Harpoon Ventures is a San Diego-based venture capital fund that invests in commercially focused enterprise start-ups that have a dual-use application in the federal market. Industries in which the firm invests include aerospace, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, new space, and telecommunications. Harpoon considers both software and hardware plays, from Seed through Series B.
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Golden is a company started in San Francisco, USA. The company is building an encyclopedia and knowledge tool. The founder and CEO of Golden is Jude Gomila.
Robust Intelligence is a Cambridge, Massachussets-based artificial intelligence company co-founded in 2019 by Harvard computer science professor Yaron Singer, Kojin Oshiba, Alexander Rilee, and Eric Balkanski.
Astranis is a satellite communications company building small telecommunication satellites founded in 2015 by John Gedmark.
Confluera is a cybersecurity company that is interested in providing an autonomous detection and response platform that stops attackers from navigating personal infrastructure
A company offering delivery service for time-critical shipments using high-speed long-range drones
Shift is a mission-driven talent development company helping veterans find jobs they love.
Pairing proven drug developers with the industry's most advanced small molecule discovery platform, to accelerate and optimize the development of new medicines.
Netography is a company that provides network security platforms
Truera provides a model Intelligence platform, to help enterprises analyze machine learning
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Jessica Karpinski
I'm a knowledge seeker with a thirst to understand how the world is connected. - 2
William Allen
Founder and GP at Harpoon Ventures. athlete | foodie | musician | Fmr US Marine - 3
Holden Page
Organizing information sporadically - 4
Erin Scherfner
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Chris O'Connor
An engineer, veteran, space-nerd, mission-driven innovation expert, and venture capitalist empowering incredible teams to do impactful work. - 6
Carla Faraguna
Golden People and Operations. - 7
Austin Hays
Tech + Defense - 8
Jason D. Rowley
Data Acquisition Lead @ Golden (Recursion Inc.). Former startup and VC-focused data journalist and emerging technology researcher.
