri Cyrus is Associate at Urban Innovation.
- What does Jenieri Cyrus invest in?
- Jenieri Cyrus invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, GovTech, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Jenieri Cyrus write?
- Jenieri Cyrus typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What companies has Jenieri Cyrus invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Tradeblock.
- Where did Jenieri Cyrus go to school?
- Jenieri Cyrus studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship); Dartmouth College (B.A, History modified with Economics).
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