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Founded in 2015 by Danielle Strachman and Michael Gibson, 1517 Fund is a venture capital firm based in the United States with a committed capital of $175 million. The firm focuses on supporting young entrepreneurs, particularly those who are dropouts, students, or deep tech scientists. It aims to assist uncredentialed individuals in starting and growing their ventures.
1517 Fund invests in early-stage companies at the pre-seed, seed, and seed-plus stages, particularly in sectors like SaaS, edtech, and fintech. The fund provides capital and micro-grants to support projects that advance technology and science, emphasizing work with individuals before they formally identify as founders.
Notable portfolio companies include Lambda, focused on education technology; Symba, which provides workforce management solutions; and Loom, known for its asynchronous video communication platform. Other investments span advanced laundry machine manufacturing, deep learning cloud and hardware, and quantum computing.
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1517 Fund typically participates in early-stage rounds, often leading investments in companies that align with their mission to support uncredentialed founders.
The fund is open to follow-on investments, particularly for companies that demonstrate significant growth and alignment with their focus areas.
The current fund size is $175 million, dedicated to supporting early-stage ventures.
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