1955 Capital

What is 1955 Capital?

1955 Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on investing in advanced technologies capable of addressing the world's most pressing challenges related to energy and environment, health and education, food safety and supply, and sustainable manufacturing. Founded in 2016 by Andrew Chung, a former general partner at Khosla Ventures and investor at Lightspeed Ventures, 1955 Capital adopts a thesis-driven approach to investment, leveraging its team's strong domain expertise, operating experience, and global network.

The fund invests in revolutionary technologies that have the potential to solve significant global issues. They aim to accelerate technology commercialization, create jobs, foster global partnerships, and target explosive end-markets to build a high-return model for sustainable investing.

Their investment themes are designed to tackle critical problems such as the incidence of disasters from climate change, the deployment of carbon-free energy, pandemic response, access to healthcare and education, sustenance of food and protein supply, delivery of safe drinking water, and the reduction of hazardous chemicals in agriculture.

Additionally, they support sustainable methods in manufacturing and promote advances in 3D printing, robotics, and gene editing. Since inception, 1955 Capital's portfolio companies have raised several hundred million in follow-on capital and achieved top-quartile performance, collaborating with top global co-investors to further their impact.