Cyrannus Names Ashley Smith Chief Operating Officer

Cyrannus, a primary and secondary investing platform that sources, evaluates and scores early-stage equities and provides accredited investors a robust prediction market and liquidity opportunities, has named Ashley Smith as Chief Operating Officer. Smith brings valuable expertise and knowledge to the Cyrannus leadership team, including over 15 years of financial and investing leadership experience. Her appointment expands the Cyrannus executive team and will support and fuel its go-to-market strategy. Previously, Smith held executive roles at established firms, including River SaaS Capital, JumpStart Ventures and ScaleCo Capital, leading due diligence, portfolio management, deal sourcing and transaction structuring.

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Cyrannus Names Ashley Smith Chief Operating Officer

“As we continue to enhance our platform and introduce new features, we are proud to welcome Ashley to Cyrannus, and we look forward to tapping her acute understanding of the investor experience in venture to augment and grow our platform,” said Howard Lee Mosbacker, Co-Founder and CEO of Cyrannus. “We are building a solution that transforms how founders, investors and experts experience venture, and Ashley’s considerable investment background adds a unique dynamic to our team that ensures this ecosystem will flourish when anchored by our platform.”

Launched in 2024, Cyrannus has delivered the first SaaS investing platform harnessing AI and the collective intelligence of 1,000+ industry experts to evaluate early-stage startups. The highest-rated startups receive immediate funding from Cyrannus’ $100 million in assets under influence while other high-scoring startups are syndicated to investors on the platform for funding. The revolutionary platform also gives accredited investors direct access to a robust prediction market to optimize the speed of deal discovery, strengthen risk management and boost investment returns. Unlike traditional venture capital, Cyrannus offers agile investment strategies for accredited investors, including private market swaps, unlocking billions of capital by offering low investment size and added advantage of immediate liquidity.

“I have experienced firsthand the limited access to quality deal flow, syndication and liquidity in venture, and I’m excited to join a team that’s addressing these limitations and bridging the gap between founders and investors,” said Smith. “With secondary markets maturing into a feasible, institutionalized asset class, I jumped at the opportunity to help lead and build the industry’s first primary and secondary market platform, which is going to upend the industry.”

A myriad of Cyrannus platform enhancements are expected to go live in the coming months, including the introduction of investor access, liquidity via private market swaps and improvements to the founder and expert experience.

The Cyrannus app is available to download now on Apple iOS and Android. For more information about Cyrannus, visit www.cyrannus.io.

About Cyrannus

Cyrannus is reinventing the venture ecosystem by delivering the first primary and secondary investing platform that sources, evaluates and scores early-stage equities and provides accredited investors a robust prediction market and liquidity opportunities. The Cyrannus Expert Network rigorously assesses the investment readiness of startups and shares direct feedback with founders, with top-scoring businesses receiving capital from Cyrannus. By increasing funding opportunities, reducing investment risk and leveraging collective intelligence, Cyrannus’ prediction market is accelerating the growth of transformative startups from around the world and setting a new standard for the venture industry. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs and high-net-worth investors, Cyrannus is committed to reimagining investment opportunities for accredited investors so they can fund the world’s next great ideas. Cyrannus is available on Android and iOS platforms. Learn more about Cyrannus at www.cyrannus.io.

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