# Nēnē Ventures

> Nēnē Ventures is a VC fund in Honolulu backing Hardware and Military. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Honolulu, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nene-vc
- Website: https://nene.vc

Nēnē Ventures is an early-stage investment firm focused on supporting founders and operators in the Indo-Pacific.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Military | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Navigation | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Laupola | Managing Partner and Co-founder | 0 | — |
| J.P. Snyder | General Partner & Co-founder | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulwark Dynamics | Bulwark Dynamics develops autonomous maritime systems for contested logistics and distributed military operations. Its CARAVEL platform is an autonomous beach-landing resupply vessel that delivers cargo from ship to shore without requiring port infrastructure. The vessel supports JMIC and ISO containers, autonomous cargo handling, GPS-deniednavigation, and operations in shallow or degraded maritime conditions. The company also develops vessel autonomy, command-and-control, hull production, payload integration, and sustainment capabilities for defense and maritime logistics applications. | $6.8M | Seed | Sep 09, 2026 | https://bulwarkdynamics.com |

1 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Nēnē Ventures invest in?

Nēnē Ventures invests primarily in Hardware, Military and Robotics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Nēnē Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Nēnē Ventures?

The team at Nēnē Ventures includes Jeff Laupola (Managing Partner and Co-founder) and J.P. Snyder (General Partner & Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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