What sectors does 1517 Fund invest in?

Backs dropouts, students, and scientists building deep tech, AI, and frontier science. Tied to the Thiel Fellowship ecosystem. Writes $100K-$1M at pre-seed and seed.

Typical check size

€100k – €1M

Fund size: Backs dropouts, students, and sci-fi science; Thiel Fellowship ecosystem

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Portfolio highlights

Luminar Technologies - lidar for autonomous vehicles (NASDAQ-listed)

Lambda - GPU cloud computing for AI training

Figma - collaborative design platform (acquired by Adobe, deal blocked)

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Venture capital

United States

1517 Fund

Investment focus

Sectors

Investment stages

Pre-seed

Seed

Geographic focus

Global

United States

Investment thesis

Backs dropouts, students, and scientists building deep tech, AI, and frontier science. Tied to the Thiel Fellowship ecosystem. Writes $100K-$1M at pre-seed and seed.