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Marque Ventures
Venture capitalAlameda · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as Marque
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Investment thesis
Marque Ventures targets startups with a clear path to defense applications, backing emerging capabilities intended for use by the U.S. and its allies. The firm draws on proprietary due diligence and deal flow models built from decades of government experience, aiming to match cutting-edge technology to the needs of American warfighters. It supports portfolio companies with expert guidance, a powerful network, and scale capital, and is willing to either lead or follow rounds from Seed through Series A.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesJake Chapman is a Managing Director at Marque Ventures who focuses on venture capital investment in the defense technology sector. In a Forbes article, he discussed the economics of defense startup investing, including portfolio return distributions and the challenges posed by acquisition-based exits.
Tip Myers is a Partner at Marque Ventures and a Marine veteran. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy. He co-authored a Marque Ventures recap of the 2024 HBS+MIT Technology and National Security Conference, covering topics including defense investment, autonomy, and information warfare.
Naval Intelligence Officer and NavalX Tech Scout, five-time founder and advisory CMO/CDO, formerly Apple and IBM Global Head of Financial Services.
Maddy Goncalves is the Veteran In Residence at Marque Ventures and a former DVP fellow. She spent six years on active duty in the Army as a Finance and Comptroller and continues to serve part-time in the Utah Army National Guard as a Counter Threat Finance analyst.
A special operations unmanned systems expert and rescue swimmer, 2023 Defense Ventures Fellow, and retired Navy Master Chief.
Former Deputy Director of Global Investment & Economic Security at DoD, with prior roles as VP at J.P. Morgan, manager at EY, associate at RAND, and Army infantryman.
Director and co-founder of the Gordian Knot Institute for Defense Innovation at Stanford and founder of BMNT and Hacking for Defense; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Indo-Pacific and Army Special Forces officer.
What they invest in
from 8 of 9 portfolio companiesDefense Tech ×6Hardware ×6Deep Tech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Robotics ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1
HQs:United States×6Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 9 tracked
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EarthDaily provides satellite imagery data optimized for maritime anomaly detection, vessel tracking, and coastal monitoring.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSpace TechVancouver, CA
Donald Osbornein
Co-investorsTrinity Capital
Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware, including thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) designed to be more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US
Guillaume Verdon(Founder)inGuillaume Verdon Trevor McCourt(Founder)Trevor McCourt(Founder)
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBeyond CapitalBlack FlagHOF CapitalHyperguapInfinite Capital+12 more
Firestorm Labs builds xCell, a containerized 3D-printing factory that produces modular military drones at the point of need.
San Diego, US
Daniel Magy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chad McCoy(Founder)inIan Muceus(Founder)in
BoardTommy Hendrix(Director)Aaron Jacobson(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBackswing VenturesBeyond CapitalBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBVVC+20 more
FlightWave Aerospace and Red Cat Holdings operate in the uncrewed systems and drone technology sector, serving commercial, recreational, and defense markets.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsCalifornia, US
Thompson(CEO)RED CAT Thompson(CEO)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesDecisive PointWorldQuant Ventures
goTenna builds mesh networking hardware and software for off-grid connectivity in mission-critical operations.
Defense TechHardwareIoTBrooklyn, US
Daniela Perdomo(Founder)Jorge Perdomo(Founder)
BoardLarry Marcus(Director)John Levy(Director)
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAlso CapitalBloomberg BetaCadron Capital PartnersCollaborative FundComcast Ventures+15 more
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Labrys Technologies is a UK-based defence technology company that builds digital verification infrastructure for contested environments.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechUnited Kingdom, GB
Royal Marines and British Army veterans (unnamed)
Co-investorsAlbionVCExpeditionsMD One VenturesProject A VenturesSuperAngel
Mach Industries designs and manufactures defense systems including unmanned aerial systems, precision munitions, high-altitude surveillance platforms, and propulsion testing capabilities for military applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareHuntington Beach, US
Ethan Thornton(Founder)inBrendan Cooney(Executive Officer)inAshton Bennett(Founder)
BoardKeith Rabois(Director)inGeoff Lewis(Director)inLewis Geoff(Director)
Co-investorsAloft VCBedrockBig Brain HoldingsBoxGroupChampion Hill VenturesCoalition+20 more
Rangeview develops and manufactures advanced cast components for turbine engine programs, serving defense and aerospace customers such as Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechEnergyHardware
Cameron Schiller(Founder)inAeden Gasser-Brennan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesMantis CapitalPathbreaker VenturesShield CapitalTenOneTen Ventures
Vatn designs and manufactures low-cost, modular autonomous underwater vehicles with proprietary autonomy, navigation, and control software for undersea ISR, logistics, sensing, and payload delivery missions.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsProvidence, US
Frederick Mills(Founder)inNelson Mills(Founder)inGeoff Manchester(Founder)inDan Hendrix(Founder)Freddie Mills(Founder)
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)in
Co-investorsAirbus VenturesBackswing VenturesBeyond CapitalBlue CollectiveBVVCCapital Factory+17 more
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsgoTennaacq. by Forterra
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesExtropic · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026
Mach Industries · themerge.co · Jun 25, 2026
Firestorm · techcrunch.com · Apr 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Marque Ventures made?
- Marque Ventures has 9 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Marque Ventures invest at?
- Marque Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Marque Ventures focus on?
- Marque Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Marque Ventures located?
- Marque Ventures is headquartered in Alameda, US.
- Does Marque Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Marque Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Marque Ventures co-invest with?
- Marque Ventures most often shares deals with Beyond Capital, Decisive Point, Infinite Capital, among 84 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team5 Second Scramble with Jake Chapman, Managing Director at Marque Ventures
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