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Fund of fundsPre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
1200vc invests at the convergence of frontier technologies — quantum, biotech, energy, materials, robotics and computing — framing the opportunity as a speed story rather than a sector story. It organizes around generational forces (frontier science, industrial demand, shifting demographics) across three themes: a thriving/sustainable future (energy, materials, water, biotech, computing), productivity and infrastructure (software, hardware, and enterprise infrastructure), and demographic opportunity (health, financial and essential services for rising consumers and longer life spans). The firm pairs a fund-of-funds radar, used as a real-time intelligence map, with concentrated direct investments to double down on the highest-conviction opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 31, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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Leads 1200vc's governance, strategy, and fundraising, especially with institutional and government partners. Regarded as an architect of Mexico's VC ecosystem, she co-founded INADEM, directed over $280M in public entrepreneurship resources, headed Venture Capital at Fondo de Fondos ($2B+ AUM), and later led Global Entrepreneurship at Grupo Santander. A Kauffman Fellow.
Oversees fund governance, LP reporting, operations, compliance, and deal execution, and co-leads fundraising. Former CIO of Venture Capital and Impact Investments at Fondo de Fondos ($2B+ AUM), he began his career at Citi's treasury in Mexico City and served as president of AMEXCAP's VC Committee (2022-2023).
Leads platform strategy, technology and data infrastructure, positioning, and portfolio connectivity while co-leading investments. An entrepreneur and systems thinker who has worked across five continents, founded a youth-employability venture in Sub-Saharan Africa, and advised family offices across EMEA. Spanish/French, he leads the firm's EMEA relationships.
Leads the investment pipeline, deal execution, and co-investment routing, with deep technical fluency in deeptech and frontier science. Previously co-founded FinTech platform Odyssey and worked at McIntosh Group, and has advised Talipot Family Office since 2014 across venture, private equity, and public markets.
Independent IC member, institutional investor, author, and educator applying behavioral finance to investing. He has allocated roughly $6B across 3,500+ managers and was previously Chief Investment Strategist at Venturi Private Wealth and a private-equity director at Texas and Kentucky public retirement systems.
Independent IC member with over 20 years in innovation-centered businesses. Co-Director of MIT's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Program and former senior manager at the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, he focuses on scaling design into mass production and bridging US-LatAm technology transfer.
Investment committee member with over 20 years in corporate finance, asset management, and sustainable investing. Former Deputy State Treasurer and CIO for the State of Illinois, he directed $52B in portfolios and later joined Talipot Family Office. Co-founder of Angeles Investors and an adjunct professor at Northwestern.
Independent IC member working at the intersection of finance, climate, technology, and policy. Nominated to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and previously a CalPERS appointee, she was CIO of CDFI Lendistry and has advised on over $1.4 trillion in retirement assets.
What they invest in
from 7 of 11 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×5Biotech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Healthtech ×2Longevity ×2Defense Tech ×1Digital Health ×1Space Tech ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 11 tracked
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Deep TechSan Francisco, US
Ian Rountree(General Partner)
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBleu CapitalLevel VenturesMaxqNexus BayVeronorte+1 more
Civilization Ventures is a life sciences investor that backs founders in genomics and diagnostics, digital health, and synthetic biology, including gene and cell therapies.
Tiburon, US
Conscience is a venture capital firm that invests in science-focused startups.
Co-investorsBleu CapitalSouth Quad
Fortastra builds low-cost, maneuverable spacecraft designed to defend infrastructure in orbit, combining commercial components with custom engineering.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechTorrance, US
Michael G. Smayda(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Smayda(Founder)Arthur Karell(Director)
BoardNick Kim(Director)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaMana VenturesUpfront VenturesWave Function VenturesFirst InForward Deployed VC+1 more
Illumina Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on genomics and precision health, investing in early-stage companies developing breakthrough science and technology to improve human health.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsBeast VenturesIllumina Accelerator
Integrated Biosciences is a biotech company developing treatments and interventions for aging-related diseases using a combination of medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, aging biology, and artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity
Daniel J. Anderson(Chief Scientific Officer)inSean Brown(Head of Medicinal Chemistry)inDan Whalen(Head of Biochemistry)inSatotaka Omori(Head of Aging Biology)inAlex Peysakhovich(Head of AI)in
Co-investorsSutter Hill VenturesLifespan Vision VenturesPage One Ventures
Mission BioCapital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage life science companies, from therapeutics and drug discovery to biotech tools and diagnostics.
BiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US
BoardDouglas Crawford, PhD(Managing General Partner)Peter Parker(Managing General Partner)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsOno Venture Investment, Inc.
Root Ventures is a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture fund that leads initial funding rounds for deep tech founders, with typical first checks of $3–5M.
Deep TechSan Francisco, US
Avidan Ross(Founder)in
Co-investorsLevel VenturesNimble PartnersUnion Grove Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Resurgent IndustriesUpfront Ventures,
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) made?
- Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) has 11 tracked investments.
- What stage does Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) invest at?
- Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) focus on?
- Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Longevity, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Who does Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) co-invest with?
- Twelve Hundred VC (1200 VC) most often shares deals with Bleu Capital, Level Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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