Harpoon Ventures

Backing founders building mission-critical technologies

Astranis
The future of satellite communications.

Kodiak
Building the world’s safest driver.

Lumos
Modern SaaS management.

Solugen
Reimagining chemical manufacturing.

Merlin
Accelerating onboard autonomy.

About Us

Harpoon is a seed focused venture capital firm. Our mission is to ensure American technological dominance for future generations.

We invest in audacious founders building mission-critical capabilities across AI, deep tech, software infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

Portfolio

Testimonials

“Larsen is a guy who knows how to roll up his sleeves. He and Harpoon have proven to be one of the most impactful investors on our cap table, going above and beyond on multiple occasions. Among other things, they introduced us to government customers and helped lay the groundwork for what would become our government business. It was a huge value add.”

John Gedmark

Co-Founder and CEO of Astranis

“Harpoon has been instrumental in Kodiak’s journey, from supporting us on our first SBIR contract to advising us on our $50 million project with the U.S. Army. During that time, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the Harpoon team, and can say with confidence that their commitment and depth of expertise are unmatched.”

Don Burnette

Founder and CEO of Kodiak

“We've been fortunate to partner with Harpoon early in our journey. Today, it seems obvious to many that AI Risk is an important mission and a big market, but that wasn't the case up until recently. Larsen and team saw this before almost anyone else did. Harpoon has been instrumental to our success, from vision, through team building to enterprise and Federal sales."

Yaron Singer

Co-founder and CEO of Robust Intelligence

“Lots of VCs will tell you, 'We have an inside line to the government.' But for companies like Merlin, whose approach provides near-term value to the DoD as well as long-term applicability, we truly benefit from those claims being truthful and actionable. At every turn Harpoon actually backs up what they say with intros that move our work and company forward.”

Matt George

Founder and CEO of Merlin Labs

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Our Team

Harpoon embodies an unrelenting work ethic, discipline, focus, risk management, and determination. This mentality is our core driver and what sets us apart from other firms.

Larsen Jensen

General Partner

Jeff Torrance

Partner

Riley Loftus

Investor

Matias Zorrilla

Investor

Jacob Windle

Investor

Tiffany Lesko

Special Assistant

Mark Holden

Marketing and Communications

Backing founders building mission-critical technologies

Astranis The future of satellite communications.

Kodiak Building the world’s safest driver.

Lumos Modern SaaS management.

Solugen Reimagining chemical manufacturing.

Merlin Accelerating onboard autonomy.

About Us

Harpoon is a seed focused venture capital firm. Our mission is to ensure American technological dominance for future generations.

Portfolio

Testimonials

In the News

Our Team

Our Team

Larsen Jensen

Jeff Torrance

Riley Loftus

Matias Zorrilla

Jacob Windle

Tiffany Lesko

Mark Holden

Astranis
The future of satellite communications.

Kodiak
Building the world’s safest driver.

Lumos
Modern SaaS management.

Solugen
Reimagining chemical manufacturing.

Merlin
Accelerating onboard autonomy.

William Allen

General Partner at Harpoon

William Allen

General Partner at Harpoon

United States

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