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1517 Fund

1517 Fund

Telluride, Colorado1517fund.com

Overview

1517 is a venture capital fund and community supporting college dropouts solving hard problems and deep tech scientists with investment at the earliest stages of their companies. The firm supports founders across software, hardware, and deep tech verticals and also provides a community to hackers, makers, and scientists from across the world.

Year Founded

2015

Portfolio Companies

48

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Reprogram BiosciencesMay 2026SeedCo-investor
Positron AIFeb 2026Series BCo-investor
Space Kinetic Corp.Aug 2025SeedCo-investor
AstrusJul 2025SeedCo-investor
Positron AIJul 2025Series ACo-investor
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Key People

Alexander Schwarzkopf

Venture Partner

Haylee Johnson

Operations Partner

Nick Arnett

Partner

Namik Abasov

Investor

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HeadquartersTelluride, Colorado
Year Founded2015

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