1517 Fund

“William Blake and David Strachman left the Thiel Fellowship to back founders no one else would write a check to – too young, no degree, no pedigree. As of January 2026: 9.65x TVPI, 4.41x DPI.”

“Two Thiel Fellowship alumni bet on the dropouts and the overlooked and turned contrarian conviction into 4.41x DPI and 9.65x TVPI.”

“@loom (Seed, 2016 → ~$975M”