Cyan Banister is a self-taught engineer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Banister made early bets on companies like Uber, SpaceX, and Postmates. Now, she manages multi-millionaire dollar deals at Peter Thiel's venture firm Founders Fund. But Banister didn't have a traditional education: She dropped out of high school as a teenager amid issues at home, and learned through odd jobs and picking up books. Cyan Banister is a self-taught engineer, entrepreneur, and angel investor who made early bets on companies like Uber, SpaceX, and Postmates. Now, she manages multi-millionaire dollar deals at Founders Fund, Peter Thiel's San Francisco-based venture firm.