Kiel Berry-led team (Wall Street + entertainment; early Lyft, Robinhood, Impossible Foods investor) backs frontier-technology-driven nascent-stage companies tackling climate, resource depletion, and inequality with impact metrics tied to business and community programs. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
As a worldwide seed fund that deploys capital in companies in consumer-critical sectors like health, mobility, and cities, 1776 Ventures has carved a distinctive niche. They are focused on identifying and deploying capital in startups that are using technology to solve major problems and drive positive change in the world. The fund is based in Washington, DC, and is backed by a wide-ranging ecosystem of collaborates from across the public and private sectors. They offer a expansive range of solutions to entrepreneurs, encompassing mentorship, access to assets and ecosystems, and capital.
Targets hard, capital‑intensive sustainability technologies other VCs avoid, bridging solutions from developed markets into China and developing countries (energy, food, health, environment) to build traction back into developed markets. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Ex-founder deeptech fund making $250K–$2M first checks into non-consensus moonshots in compute, defense, smart planet, humantech—prioritizing multi‑billion step‑changes and free‑world resilience, replying with blunt feedback within five working days. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Formative-stage investor allocating around 80% to breakthrough climate technologies (carbon-negative concrete, atmospheric carbon removal), acting as a first believer through a venture-and-philanthropy platform backed by the Fukutake family. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Aezist, a Miami-based VC firm, channels investment into early-phase, high-growth formative-stage companies in the US and Latin American markets. Beyond this, fund is dedicated to investments in the technology, media, and telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, and energy sectors. Aezist delivers strategic guidance and resources to formative-stage emerging ventures to support them achieve their goals. The organization has deployed capital into dozens of nascent-stage companies, including companies in the fintech, health tech, ed-tech, and sustainability sectors. Aezist partners with founders to empower them create value and build successful companies.
Is dedicated to impactful businesses aiming to positively transform the world's food system.