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1517 Fund
1517fund.com · Telluride, Colorado (operates in San Francisco as well) · founded 2015 · team 5 (2 General Partners + 2 Partners + 1 Operations Partner) · R&D/idea through Seed stage; initial checks $50K-$1M (average $400K pre-seed) · trust 0/4
We back dropouts, renegade students, and deep-tech scientists working on ideas that would appear in science fiction
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| Fund Name | 1517 Fund
source: https://1517fund.com/ |
| Investment Thesis | We back dropouts, renegade students, and deep-tech scientists working on ideas that would appear in science fiction
source: https://f4.fund/firms/1517-fund |
| Location | Telluride, Colorado (operates in San Francisco as well)
source: LinkedIn profile; https://1517fund.com/ |
| Founding Year | 2015
source: https://1517fund.com/; https://hub.waveup.com/funds/1517-fund; https://f4.fund/firms/1517-fund |
| Team Size (Partners) | 5 (2 General Partners + 2 Partners + 1 Operations Partner)
source: https://1517fund.com/ |
| Investment Stage & Check Sizes | R&D/idea through Seed stage; initial checks $50K-$1M (average $400K pre-seed)
source: https://1517fund.com/ FAQ section |
| Founding Partners | Danielle Strachman and Michael Gibson
source: https://1517fund.com/ Team section |
| Entity Type | Venture capital fund (self-described as an 'anti-establishment educational institution')
source: https://1517fund.com/ FAQ section |
| Contact Email | info@1517fund.com
source: https://1517fund.com/ Contact form |
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