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1955 Capital
1955 Capital invests at the frontier of science, building companies from breakthrough technologies. The firm focuses on the translational gap between...
1955 Capital
1955 Capital invests at the frontier of science, building companies from breakthrough technologies. The firm focuses on the translational gap between scientific discovery and commercialization, investing before markets are obvious and working closely with founders, scientists, and innovators. It partners from the earliest stages to shape technology, build teams, and accelerate the path from lab to scale, using a thesis-driven, operator-led approach across biology, materials, and computation.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Jackson
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Andrew Chung
Founder & Managing Partner
Andrew Chung
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the core investment thesis behind 1955 Capital?
1955 Capital invests in advanced science and engineering solutions that address resource constraints in developing economies. The firm targets technologies that can be commercialized specifically in China, Southeast Asia, and Africa — regions where Western solutions often fail due to infrastructure gaps. Thematic areas include energy storage, advanced materials, sustainable agriculture, and industrial decarbonization.
Does 1955 Capital invest primarily in the US or in emerging markets?
1955 Capital sources innovation primarily from North American deep-science ecosystems but underwrites for commercial deployment in emerging markets, particularly China. The firm maintains dedicated sourcing relationships in China and considers market access for portfolio companies in those regions a core value-add. This dual-market orientation defines its structural posture.
Which sectors does 1955 Capital explicitly avoid?
1955 Capital does not publicly exclude specific sectors, but its mandates strongly concentrate on hard-science capital-goods technologies rather than software-only businesses. The firm has shown no appetite for consumer internet, fintech, or enterprise SaaS unless directly enabling industrial decarbonization or resource efficiency in target geographies.
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