1855 Capital is a seed and early stage venture capital fund investing in companies with an affinity to Penn State University. We develop investment opportunities by actively engaging with current faculty/staff and students involved in world-class research efforts and the 600,000+ alumni network.
Location: United States, Pennsylvania, State College
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2016
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 14
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Bliley Tec... | bliley.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Daasity | daasity.com | $20.7M | United Sta... |
| - | Pledge It | pledgeit.org | $1.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Reflexion | reflexion.co | - | United Sta... |
| - | spotLESS M... | spotlessmaterials.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Benefix | benefix.us | $1.98M | United Sta... |
| - | Croptix | croptix.solutions | - | United Sta... |
| - | studio BE | studiobemindfulness.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Arbitrator... | arbitratorintelligence.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Tallyx | tallyx.com | - | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.01.2021 | Phospholutions raises $10.3m Series A for sustainable fertilizer tech | Fertilizer is one of the most widely sought inputs for agriculture. In 2019, US fertilizer consumption totaled 20.8 million tons, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. But for all the growth-related bene... |
| 01.07.2018 | 1855 Capital Invests in Pledge It | 1855 Capital, a new venture fund headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, announced today that it completed an investment in Pledge It, a sport-based crowdfunding platform founded by a group of Penn State Alumni. This is the first inve... |