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1517 Fund

Pre-seed and seed VC backing college dropouts, uncredentialed founders, and deep tech scientists across software, hardware, biotech, and deep tech.

Investment Stages

Investment Focus

DeepTechSaaS/SoftwareHardwareBioTechQuantum ComputingSpaceTechAI/MLDeveloper Tools

Founded

2015

Firm Characteristics

Pre-Traction Thesis-Driven Founder-Led Early Stage No Warm Intro

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