Cyphr
San Francisco, California · Invests in US · Website
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Cyphr provides seed capital to founders building the Intelligence Renaissance: startups focused on exponential learning, infrastructural excellence, and bold impact.
Likely not a fit for
We do not invest in pure cryptocurrency/blockchain speculation, companies that view compliance as a problem to solve later, or teams without regulatory/domain expertise
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Solo GP
Partners & team
1 contact on file
Portfolio
Acquire.com is the largest marketplace to buy and sell profitable online businesses, specializing in SaaS, ecommerce, agencies, content, newsletters, mobile apps, and crypto businesses.
BusRight provides a platform for safe and efficient school bus management, enhancing student safety, streamlining bus communication, and managing routes.
RemoteTeam provides online payroll and HR solutions, focusing on automated payroll processing, time tracking, employee benefits, and global hiring.
Grow Credit offers a service that helps users build their credit score by allowing them to pay for subscriptions using a credit line, which is reported to credit bureaus.
Recent activity
- Jun 2023
GrowCredit
Seed · Participated
- Feb 2022
BusRight
Seed · Participated
- Jul 2021
Acquire.com
Seed · Lead
Cyphr in the news
TechCrunch
Cyphr will reveal how it makes lending easier for small businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
10 months ago
TechCrunch
The 2025 Startup Battlefield Top 20 are here. Let the competition begin.
10 months ago
Trinidad Guardian
Regional tech startups have a new champion
Sep 2025
The Business Journals
Cyphr develops platform to help businesses prepare for, capitalize on World Cup
Aug 2025
startlandnews.com
Pitch locally or look to outsiders? How founder bias toward funding at all costs could leave your distracted startup without a why
Mar 2025
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Topeka's Omni Circle Group launches startup program to enrich business ecosystem
Mar 2025
Startland News
Topeka startup hub launches diverse entrepreneur community (with fintech help on loan from KC’s Cyphr)
Mar 2025
Startland News
LaunchKC invested in this founder’s vision; now she’s helping the grants competition boost KC’s startup scene
Nov 2024
jawlah.co
QPay Oman secures seed round led by Cypher Capital
Oct 2024
Startland News
This emerging fintech powerhouse is on a roll; how Cyphr models what’s possible with the right backing
Jul 2024
Jamaicans.com
Four Jamaican Tech Entrepreneurs Receive Start-Up Investment at TechStars
Aug 2023
The Astana Times
US Companies Set to Invest in New Sectors of Kazakhstan’s Economy
Sep 2022
D Magazine
What’s Next For Tech Wildcatters?
Feb 2017
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