1517 Fund
Hosted by Texas Venture Group
Registration
Past Event
About Event
1517 backs dropouts, hackers, and makers.
They give out over 200 cash grants every year — $1,000 each, no pitch deck, no strings. If you're building something, you may already qualify.
Come hear from Zak Slayback (Partner) and Michael Gibson (Co-founder & GP).
Zak is an investor, author, and advisor to early-stage founders. He focuses on pre-seed bets on technical builders working outside traditional institutions.
Michael co-founded the Thiel Fellowship with Peter Thiel. He backed Loom, Luminar, and Figma at inception. Philosopher turned venture capitalist.
Location
RRH 4.308