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Venrock partners early with mission-driven founders who re-industrialize, secure, and protect the systems society relies on—from national defense and resilient space access to AI-powered public safety. Originally established as the venture arm of the Rockefeller family in 1969, Venrock's portfolio consists of 100+ active companies and over 500 alumni, including Apple and Intel.
Invests In
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Avg Check sIZE
$1M - $15M
Fund Size
$6B
Location
New York & Palo Alto
Leads Rounds?
Prefer to Lead

What they Invest In

Aerospace
AI
Health / Bio
Defense
Energy
Cybersecurity
Manufacturing
Robotics
Advanced Computing
Software
Transportation
Materials Science

Notable Investments

Astranis
Aerospace
Atom Computing
Adyton
GenLogs
Interos
Dataminr
Skyryse

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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?

"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

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
Venrock
Invests In
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
aVG. cHECK sIZE
$1M - $15M
lEADS ROUNDS?
Prefer to Lead
lOCATION
New York & Palo Alto
Notable Investments
Astranis
Atom Computing
Adyton
GenLogs
Interos
Dataminr
Skyryse