Harpoon Ventures

Venture Capital
55investments
$125.8Mraised in 3 rounds
6exits
$974.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months

Overview

Harpoon Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders who build mission-critical technologies. It invests in enterprise software, infrastructure, security and defense-related startups, typically at the seed and early growth stages, and supports teams tackling technically demanding problems. The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
55
37 of them startups
Hiring now
34
853 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
7
$974.5M raised
Exits
6
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 28%Cybersecurity 20%Space & Aerospace 17%Software 11%Energy & Utilities 9%Manufacturing 9%Military 7%Financial Services 4%
Where its companies are
United States 62%United Kingdom 5%Germany 2%France 2%Saudi Arabia 2%
Stage of its companies
Series C and later 56%Series B 16%Pre-seed & seed 16%Series A 12%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 55 investments
StarcloudVenture round $250M · 2 mo ago MalachyteVenture round $10M · 3 mo ago Alta AresVenture round $54M · 5 mo ago · 36 roles EncordSeries C $60M · 8 mo ago · 39 roles MatXVenture round $500M · 8 mo ago · 40 roles KodiakVenture round $499k · 10 mo ago · 47 roles Ursa MajorSeries E $100M · 11 mo ago · 109 roles n8nSeries C $180M · 13 mo ago · 44 roles MoldCoSeed $8M · 13 mo ago Aalo AtomicsVenture round $100M · 14 mo ago · 68 roles SemgrepSeries D $100M · 21 mo ago · 13 roles TypeiiiConvertible Note $1M · 23 mo ago
853 open roles at 34 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Ursa Major28 new roles in 30 days Netskope26 new roles in 30 days n8n23 new roles in 30 days Aalo Atomics21 new roles in 30 days Astranis15 new roles in 30 days Alta Ares12 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Andreessen Horowitz 9 shared Y Combinator 7 shared Sequoia Capital 7 shared Felicis 6 shared Soma Capital 5 shared Accel 4 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 4 shared Refactor Capital 3 shared Menlo Ventures 3 shared Geodesic Capital 3 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Andreessen Horowitz Y Combinator Menlo Ventures GV Techstars Sequoia Capital General Catalyst Geodesic Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Financials

Total raised
$125.8M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 $125M Details
Grant 2019 $50k Details
Grant 2019 $750k Details

News

News wsj.com 2 months ago
Portfolio Press Article Lithium Startup Electroflow Seeks 25 Million to Feed Data-Center Battery Demand Wall Street Journal September 15, 2026 2026-09-15 Read more
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Press release PRNewswire 3 months ago
Hypersonics and Critical Munitions Company Ursa Major to Go Public
/PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., an aerospace and defense company building hypersonics, solid rocket motors and space mobility systems, today...
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News TechCrunch 3 months ago
Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space.
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News 2026 replatform 3 months ago
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News TechCrunch 3 months ago
Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup's platform predicts which product a shopper wants next, learns their general taste, and fine-tunes continuously based on what they do in real time.
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News chaosinc.com 4 months ago
CHAOS Industries Acquires Atropos Group, Uniting Sensing and Effects with Autonomous Airborne Platforms - CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries acquires Atropos Group, adding autonomous air platforms to its radar and effector portfolio to close the counter-UAS kill chain.
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Press release businesswire.com 4 months ago
Portfolio Press Article Singularity Emerges from Stealth with 80M Series A at 400M Valuation to Deploy Air Defense at Scale Business Wire July 14, 2026 2026-07-14 Read more
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News PYMNTS.com 3 years ago
Harpoon Ventures Raises $125 Million to Support Startups
Early-stage venture capital firm Harpoon Ventures has closed a $125 million fund to support enterprise startups serving the public and private sectors.
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News YahooFinance 3 years ago
Harpoon Ventures Raises $125 Million for Early-Stage Startups
(Bloomberg) -- Harpoon Ventures, whose investors include Andreessen Horowitz veteran Peter Levine and former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, has raised a $125 million fund to back early-stage startups.Most Read from BloombergJPMorgan Is in a Fight Over It
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff