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1789 Capital

Venture capital

Palm Beach · 10 people tracked

Also known as 1789

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Investment thesis

1789 Capital is an investment firm focused on funding what it describes as the next chapter of American exceptionalism.

Invests inSector AgnosticPalm BeachUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

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HQ
Palm Beach, FL, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2022
Last 12 months
9 investments
AUM
$861M
Tracked investments
18
Unicorns
10
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Christopher Buskirk· Founder & CIO
Rebekah Mercer· Founder
Don Trump Jr· Partner
Emanuel Zareh· Partner
Joe Voboril· Partnerin
Jordan Cohen· Partner & COOin
Paul Abrahimzadeh· Partnerin
Christoper Buskirk· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 16 of 18 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×4Hardware ×4Defense Tech ×3Robotics ×3SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2

HQs:United States×12Australia×1Colombia×1France×1Netherlands×1

Investments · 18 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 62025 · 1016 dated

Cerebras Systemscerebras.aiin𝕏NASDAQ: CBRSSep 2025 · $1.1B

Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

Andrew Feldman(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Chief Technology Officer, Emeritus and Co-founder)inMichael James(Chief Architect, Advanced Technologies and Co-Founder)inSean Lie(CTO and Co-Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Chief System Architect and Co-Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+39 more

Andurilanduril.cominJul 2026

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen Horowitz+90 more

Crusoe Energycrusoe.aiin𝕏Oct 2025

Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyDenver, US

Cully Cavness(Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer)inChase Lochmiller(Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors)inCharles Cavness(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew DeNezza(Executive Officer)inJamey Seely(Executive Officer)inMichael Gordon(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAdvaita CapitalAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAvenir Growth Capital+56 more

Firehawkfirehawkaerospace.comin𝕏Sep 2025 · $60M

Firehawk Aerospace manufactures solid rocket motors, energetic materials, and propellant using additive (3D printing) manufacturing to produce propellant grains and hybrid rocket engine components.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechWilmington, US

Will Edwards(Cofounder)inAndrew Wills Edwards(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBackswing VenturesCathexis VenturesCubit CapitalDecisive PointDraper AssociatesPlains Ventures+5 more

Hadrianhadrian.ioinAug 2026 · $1.4B

Hadrian offers an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's external attack surface, discovers assets, and uses agentic AI to validate which exposures are actually exploitable.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Rogier Fischer(Co-Founder & CEO)inOlivier Beg(Co-Founder & Chief Hacking Officer)inMaurice Clin(Co-Founder & Head of Business Development)inTijl van Vliet(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCapitalGConstruct CapitalLux CapitalPICUS CAPITAL137 VenturesAltimeter Capital+6 more

Hadrianhadrian.co

Hadrian operates AI-powered precision manufacturing factories for the aerospace and defense industrial base, producing precision components and offering manufacturing capacity as a service.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsTorrance, US

Christopher Power(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Thomas Cobbs(Founder)in

BoardDelian Asparouhov(Director)inBrandon Reeves(Director)inKatherine Boyle(Director)inDayna Grayson(Director)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGCommodity CapitalConstruct CapitalCubit Capital+14 more

Letoleto.legalinSep 2025

Leto is a software suite that helps companies manage GDPR compliance, data security, AI Act obligations and employee awareness, with an AI agent called Hari that maps personal data, audits subcontractors, classifies AI systems and generates required documentation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityLegalTech

Co-investorsKima Ventures8VC9Yards CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementGeorgian+5 more

Polymarketpolymarket.comin𝕏Jan 2025

Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users trade contracts based on the outcomes of future events across politics, sports, economics, and other categories.

Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces

Shayne Coplan(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Advaita CapitalAnti+28 more

PSI Quantumpsiquantum.comin𝕏Sep 2025

PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU

Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inProf. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFOG VenturesFounders Fund+35 more

Qubitboletosqubit.coSep 2025 · $1B

Qubit is a Colombian company offering a blockchain-based ticketing system for the entertainment and recreation industry.

Media & EntertainmentSaaS

Juan MarinLina Sanchez

Co-investors500 Global55 NorthBaillie GiffordBlackRockETF PartnersEuropean Innovation Council Fund+7 more

Rampramp.comin𝕏Nov 2025 · $300M

Ramp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US

Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)inGene Lee(Co-Founder)inScott Bulua(Executive Officer)inRahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)inWilliam (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCA*Alpha Wave GlobalAnti+53 more

Reflectionreflection.appin𝕏

Reflection is a journaling app that combines AI-powered prompts and guides with advanced search capabilities to help users reflect on their personal growth and life experiences.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Mike

Co-investorsVery Serious VenturesDisruptiveNVIDIA

Reflection AIreflection.aiin𝕏Oct 2025

Reflection AI develops and releases open-weight AI models alongside published research and open-source software tools for customization and community building.

AI & Machine LearningNew York City, US

Ioannis Alexandros Antonoglou(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)AIX VenturesAudaciousB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBattery Ventures+17 more

Replitreplit.comin𝕏Mar 2026

Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)

Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAIspace VenturesAllied Venture Partners+58 more

Skild AIskild.aiin𝕏Jan 2026

Skild develops AI software and robotics systems that enable robots to operate autonomously in unstructured, real-world environments, performing tasks like navigation, grasping, and inspection without constant human intervention.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Deepak Pathak(Founder)inAbhinav Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Alpha Square GroupBerkeley FrontierCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)DG Daiwa Ventures+23 more

Starlab Spacestarlab-space.comin𝕏May 2026

Starlab is developing a commercial space station intended to support microgravity research, commercial innovation, and international collaboration in low-Earth orbit.

Deep TechSpace TechHouston, US

Marshall Smith(CEO)inBob EssinBrad Henderson(Chief Commercial Officer)inPaul Schauer(Chief Procurement Officer)in

Co-investorsFrontera Technology VenturesMercury FundRiverbend CapitalVoyager Technologies

Twittertwitter.comMar 2025Acquired

Twitter, Inc. was the San Francisco social media company behind the Twitter microblogging service, merged into X Corp. in 2023.

Elon Musk(Owner (acquired 2022; merged into xAI 2025))inParag Agrawalin

BoardFei-Fei Li(Board of Directors)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalBaseline VenturesFelicis VenturesFloodgateInsight PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Sales

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

Cerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRS

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has 1789 Capital made?
1789 Capital has 18 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 16 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does 1789 Capital focus on?
1789 Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is 1789 Capital located?
1789 Capital is headquartered in Palm Beach, US.

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