At a glance
1789 Capital appears in 4 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2025, leading 1. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Nous Research's $90M Series B round (Oct 7, 2026). It co-invests most often with Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nvidia and Sequoia Capital.
Recent changes
- Oct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Invested in Nous Research (Series B, $90M) TechCrunch
- Aug 31, 2026Aug 31, 2026Invested in Polymarket ($1B) Bloomberg
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026Invested in Skild AI (Series C, $1.4B) Skild AI
- Oct 2025Oct 2025Invested in Reflection AI (Series B, $2B) Wikipedia
Portfolio
5 totalRecent Investment Activity
4Track record: led 1 and participated in 3 of 4 tracked venture rounds · 3 in the last 12 months
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Nous Research | Series B | Participated | $90M | $1.5B | Robot VenturesLeadunverifiedNvidiaunverifiedUnion Square VenturesunverifiedMenlo VenturesunverifiedSamsungunverified1789 Capitalunverified | TechCrunch |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Polymarket | funding round | Led | $1B | $21B | 1789 CapitalLead | Pulse story |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Skild AI | Series C | Participated | $1.4B | $14B+ | Skild AI | |
| Oct 2025 | Reflection AI | Series B | Participated | $2B | $8B | Wikipedia |
Sector / Stage Activity
Co-Investors
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 7, 2026Nous Research Confirms $1.5B Valuation, Launches HermesNous Research confirmed it closed a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, settling what was reported in July as talks, and launched Hermes for Businesses to push into enterprise AI agents.→
- Oct 5, 2026Reflection AI Launches Beam, Its First Open ModelReflection AI unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model it says matches top Chinese open models on reasoning benchmarks using a fraction of the inference compute, intensifying the US-China race for open AI.→
- Sep 1, 2026Polymarket Raises $1B at $21B, Adds Trump Jr.Polymarket is closing roughly $1 billion in new funding at a $21 billion valuation, with Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital putting in $300 million on top of an earlier $200 million check and Trump Jr. joining the company's advisory board.→
1789 Capital FAQ
What companies has 1789 Capital invested in?
1789 Capital's portfolio includes Nous Research, Hadrian, Polymarket, Reflection AI, Skild AI.
Who does 1789 Capital co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, 1789 Capital most often invests alongside CRV (2 shared deals), Founders Fund (2 shared deals), Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 shared deals), Nvidia (2 shared deals), Sequoia Capital (2 shared deals).
Sources & methodologyshow
- Skild AIprimary source1 fact
- Bloombergmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- WikipediaValue Add VC data1 fact
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