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1517 Fund

1517 Fund is a venture capital firm based in the United States. 1517 Fund has backed 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, joining 1 tracked round. The most recent was Astrus's US$8M seed round in August 2025. 1517 Fund most often invests alongside Alumni Ventures, Drive Capital and Khosla Ventures.

VC based in US. 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, 1 tracked round.

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Type
VC
HQ country
US
Companies
1
Tracked rounds
1
Led
0
First tracked deal
Astrus, Aug 2025
Latest tracked deal
Astrus, Aug 2025

Portfolio

CompanyRounds joined (date, round size)Company's total raisedRole
AstrusSeed · Aug 2025 · US$8M roundUS$22.4M—

A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.

Frequent co-investors

Alumni Ventures (1 shared round), Drive Capital (1 shared round), Khosla Ventures (1 shared round), MVP Ventures (1 shared round), Pradeep Sindhu (1 shared round), RiSC Capital (1 shared round)

Data as of November 10, 2026.

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