General Info
Zak Slayback is a venture capital professional and writer working at 1517 Fund. He focuses on pre-seed Deeptech startups, has a proven track record with successful investments, and is connected to various partners. His investment range, sweet spot, and identified sector and stage rankings align with his current position. Specific investments include a company in the pre-seed stage with details on the round size, date, and co-investors.
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Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Zak Slayback is an active partner at 1517 Fund with recent activity by the fund in 2025 (Tracxn Oct 7, 2025 notes 4 new investments in last 12 months) and public presence (conference mentions in 2025). Additionally, 1517 Fund lists portfolio and Zak is named in team; specific investments by Zak include a pre-seed company (Luminar was an early investment by 1517; other portfolio companies listed). Given evidence of investments or participation in 2025 (within last 6 months from the reference date), classify as very-active.
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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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