Pending Review
1789 Capital's stated investment thesis explicitly targets companies that have been 'cancelled, deplatformed, or discriminated against by woke capital' — a framing that positions the fund's political identity as an investment strategy and creates a self-reinforcing dynamic where the fund benefits from political controversy around its portfolio companies.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Omeed Malik previously founded 1MDB-adjacent entities and was a Wall Street figure before 1789 Capital. He founded Farvahar Partners after leaving Bank of America and built relationships with conservative political figures before launching 1789 Capital.
Date: 2022
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital has invested in Anduril Industries, the defense technology company co-founded by Palmer Luckey with backing from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. Anduril has received billions in U.S. defense contracts including a $250 million contract for the ALTIUS drone system and selection for the IVAS augmented reality headset program.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Aron D'Souza — the Australian businessman identified in BuzzFeed News reporting as the architect of the secret legal strategy to destroy Gawker Media on behalf of Peter Thiel — is a documented investor or partner in 1789 Capital. D'Souza previously co-founded Sargon Capital, on whose board Matt Danzeisen (Peter Thiel's husband) sat until 2017.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Peter Thiel has been reported as a backer of 1789 Capital, consistent with his broader pattern of funding right-aligned media and technology platforms. The relationship is described in business media but has not been confirmed through a primary SEC filing or direct Thiel disclosure as of available records.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital has invested in Polymarket, the prediction market platform. Polymarket operates in a legal gray area in the United States as an unregistered prediction market; it has been the subject of CFTC scrutiny and agreed to a $1.4 million settlement with the CFTC in 2022 for offering binary event contracts to U.S. customers without registration.
Date: 2022
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital invested in Rumble, the video platform positioned as a free-speech alternative to YouTube. Rumble is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: RUM) and has disclosed 1789 Capital as an investor in SEC filings and investor materials.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Donald Trump Jr. joined 1789 Capital as a partner, per the firm's public announcements and his own social media disclosures. His involvement is positioned as both an investor and a brand ambassador for the firm's counter-establishment investment thesis.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital filed a Form D notice of exempt offering with the SEC on June 10, 2024, documenting a private fund raise. The filing is publicly available on SEC EDGAR under the entity name.
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital was founded in 2023 by Omeed Malik, a former Bank of America investment banker who was terminated by the bank in 2018 following a sexual harassment complaint. Malik settled with Bank of America and later stated publicly he was 'vindicated.' The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Date: 2023
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
1789 Capital filed filing with the SEC on 2024-06-10. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 12 Apr 2026
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