# Chris O'Connor

> Chris O'Connor is a Series A investor at NATO Innovation Fund backing Mining and Hardware. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NATO Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nato-innovation-fund)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Chris O'Connor is a Deep Tech Investor at NIF.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Space Travel | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hades Mining | Hades Mining is a modern mining firm that puts technology first. | $6.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Space Forge | Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth. | $30M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| ARX Robotics | ARX is a defense technology company that specializes in the development of autonomous unmanned systems for dual-use applications. | $35.4M | Series A | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| ARX Robotics | ARX is a defense technology company that specializes in the development of autonomous unmanned systems for dual-use applications. | $9.7M | Seed | Jun 10, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [British Business Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Discovery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/discovery-ventures-7af5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founderlake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founderlake) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NATO Innovation Fund

VC Fund

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) was created to supercharge the Alliance’s unique innovation ecosystems. Allied talent and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are world-leading, but the market to support deep tech innovation is underfunded. With the NIF, the fund is creating a commercialization machine in both theprivate and public sectors, backing innovators to secure the future for the Alliance's 1 billion citizens.

5 contacts available at NATO Innovation Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Traversone | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-traversone |
| Chris O'Connor | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-o-connor-6a0b |
| John Ridge | Chief Adoption Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-ridge-43fc |
| Kelly Chen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-chen |
| Kusti Salm | Member of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kusti-salm |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris O'Connor invest in?

Chris O'Connor invests primarily in Mining, Hardware and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chris O'Connor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris O'Connor closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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