# Michael Gibson

> Michael Gibson is a pre-seed investor at 1517 Fund backing Genetics and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [1517 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1517-fund)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-gibson-56b6973
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/William_Blake
- Website: https://x.com/William_Blake

Michael Gibson is a pre-seed investor at 1517 Fund in San Francisco focused on Genetics and Health Care. Michael Gibson is the Founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund. He attended University of Chicago and New York University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Genetics | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Personal Health | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Precigenetics | Harness engineering to solve disease and discover foundational models of human biology through noninvasive, real-time imaging, enabling personalized and precision medicine. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 28, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [O'Shaughnessy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/o-shaughnessy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 1517 Fund

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

1517 supports teams with pre-seed and seed funding for technology startups. Their focus is on makers, hackers, and scientists interested in working outside tracked institutions because we believe that the path geared towards higher education is not for all. They motivate people to work on what they’re passionate about, to learn by doing, and tocreate new technologies.

5 contacts available at 1517 Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nick Arnett | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-arnett |
| Danielle Strachman | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danielle-strachman |
| Michael Gibson | Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-gibson-4 |
| Shayanne Wright | Scholar in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shayanne-wright |
| Zachary Slayback | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zachary-slayback |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Gibson invest in?

Michael Gibson invests primarily in Genetics, Health Care and Life Science startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Michael Gibson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Gibson closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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