With a first close on $200 million completed, 1955 Capital will help entrepreneurs and innovators gain direct access to these large and explosive end-markets to help accelerate technology commercialization, create jobs, and foster partnerships that will support their long-term growth and development. Doing so will help bring nations closer together by matching the ingenuity of the West with the growing survival-driven demands of the East.
The firm is founded and managed by Andrew Chung, a former general partner at Khosla Ventures, with extensive experience and proven success investing in these sectors and commercializing numerous technologies in China and other regions.
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Funds raised 1
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Portfolio 8
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| Jul 10, 2026 | Acuamark Diagnostics | acuamarkdx.com | $11.3M | United States, New York |
| May 17, 2024 | Noah Medical | noahmed.com | $150M | United States, California, San Carlos |
| May 17, 2024 | Crop Enhancement | crop-enhancement.com | $16.5M | United States, California, Palo Alto |
| May 17, 2024 | Ampaire | ampaire.com | United States, California, Hawthorne | |
| May 17, 2024 | Vital Bio | vitalbio.com | Canada, Ontario, Toronto | |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Gridtential Energy | gridtential.com | $30M | United States, California, Santa Clara |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Nature's Fynd | naturesfynd.com | $479.76M | United States, Illinois, Chicago |
News 54
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| Dec 1, 2020 | Here Are Four Food Tech Trends That Will Still Be Trending In 2021 | Consumers are increasingly aware of the role diet plays in their health. "Globally, chronic disease accounts for more than 70% of all deaths annually, yet 80% of certain chronic conditions can be prevented through a healthier diet. Di... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Jack Ma, Bill Gates, and 1955 Capital’s Andrew Chung Invest in Nature’s Fynd | Food technology company Nature’s Fynd has secured a new round of funding led by 1955 Capital, Andrew Chung’s global venture capital firm. Generation Investment Management, LLP, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures also made substantial contribu... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Andrew Chung and VCs Assess COVID-19’s Impact on the Business Sector | The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many businesses in ways we could not have imagined even just a few weeks ago. Even with most states partially or fully reopened, shelter-in-place laws have slowed our economy, due to the shuttering of reta... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Ideamensch Interview: Andrew Chung, Founder of 1955 Capital | Andrew Chung is the founder and managing partner of 1955 Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 2017 to invest in and help promote companies that address the developing world’s most pressing challenges, especially as they relate to ener... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Andrew Chung Speaks at “This is Climate Tech” Webcast Hosted by Greenbiz | Andrew Chung, the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm, 1955 Capital, has one of the strongest track records as a proponent of green businesses. In particular, Chung’s focus has long centered around the renewable energy ... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | ANDREW CHUNG ON HOW STARTUPS SHOULD ADAPT TO COVID-19 | Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a drop in startups which has reduced employment opportunities across a variety of industries. Many businesses have been forced into budget cuts and employee furloughs because of the harsh econ... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | How Startups Should Adapt to COVID-19: Lessons from 1955 Capital CEO Roundtable | Recently, the 1955 Capital team organized a virtual portfolio company roundtable with 11 CEO’s discussing the current challenges in the COVID-19 environment, the need for strong leadership in this unprecedented crisis, and response strategi... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Andrew Chung, Founder of 1955 Capital, to be Featured on "This Is ClimateTech" Webcast from GreenBiz Group | Heather Clancy of GreenBiz Group will host "This is ClimateTech," a webcast featuring Andrew Chung, the founder and managing partner of 1955 Capital. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/andrew-chung-founder-of-1955... |
| Apr 22, 2020 | GreenBiz: This is Climate Tech | "Climate change is an existential threat to humanity — albeit a longer-term threat than this virus… If your company is focused on helping current and future generations live longer, healthier lives over the decades to come, we’re inter... |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| Apr 2, 2020 | Agri-foodtech VCs assess Covid-19’s impact on the sector and portfolios | As we all “shelter in place” and “socially distance” ourselves, we are learning a lot about what we can live without. And what we can’t. Agri-foodtech investors seem to be collectively counting their blessings in that respect. “We probably ... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Yahoo Finance: Andrew Chung's 1955 Capital Invests in Food Tech Innovator Nature's Fynd's Latest $80M Financing | 1955 Capital, a global venture capital firm headed by Andrew Chung, has announced that it is making a substantial investment again in the food tech company, Nature's Fynd. The company announced today that it has raised $80 million in new fu... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Nature’s Fynd rebrands from Sustainable Bioproducts, raises $80m Series B to launch new protein products | Sustainable Bioproducts, the startup that’s using a microbe discovered in Yellowstone National Park to manufacture alternative protein food products, has rebranded to Nature’s Fynd and raised $80 million in Series B funding. Nature’s Fynd i... |
| Nov 24, 2019 | 1955 Capital Promotes Kathy Chen to VP; Adds Jim Hinson as CFO | San Mateo, CA-based venture capital firm 1955 Capital announced that Kathy Chen has been promoted to Vice President and that Jim Hinson joined as Chief Financial Officer. They will both report to Andrew Chung, founder and managing partner o... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | 60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now! | *VOTING EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 1, 9AM ET!* We’re very excited to open our Third Annual AgFunder AgriFood Tech Innovation Awards, where we recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward. Our nomination comm... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Sustainable Bioproducts Announces $33 Million Series A Financing | Chicago-based biotech startup, Sustainable Bioproducts, which specialises in developing new ways to grow edible protein, has raised $33 million in Series A financing from premier venture capital funds and two of the world’s largest food and... |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 40 AND UNDER: The Silicon Valley biotech stars who are backing startups aiming to cure disease, prolong life, and fix the food system | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Putting millions of dollars into bold new technologies can be a delicate business when lives hang in the balance. But every day some of the... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | New battery technologies are getting a charge from venture investors | Venture capital investors once again are getting charged up over new battery technologies. The quest to build a better battery has occupied venture investors for nearly a decade, since the initial clean technology investment bubble of the m... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Harvard Angels Invest in IntelinAir, Wheatsheaf Invests in Animal Health Tech, BayoTech Raises $1.5m, more | IntelinAir, a San Jose-based automated aerial imagery analytics startup, closed its seed round consisting of $3 million in equity and $500k in venture debt from Midwest high-growth tech funders Hyde Park Venture Partners, early- and mid-sta... |
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FAQ about 1955 Capital
When was 1955 Capital founded?
1955 Capital was founded in 2015.
What funds has 1955 Capital raised?
1955 Capital has announced 1 fund on Parsers VC.
How many startups has 1955 Capital invested in?
1955 Capital has 8 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Acuamark Diagnostics, Noah Medical and Crop Enhancement.
What is the latest news about 1955 Capital?
Parsers VC has 54 news items about 1955 Capital, among them “Here Are Four Food Tech Trends That Will Still Be Trending In 2021” (Dec 1, 2020) and “Jack Ma, Bill Gates, and 1955 Capital’s Andrew Chung Invest in Nature’s Fynd” (Jul 24, 2020).
What has the press written about 1955 Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning 1955 Capital, among them “Agri-foodtech VCs assess Covid-19’s impact on the sector and portfolios” (Apr 2, 2020) and “Yahoo Finance: Andrew Chung's 1955 Capital Invests in Food Tech Innovator Nature's Fynd's Latest $80M Financing” (Mar 24, 2020).
Is 1955 Capital still active?
Yes, 1955 Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 11, 2026.