1984 Ventures

In 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh via an iconic commercial and a simple idea:

A nimble startup can stand up to massive incumbents using great software, agility, and a laser focus on what customers need.

Thirty years later, nimble Apple is the biggest company in the world.

At 1984 we are looking to back founders who share the same belief: that a unique insight paired with amazing software can disrupt any industry and upend any incumbent.

WHY 1984

No buzzwords. No hype.
We invest in founders using software to solve real 🌎 problems.

WHY 1984?

How we invest

We only invest in seed 🌱. It’s what we know and love and where we provide the most value
We are drawn to founders with grit, industry insights and a strong engineering culture 👩‍💻
We invest via SAFE or equity, and can lead or participate.

How we operate

We don't take board seats. We prefer to be in your speed dial and get the late-night call 🤙
We help with recruiting, 💰 raising, and founder therapy 😩
We will work with you to ensure you're set up for an outstanding Series A 🏆

Ramy Adeeb

Managing Partner

An entrepreneur and investor, Ramy is founder and CEO of Snip.it (Acquired by Yahoo, where he served as a product executive) and one of the earliest engineers at Tellme Networks (Acquired by Microsoft). Ramy started his investing career at Khosla Venture where he worked with investors Vinod Khosla and Pierre Lamond on many investments including Groupme (acquired by Skype), Square (NASDAQ:SQ), and Storify (acquired by LiveFyre). He holds a BA and MS in Computer Science from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.

Aaron Michel

Partner

Named to venture capital’s 40 Under 40 by VC Journal in 2020, Aaron is the co-founder of PathSource, an edtech startup that rose to be the top career app in the App Store until its acquisition in 2017. Aaron also created the online game Fantasy Politics for the 2012 election. Inducted into the annual Innovation Rockstar list by the Boston Business Journal, Aaron has written for Entrepreneur Magazine, Fast Company and a range of business outlets. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Samit Kalra

Partner

Samit was working as an investment banker in Australia when he first heard about the venture capital industry. It resonated with him so much that in 2017, he packed up his bags and moved to San Francisco. He began his investing career at AngelList, helping over 150 founders close early funding rounds. From there, he joined the investing team at Bain Capital Ventures where he ran the firm's early-stage fund program which generated 15 seed investments. Samit is a keen student of the industry and blogs about his learnings (see his investment framework and blog posts here).

Farzad Soleimani

Healthcare Partner

A VC by day and an ER physician by night, Farzad has over 15 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare and entrepreneurship. He is the founder of eTherapi, a pioneering telemedicine company, and the founding co-director of the Texas Medical Center Biodesign Innovation Program. Farzad started his investing career at Mohr Davidow Ventures, completed his residency training at Baylor and earned his MBA, MD, MS, and BS from Stanford University. He is on faculty at Baylor Medical School, Rice Business School, and Rice Bioengineering Department.

Mark Percival

Technology Partner

Mark's journey in software development began with writing an IRC bot and grew into a career driven by a passion for open source. His early work in mobile-focused open source projects in the pre-iPhone era led to an early role at Twitter, where he helped develop their first mobile products. Later, as CTO at Snip.it, acquired by Yahoo, he focused on integrating Tumblr into the Yahoo platform as a software architect. At 1984, Mark assesses potential investments and aids portfolio companies in executing on their technical visions. He can be found on GitHub where he maintains several popular open source libraries and has contributed to more than 200 others.

Andy Rachleff

Founder of Benchmark Capital

Michael Smith

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University

Jim Messina

Chief of staff for operations under President Obama

Mohammed Mansour

Chairman of Mansour Group, a global conglomerate and GM's largest distributor globally

Kyle Oppenheim

VP of Engineering at Groupon, director of eng at Facebook

Mark Percival

First mobile engineer at Twitter, Co-founder and CTO at Snipit, Architect at Yahoo