VC firm
1984 Ventures
Also known as 1984 Ventures II, L.P., 1984 Ventures III, L.P., 1984 Ventures Master Series LP Dali, 1984 Ventures Master Series LP Gaudi, 1984 Ventures Master Series LP Van Gogh, 1984 Ventures Master Series LP Warhol, 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - Gaudi II, 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - van Gogh II
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States
- Assets under management
- $310MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-30Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $64.6MSEC amount sold, as of 2024-03-14Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 11
- Check size
- We will invest $1M to lead a $2–3M pre-seed roundSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- 1984 VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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About
No Buzzwords. No Hype. We invest in founders solving real problems with AI
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We built 1984 Ventures to be the first check for founders who are early, unconventional, and difficult to categorize. No warm intro or prior pedigree required.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- We lead pre-seed rounds with checks up to $1M and help founders close the rest.
- Eligibility
- We are primarily focused on US-based startups.
- Traction requirement
- We are happy investing in pre-revenue B2B companies. Our preference is that you have an idea and early design partners or customers, including unpaid ones, so we can validate the customer need.
- Investing status notes
- Get funded within a week of your first meeting.
Funds
- 1984 Ventures III, L.P.
- $64.6MVintage 2024, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - Warhol
- $2.2MVintage 2022, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - van Gogh II
- $1MVintage 2022, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - Dali
- $1.5MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures Master Series LP - Van Gogh
- $1.1MVintage 2021, SPV, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures II, L.P.
- Vintage 2021Main fund
- 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - Gaudi II
- $1.2MVintage 2020, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures Master Series, LP - Gaudi
- $565KVintage 2020, SPV, SEC amount sold
- 1984 Ventures, L.P.
- $42.3MVintage 2017, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- 1984 VENTURES III, LP
- Main fund
- 1984 VENTURES MASTER SERIES, LP - VAN GOUGH
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- 1984 VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
- CRD number
- 291489 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-112471
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $310Mas of 2026-03-30
- Private funds reported
- 8
- Principal office
- NEW YORK, NY, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1721079, 1803617, 1834031
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