Cyrus Younessi
Angel Investor
Cyrus Younessi is a seed investor focused on Blockchain and Financial Services. Cyrus is the Director of Research and Trading at Scalar Capital. Previously he was a digital currencies investment analyst at Cumberland Mining and a trader at DRW. He holds a Master of Financial Engineering from UCLA.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Cyrus Younessi invests in
Stages Cyrus Younessi invests in
Countries Cyrus Younessi invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 3 (75%)
- Financial Services 3 (75%)
- FinTech 1 (25%)
- Finance 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Series A 2 (50%)
Country
- United States 2 (50%)
- United Kingdom 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer.fi is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that enables users to lend, borrow, and optimize crypto yields across protocols like Aave, Maker (Sky), and Morpho. It offers automated strategies through Lazy Summer vaults for passive yield and Summer.fi Pro for advanced leverage and position management. Originally known as Oasis.app, it is anon-custodial DeFi interface built by Oazo Apps Limited that simplifies portfolio automation and yield optimization. | $6M / Series A / Aug 15, 2023 | ||
| Gyroscope develops an asset-backed stablecoin built on resilient Defi infrastructure. It leverages a diversified reserve and autonomous monetary policy. | $4.5M / Seed / Mar 09, 2023 | ||
| NiftyApes is a smart contract that offers mortgages, loans, borrowing, and lending of NFTs with permissionless refinancing. | $4.2M / Seed / Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Element is an open source protocol for fixed and variable yield markets. | $32M / Series A / Oct 19, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Cyrus Younessi invest in?
Cyrus Younessi invests primarily in Blockchain, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Cyrus Younessi last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Cyrus Younessi closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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