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Doug Philippone

Investor

Partner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint

Washington, District of Columbia

FoundedRivet Industries, Inc.Shield AI

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

Experience

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

Education

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point
  2. Naval Postgraduate School
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  4. Brophy College Preparatory

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 3

Shield AIBoard seat

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

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Rivet Industries, Inc.Board seat

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

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Colleagues at Snowpoint

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