VC firm
1855 Capital Partners
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-20Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- State College, PA, United States
- Legal name
- 1855 Capital Partners, LLC
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About
1855 Capital is a seed and early stage venture capital fund investing in companies with an affinity to Penn State University.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- A target portfolio company has both a core technological competency not currently available in the marketplace and a business model/management team that is scalable. Sectors include information technology, advanced materials, healthcare/medical devices. The fund will actively leverage the business acumen and management talent of the Penn State Alumni network and the Funds’ limited partners.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- Seed and early-stage capital for companies with a Penn State connection
- Investing status notes
- We Are ... Investing at the Frontier of Central PA Innovation
Locations
- Headquarters
- State College, PA, United States
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