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1517 is a venture capital fund founded by the founders of the Thiel Fellowship investing in college dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists (will drop their dropout thesis for deep science) with investment from angel-to-seed as their first check.
Primary stage
Lead / follow
Initial check size
Ownership target
Generalist / Specialist
Generalist
Investing team
- Michael GibsonGeneral Partner + Co-Founder
- Danielle StrachmanGeneral Partner + Co-Founder
- Zak SlaybackPartner
- Nick ArnettPartner
How to reach them
Notable investments
Loom, Lambda Labs, Atom Computing, nTopology, Fountain, Fossa, Cents, Xona Space, Eeva, Rainmaker