# Chris O'Connor

> Chris O'Connor is a Series A investor at Harpoon (Los Angeles) backing Hardware and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Harpoon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpoon-2271)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjoconnor

Chris O'Connor is a Partner at Harpoon. He attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Space Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 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
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Helium-3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helium-3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Harpoon

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Harpoon is an early-stage venture capital. It was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

4 contacts available at Harpoon.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austin Hays | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-hays |
| Chris O'Connor | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-o-connor-1224 |
| Chris O'Connor | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-o-connor-e0fa |
| Larsen Jensen | Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larsen-jensen |

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## FAQ

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

Chris O'Connor invests primarily in Hardware, Robotics and Space Travel startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 May 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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