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Investing in Innovation. Partnering for Growth.
Working alongside entrepreneurs to promote innovation and growth to build impactful companies.
1435 Capital Management invests in early-stage startups from Seed through Series C and in late-stage, pre-IPO secondaries — from Princeton (Skillman), New Jersey and Boston, Massachusetts.
Gauge 1,435 mm
Princeton (Skillman), NJ · Boston, MA
1,435 mm
Standard railroad gauge
Seed → A
Early & growth stage
Pre-IPO
Late-stage secondaries
51
Portfolio companies
01 — About the company
A track record of transformational investing.
1435 Capital has an established track record of transformational investing in leading early-stage and growth stage companies. Our team of professionals brings decades of experience in private equity, corporate finance, entrepreneurship and technology to identify the most attractive transformative trends across a number of sectors and invest into the companies with the strongest potential to benefit from these trends. We work closely with the management teams of our portfolio companies by driving forward strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
Our Mission Statement
At 1435 Capital, our mission is to instill trust with our partners and maximize capital returns through efficient and calculated entrepreneurial investments.
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Millimeters · standard gauge
02 — 1435 name origin
Commerce and capital move on rails.
1435 millimeters is the width of a standard gauge railroad track and 1435 Capital’s initial offices were located near the Princeton Junction train station. Trains, commerce, and capital move on rails. 1435 is referencing the fact that commerce and thereby capital moves efficiently and quickly through railroads, hence the origin of our name.
03 — Focus & approach
Disciplined capital for teams with a moat.
Our Focus
We focus on growth stage startups, largely those seeking funding from Seed through Series A. We are industry agnostic and generally focus on companies with teams with a strong track record, a clear path to revenue, and proprietary technology or a “moat”. We are also looking to invest in private late-stage Pre-IPO secondaries.
Our Approach
We provide advice, guidance, and mentorship while employing a disciplined framework to help our early stage portfolio companies reach their full potential.
04 — What we invest in
A bifurcated approach to investing.
1435 Capital Management has a bifurcated approach to investing:
A
Early Stage (Seed & Series A)
Early Stage Seed & Series A startups with a focus on companies with some revenue, strong teams, a clear path to revenue, and proprietary technology.
- Some revenue
- Strong teams
- A clear path to revenue
- Proprietary technology
B
Secondaries
Late-stage Pre-IPO secondaries.
- Late-stage Pre-IPO secondaries
- Industry agnostic
05 — Portfolio
Selected portfolio companies.
Abri Spac I (NASDAQ: ASPA)
Anduril Industries
Apptronik
Arctic Wolf
Automation Anywhere
Automattic
Bolt Financial
Brex
Bytedance
Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM)
Circle (NYSE: CRCL)
Collective Audience (NASDAQ: CAUD)
Dialpad
Discord
Epic Games
eShares (dba Carta)
eToro Group (NASDAQ: ETOR)
Figma
Flexport
Headspace
Homeroom Fund
IFTTT
Impossible Foods
Intercom
Logiq (OTCQB: LGIQ)
Maplebear (NASDAQ: CART)
Monetizr
Natrion
Neutron Holdings (dba Lime)
Next Insurance
Noom
Notion Labs
Patreon
Perplexity AI
Plaid
Ramp Business Corp
Reddit (NYSE: RDDT)
Revolut Group Holdings
Rippling People Center
Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN)
Scale AI
Stripe
Supplying Demand (dba Liquid Death)
TripAdmit
Varo Bank
Coldsnap06 — Team
The people behind the portfolio.
07 — Meet our mascot
Meet VentureCorn.
Have you met the 1435 Capital team mascot, VentureCorn the Unicorn? VentureCorn is a symbol of rarity, disruptive innovation, and the courage to challenge norms — and a fixture in our meetings, celebrations, and pitch sessions with founders.
08 — Upcoming events
Where to find us next.
The 1435 Capital Management events calendar showcases events in which members of the 1435 Capital team will be present or attending. For more information about a specific event sponsored or hosted by 1435 Capital Management, please contact our Community Team at [email protected].
09 — News
Latest from 1435 Capital.
Summer Stride and Upcoming Events
As summer hits its stride, so does the 1435 Capital Management internship program. Our interns are already deep into the fundamentals of venture capital…
NJx AI Summer Hackathon June 2026
This past weekend, 1435 Capital Management was proud to support the NJx AI Summer Hackathon hosted at Venture X Skillman located in the Montgomery…
Happy Memorial Day – Remember and Honor
This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their courage, sacrifice,…
Office Hours at 1435 Capital – May 2026
Earlier today, we hosted an afternoon of informal office hours welcoming founders, builders, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the area. It was a great…
Cake Party and Game Night
On Friday, we held a different variant of our monthly Game Night event… We threw a “Cake Party & Game Night.” What started as…
10 — Contact us
Let’s talk.
General inquiries, secondaries, and pitch submissions are all welcome. Choose a reason for contacting us and attach a deck if you have one.
Locations
Princeton (Skillman), New Jersey | Boston, Massachusetts
Mailing address
23 Orchard Road, Suite 101, Box 3, Skillman, NJ 08558