Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by Lee Jacobs and Cyan Banister to back unconventional founders at the earliest stages. Long Journey's Twitter Score is 41 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #22,804 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Long Journey was co-founded by Lee Jacobs as Co-Founder and Managing Partner and Cyan Banister as Co-Founder and General Partner, with Arielle Zuckerberg joining as General Partner after leaving Coatue Management in 2022. The firm also counts Jonathan Bruck, Justin Mares, Pascal Levy-Garboua, and Scott Banister among its Venture Partners. In 2025, Cyan Banister and Arielle Zuckerberg raised a $181 million fund for the firm. Long Journey has previously been affiliated with Kleiner Perkins.
Long Journey describes itself as a "second believer" in ideas that others may overlook, with a focus on early-stage companies. The firm is affiliated with Founders Fund and AngelList. Long Journey's fund portfolio includes Multis, Reforge, Mad Realities, Deno, Paper, Together AI, Flickplay and Memelord.com.
Long Journey has published 499 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 48 accounts, with 116 total mentions.
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