Why "Banyan"?

The name “Banyan Ventures” originates from the Banyan Tree-- one of the largest and oldest living organisms on earth. Similar to most trees, the Banyan Tree puts down roots, develops a trunk, and then branches out. In unique fashion, however, the Banyan Tree’s canopy and lateral branches send down “aerial roots” which ultimately hit the ground, take root, and grow into new, interconnected trunks. In this way the Banyan rapidly grows and survives. Mature trees eventually develop hundreds of separate, sturdy trunks.

Like a Banyan Tree, Banyan Ventures has a robust canopy of partners, practitioners, and professional relationships that work together to cultivate multiple trunks in the form of successful business ventures.