Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
HardwareQuantumBiotechSpaceAdvanced ManufacturingRoboticsMobilityAerospaceAI
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
1517 Fund was founded in 2015 by Danielle Strachman and Michael Gibson, who had earlier co-founded the Thiel Fellowship with Peter Thiel. The fund backs founders at the idea/R&D stage through Seed, with first checks from $50,000 up to $1,000,000 for deep tech companies and an average pre-seed check of $400,000; it has committed over $175 million across four flagship funds plus more than 15 SPVs fo...
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