Cyrus is the Founder of ButterflyMX. After business school, Cyrus began his career in M&A banking in the tech sector. From this perch, he first became interested in the growing ecosystem of services enabled via a smartphone. Upon noticing that the entryways of many multi-tenant buildings restricted access to these services, he created ButterflyMX to provide secure, convenient, and affordable property access from a smartphone.
Cyrus received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his undergraduate degree from Macalester College. Cyrus
lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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