Fifty Years

Backs mission-driven, often scientist- and PhD-founders using deep technology to tackle civilization-scale problems - climate change, disease, malnutrition and global connectivity - while explicitly aiming for large financial returns. Named for Winston Churchill's 1931 essay 'Fifty Years Hence', and runs a company-builder programme helping scientists and engineers become founders.

$90M fund raised in 2021, following an initial $5M first fund AUM 66/100 Power Score™ 2016 Founded San Francisco, CA
Deep Tech Climate Synthetic Biology Food & Agriculture Aerospace Health Advanced Manufacturing
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Firm Timeline

2016
Founded by Seth Bannon and Ela Madej.
2021
$90M fund raised, backed by dozens of unicorn founders.