Seth Bannon is Founding Partner at Fifty Years, a San Francisco based seed fund backing entrepreneurs solving the world's biggest problems with deep technology. Fifty Years was founded by Seth Bannon and Ela Madej in 2016 and focuses on impact investing in areas like synthetic biology, climate tech, and advanced manufacturing.

Seth was previously the founder and CEO of startup Amicus and dropped out of college to found his startup before graduating from Y Combinator. He was named twice to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurship.

Seth is a former member of the Harvard Chess Team and famously challenged Peter Thiel to a game of chess and won, securing his attention and investment. He also co-founded Impact.Tech, a community of entrepreneurs combining purpose with profit.

Seth has invested in over 50 startups shaping the world for the better, including Solugen, Astranis, and Memphis Meats (now Upside Foods). In July 2019, Fifty Years raised 50 million for their second fund.

Approximately 20% of the companies Fifty Years partnered with in Fund I are now unicorns, all backed from pre-seed or seed, and of the 109 companies backed over 9 years, only 9 have wound down. Portfolio companies include unicorns valued at over 1 billion dollars.