Fundraising Fox

Seth Bannon

InvestorFounder

Founding Partner at Fifty Years · Board director at Solugen

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M

FoundedFifty Years

Find your path to Seth

196 people in our graph share verified history with Seth — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedSeth: together at Y Combinator (2012)
×5Seth: together at Y Combinator
×6Seth: together at Obama for America

About

Entrepreneur and investor focused on helping scientists and engineers become founders.

Contact· published on Seth's own website

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHardwareHealthtechInsurTechMarketplacesMedical DevicesRoboticsSaaSSpace Tech

Board director at SolugenYC W17

Intro paths

YC

Seth went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Solugen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Seth can intro founders to Solugen's investors below.

Solugen's investors · 29

Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checksBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BlackRockWilmington · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $1M checksCanada Growth FundMontreal · since 2026Cantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCarbonAmsterdam · $100K checks · since 2021Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCrunchFundFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksGICSingapore · since 2021Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodKdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksKinnevikStockholmLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Meron CapitalTel AvivMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Singapore · $100K – $500K checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Solugen

SHSean Hunt
Sean HuntFounder/CTO
GCGaurab Chakrabarti
Gaurab ChakrabartiFounder

Founder at Fifty Years

Intro paths

→

In turn, Seth can intro founders to Fifty Years's investors below.

Fifty Years's investors · 3

Beast VenturesHong KongBlue Haven InitiativeNexus BayTelegraph Bay

Experience

  1. Fifty YearsFounding Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Amicus, Inc.Founder and CEO2011 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  3. Ned For CTOperations Director2010
  4. Citizens for Alan KhazeiOperations Director2009
  5. Obama for AmericaOrganizer2008Ohio
  6. Obama for AmericaMA Deputy State Coordinator, Students for Barack Obama2008
  7. Ned Lamont for SenateOrganizer2006

Skills & more

Social Entrepreneurship31Community Organizing14Fundraising33Entrepreneurship32Non-profits13Politics56Start-ups14Product Development7Nonprofits11Angel Investing3Strategic Communications9Political Campaigns8
+8 moreVolunteer ManagementCommunity OutreachSocial MediaSocial NetworkingStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipPublic SpeakingStrategy

From Seth's professional profile.

Deals · 1

SolugenBoard seat

via Fifty Years · filed Nov 2018 · $18.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Fifty Years

Ale Borda
Head of 5050 at Fifty Years
Alex Teng
Partner at Fifty Years
D. Scott Phoenix
Partner at Fifty Years
Drew Moxon
Head of Platform and Product at Fifty Years
Ela Madej
Founding Partner at Fifty Years
Elzbieta Madej
General Partner at Fifty Years
Joe Fox
Engineer at Fifty Years
Josh Santos
Founder at Noya

Network2

Andrew Steinwold
Managing Partner at Fermion
Ela Madej
Founding Partner at Fifty Years

Investors connected to Seth in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Seth Bannon?
Entrepreneur and investor focused on helping scientists and engineers become founders.
Where does Seth Bannon work?
Seth Bannon is Founder of Fifty Years and Founding Partner at Fifty Years and Board director at Solugen.
What does Seth Bannon invest in?
Seth Bannon invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Gaming, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
What check size does Seth Bannon write?
Seth Bannon typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
What companies did Seth Bannon found?
Seth Bannon founded Fifty Years.
What boards does Seth Bannon sit on?
Seth Bannon holds tracked board seats at Solugen.
What companies has Seth Bannon invested in?
Investments tracked here include Astranis, Athelas, Opentrons, Solugen, Upside Foods.
Where did Seth Bannon go to school?
Seth Bannon studied at Harvard University (Extension School); Guilford High School; Y Combinator (S12).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

Fifty Years mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ela MadejFounding PartnerFounded CredictiveD. Scott PhoenixPartnerFounded FrogmetricsTony KouzaridesVenture Partner / Resident KnightFounded Storm TherapeuticsChris CastiglioneInvestorFounded One MonthJosh Santos5050Founded NoyaRyan Murray, PhDFifty 50 Bio x Climate - Cohort 3Founded KiraGen Bio

Solugen mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Victor MillerData ScientistFounded AlkaliJosh SuttonGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficerFounded Bison Fuels

Same school

Also attended Harvard University2,000

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Amicus, Inc.1

Jeff ColemanCEO & Co-Founder at Eli

Also worked at Obama for America54

Laurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalLuc Ryan-SchreiberPrincipal at AlleyCorpTommy StadlenCo-Founder and General Partner at Giant Ventures Global LlpBetsy HooverFounder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground LabsOla JewusiakVP of Marketing at Jump CapitalBrandon HurlbutCo-Founder at Overture Climate

+ 48 more