
Fifty Years
About
Fifty Years Fifty Years was founded in 2015 in San Francisco by Seth Bannon, inspired by Winston Churchill's 1931 essay "Fifty Years Hence." The fund is operator-heavy. founded by repeat entrepreneurs. and exclusively backs what they call civilization-scale problems. Total AUM sits around $200M, with Fund III closing at $90M in October 2021. The LP base is notable: 46 founders of companies valued between $1B and $100B who actively want to help the next generation of founders. The portfolio inc
Industries
Stage focus
Pre-SeedSeed
Geography
US
Notable investments
- Solugen
- Astranis
- Upside Foods
- Athelas
- Opentrons
- Substack
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