1517 Fund

San Francisco, United States1517fund.com

1517 Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, the United States, investing in Industry & Hardware, Healthcare & Life Sciences and Artificial Intelligence & Data, 13 tracked investments.

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About 1517 Fund

Operating out of San Francisco, the United States, 1517 Fund is a venture capital firm. Our dataset covers 13 investments involving 1517 Fund.

Recorded deals span Industry & Hardware, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Data and Artificial Intelligence. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.

1517 Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups, particularly those founded by young people, dropouts, and those outside of traditional academic or corporate environments. They focus on contrarian ideas and radical technologies with the potential for significant impact.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

pre-seedseedseries-a

Sectors

Industry & HardwareHealthcare & Life SciencesArtificial Intelligence & Dataartificial intelligenceAutomationbiotechblue-bioclinic

Investment Thesis

1517 Fund Portfolio Companies

12 tracked holdings.

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PressoUnited States Current SurgicalUnited States Rainmaker GamesUnited States Xona Space SystemsUnited States LocationUnited Kingdom RainmakersUnited States Exogenus TherapeuticsPortugal Dry.ioUnited States RaiinmakerUnited States Zeno PowerUnited States Positron AIUnited States CabinGermany

Portfolio outcomes

21 active2 acquired2 stalled7.4% exit rate

Team

Danielle StrachmanGeneral Partner, Co-Founder

She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations.

Michael GibsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder

Michael is co-founder and general partner at 1517. He is dedicated to lighting the paper belt on fire.

Zak SlaybackPartner

Zak is a Partner at 1517 Fund. He occasionally writes at zakslayback.substack.com on a variety of topics.

Nick ArnettPartner

Nick is a Partner at 1517. Prior to joining the team he founded WayPaver Foundation, a nonprofit think tank dedicated to enabling lunar settlement.

Haylee JohnsonOperations Partner

Haylee is the Operations Partner at 1517 Fund, where she helps to ensure a positive, inclusive, and accessible community.

Stephen BalabanFounder and CEO of Lambda

1517 believed in me first.

Ahva SadeghiCo-Founder and CEO of Symba

[1517 founders] Danielle and Michael were our biggest early believers. They met with us weekly, gave us feedback, and wired us money before the deal docs were done as our pre-seed lead so that we wouldn't run out of money 48hrs later.

Joe ThomasCofounder and CEO of Loom

Can't honestly say Loom would be a company if it hadn't been for their belief.