Cyrus Venture Partners was founded by entrepreneurs aiming to become the first investors in innovative software start-ups, enabling founders to tap into Cyrus extensive entrepreneurial and management experience in order to build successful companies. The companys initial investment preference is between prototype and initial market traction, and it will typically not invest in the presentation-only stage. Following investment, Cyrus Venture Partners works closely with founders to build and study market traction. It then allocates more significant funding to the best performers.