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Doug Philippone
InvestorPartner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint · Partner & Co-Founder at SnowPoint Ventures
Washington, District of Columbia
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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
Deals · 3
Shield AIBoard seat
via SnowPoint Ventures · filed May 2026 · $591.8M raise
Rivet Industries, Inc.Board seat
via SnowPoint Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $74.6M raise
Ark PESSolo GP
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
Red6Valar Atomics
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Snowpoint
Network2
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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 Partner & Co-Founder at SnowPoint Ventures.
- 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 Red6, Shield AI, Valar Atomics.
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