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Cyrus Claffey
Founder of ButterflyMX
91³ÉÈË Leadership Network® Contributor
Cyrus Claffey is the founder of ButterflyMX, a proptech company focused on smartphone-enabled property access. Claffey has been developing and implementing real estate technologies for more than 15 years. He currently works with some of the largest names in multifamily and CRE.
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