Seth Bannon

Founder & investor using technology to solve the world's biggest problems.

Seth Bannon

Seth Bannon is a Founding Partner at Fifty Years, a San Francisco based early stage venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs solving the world's biggest problems with deep technology.1 2 3 He has invested in over 50 startups shaping the world for the better, including:

Solugen, a company engineering enzymes to produce industrial chemicals sustainably1 2 3
Astranis, a company building small satellites to cover the earth in internet1 2 3
Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats), a company culturing meat to eat1 2 3 6
Athelas, a next generation healthcare OS2
Opentrons, a company making affordable lab robots2

Seth is also the co-founder of impact.tech, a community of entrepreneurs combining purpose with profit.1 2 3 5 7 He was previously the founder and CEO of startup Amicus, which builds digital organizing tools for nonprofits and political campaigns.2 3

A graduate of Y Combinator, Seth was named twice to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurship.2 3 5 He can occasionally be found in parks attempting to hustle chess hustlers.2 3 4

Seth's mission is to help great scientists and engineers become entrepreneurs solving the world's biggest problems.2 3 4 He believes the future of business will be about more than just profit.3 4