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Doug Philippone

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Partner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint · Partner & Co-Founder at SnowPoint Ventures · Board director at Rivet Industries, Inc. · Board director at Shield AI

Washington, District of Columbia

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Jesse RobbinsunlockedDoug: together at Shield AI (2022–2026)
Doug: together at Shield AI
×2Doug: together at Valar Atomics
Doug: together at Brophy College Preparatory

About

Doug Philippone co-founded Snowpoint Ventures in 2021, a venture firm focused on bringing technology talent to defense and government. He served as Head of Global Defense at Palantir Technologies from 2008 to 2024, building the defense business to support more than 19 allied countries, before becoming Senior Advisor. He spent 18 years in the US Army with six deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, holds a mathematics degree from West Point and a master's in Terrorism Operations and Finance from the Naval Postgraduate School, and studied Machine Learning at MIT.

Invests in

Defense TechGovTech

Board director at Rivet Industries, Inc.

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Rivet Industries, Inc.'s investors · 2

SnowpointPalm Beach · since 2026SnowPoint VenturesWest Palm Beach · since 2025

Board director at Shield AI

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Shield AI's investors · 42

645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checksAdvaita CapitalBostonAdvent InternationalBoston · $1.1B checks · since 2025Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Beyond CapitalSan DiegoBlackstonesince 2025Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksBooz Allen VenturesBrave CapitalSan RafaelBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksCenter15 CapitalLos AngelesChaos VenturesNew YorkCortado VenturesOklahoma CityCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDisruptiveDallas · since 2025Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksE1 VenturesSan FranciscoFounder CollectiveCambridgeHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksInflection VenturesNew YorkJuniperoMiamiK2 GlobalSingaporeKinled HoldingHong KongLevel VenturesSunny Isles BeachManhattan WestLos AngelesNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2022Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2025R7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checksRiot VenturesVenice · $3M checks · since 2025Riverbend CapitalWashingtonRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSnowpointPalm Beach · since 2026SnowPoint VenturesWest Palm Beach · since 2025Stack CapitalTorontoU.S. Air Forcesince 2019WealthUnion$10K checksWP Global PartnersChicago · $5M – $25M checks

Co-founders at Shield AI

BTBrandon Tseng
Brandon TsengPresident & Co-Founder
RTRyan Tseng
Ryan TsengPresident, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
ARAndrew Reiter
Andrew ReiterCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Snowpoint VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentPalm Beach, Florida, United States
  2. Valar AtomicsMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  3. Rivet IndustriesMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  4. Shield AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  5. Red 6Member Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  6. MerlinMember Board of Directors2022 — 2025
  7. Palantir TechnologiesSenior Defense Advisor2024 — 2025
  8. Palantir TechnologiesGlobal Defense Lead2008 — 2024
  9. Alliance for Digital InnovationMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2021

Deals · 3

Shield AIBoard seat

via SnowPoint Ventures · filed May 2026 · $591.8M raise

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Rivet Industries, Inc.Board seat

via SnowPoint Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $74.6M raise

Ark PESSolo GP

via SnowPoint Ventures

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Other disclosed investments

Investor

RED 6Valar Atomics

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Snowpoint

Alex Creasey
Partner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint
Ben Buchheim-Jurisson
Principal at Snowpoint
Lillie Belle Renner
Director, Investment Operations at Snowpoint
Tom Fawcett
Senior Associate at Snowpoint

Network2

Daniel Gwak
Managing Partner, Head of Point 72 Private Investments at Point72 Ventures
Ludwig Pierre Schulze
Board Director at Basecamp Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Philippone?
Doug Philippone co-founded Snowpoint Ventures in 2021, a venture firm focused on bringing technology talent to defense and government. He served as Head of Global Defense at Palantir Technologies from 2008 to 2024, building the defense business to support more than 19 allied countries, before becoming Senior Advisor. He spent 18 years in the US Army with six deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, holds a mathematics degree from West Point and a master's in Terrorism Operations and Finance from the Naval Postgraduate School, and studied Machine Learning at MIT.
Where does Doug Philippone work?
Doug Philippone is Partner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint and Board director at Rivet Industries, Inc. and Board director at Shield AI.
What does Doug Philippone invest in?
Doug Philippone invests in Defense Tech, GovTech.
What boards does Doug Philippone sit on?
Doug Philippone holds tracked board seats at Rivet Industries, Inc., Shield AI.
What companies has Doug Philippone invested in?
Investments tracked here include RED 6, Shield AI, Valar Atomics.
Where did Doug Philippone go to school?
Doug Philippone studied at United States Military Academy at West Point; Naval Postgraduate School; Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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