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Starship Ventures
Starship Ventures is an early-stage deep tech venture firm that partners with contrarians, engineers, and repeat founders. It backs technologies that compound...
Starship Ventures
Starship Ventures is an early-stage deep tech venture firm that partners with contrarians, engineers, and repeat founders. It backs technologies that compound for decades across atoms, bits, and biology—including hardware, robotics, energy, space, advanced manufacturing, AI infrastructure, and biotech—aiming to expand human agency and move humanity toward a more resilient future.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2017
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Sean Hoge
Founder and General Partner
Hugo Peterson
General Partner and COO
Ryan Reynolds
Principal
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Starship Ventures?
Sean Hoge, as Founder and General Partner, leads investment decisions, supported by Hugo Peterson, who serves as General Partner and COO. The firm's website lists both as the core investing partners, with Peterson focused on firm operations and strategic partnerships alongside deal work. No separate investment committee structure has been disclosed publicly.
What investment stages does Starship Ventures target?
Starship explicitly targets early-stage, seed, and start-up deep tech companies. The firm's public materials describe backing 'contrarian deep tech founders' at the very earliest phases of company formation, with a focus on technologies that require patient, multi-decade capital commitments.
Does Starship Ventures lead rounds or participate as a co-investor?
Starship does not publicly specify its lead versus follow posture. Its portfolio and stated strategy suggest an active, thesis-driven early-stage investor, but specific round leadership details for named portfolio companies like Reflect Orbital or Pipedream Labs have not been disclosed.
Which sectors does Starship Ventures explicitly focus on?
The firm concentrates on deep tech—the convergence of atoms, bits, and biology—specifically listing aerospace, advanced materials, geoengineering, AI infrastructure, logistics, energy, robotics, and climate adaptation. Confirmed portfolio companies span satellite sunlight delivery, underground autonomous logistics, weather modification, electric construction machinery, and kinetic space launch.
How does Starship Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
Starship operates a geographically distributed sourcing model. In Japan, Peter Sayn-Wittgenstein unlocks deal flow through his leadership community network TeamFirst. In the UK and Europe, Nick von Westenholz originated investments into Klura Labs and Lavoit. The firm also draws on a network of named operators including MidJourney founder David Holz and former ADIA private equity head Georges Elhedery for domain-specific sourcing and diligence.
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