ZS

Zak Slayback

Partner at 1517 Fund

United States

Overview

Work Experience

1F

1517 Fund

  • Partner

    2022 - Current

    Lead deals at the angel, pre-seed, and seed stage. Have also led a number of follow-on SPVs at the Series A, B, and C stages.

  • Principal

    2019 - 2022

    Pre-seed firm investing in technology startups led by dropouts, renegades & deep tech scientistsc. Personal focus on deep tech, industrials, biotech, and energy.

  • Marketing Partner

    2017 - 2019

Get Ahead Labs, LLC

  • Owner

    2017

    Professional development consulting company.

B

Battlecard

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2023

UA

Usage AI

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

P

Praxis

  • Business Development Director

    2015 - 2017

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2014 - 2015

  • Marketing Coordinator

    2013 - 2014

    Employee #1

CI

Ceterus, Inc.

  • Technology Consultant

    2014 - 2014

Uo

University of Pennsylvania

  • Academic Tutor

    2013 - 2014

  • Undergraduate Research Fellow

    2013 - 2014

The Harlan Institute

  • Education Outreach Associate

    2010 - 2013

Education

Investments

Lactiga

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $2M

Invidica

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $1M

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