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AE Ventures backs early-stage teams solving critical aerospace, national security, and industrial problems, making few concentrated, patient bets to help founders scale. With 25+ years of domain experience and deep OEM and government relationships, they act as "armor" for startups—helping them navigate long procurement cycles and win programs of record, having driven over $80M in portfolio revenue.
Invests In
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Avg Check sIZE
$1M - $20M
Fund Size
$500M
Location
Boca Raton, FL & Washington, DC
Leads Rounds?
Can Lead or Co-Lead

What they Invest In

Aerospace
AI
Cybersecurity
Defense
Energy
Manufacturing
Materials Science
Robotics
Software
Advanced Computing

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Firefly Aerospace

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Q&A

Larsen
Jensen
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What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

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Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

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Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

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Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip"

Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures
AE Ventures
Invests In
Seed
Series A
Series B+
aVG. cHECK sIZE
$1M - $20M
lEADS ROUNDS?
Can Lead or Co-Lead
lOCATION
Boca Raton, FL & Washington, DC
Notable Investments
Salient Motion
Second Front
Freeform
Shift5
ALL.SPACE
Firefly Aerospace