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1517 Fund1517fund.com1517 Fund is an early-stage fund and community that backs uncredentialed, nontraditional founders—dropouts, deep-tech scientists, hackers, and makers—at the earliest stages of their companies. They provide funding, mentorship, and hands-on support to help founders start, build, and grow their ventures and careers, often engaging with them on campuses or at events. Founded around the Thiel Fellowship by Danielle Strachman and Michael Gibson, 1517 maintains a 6000+ member community and has $175M+ capital committed, deploying 200+ $1k grants annually to support bold, edge-pushing founders.
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AI reaches for deep tech · unconventional · ai when it describes 1517 Fund.
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1517 Fund: Invests ($50K-$1M) in technical founders, particularly in deep tech, hardware, AI, and biotech, often backing dropouts and young founders.
1517 Fund ($50K–$1M): Ideal for young founders, dropouts, and deep tech/AI.
