Partner
Danielle Strachman
General Partner, Co-Founder, 1517 Fund
- Firm
- 1517 Fund
- Title
- General Partner, Co-Founder
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.
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