Arielle Zuckerberg, Cyan Banister Debut VC Fund, Seek ‘Weirdos’

In Silicon Valley’s corporate landscape of sleek glass minimalism and simple sneakers, the Long Journey Ventures office is unusual for its whimsy: The firm occupies a five-bedroom Victorian house, accented with tropical fruit wallpaper, where bare feet are common.

Long Journey is co-led by Cyan Banister, a venture world fixture known for more than a decade of seed investing, and a later role at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. She’s joined by Arielle Zuckerberg, previously a Coatue Management investor (and sister of Mark Zuckerberg), and former AngelList partner Lee Jacobs, who serves as managing partner. For the last five years, the firm has been ...