# Sean Hoge

> Sean Hoge is a pre-seed investor at Starship Ventures backing Manufacturing and Aerospace. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Starship Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/starship-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 69%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-hoge/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ItsHoagie
- Website: https://starship.vc/

Sean Hoge is a pre-seed investor at Starship Ventures in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Aerospace. Sean is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, and investor. In 2012 he co-founded crossfader.fm backed by Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Google Ventures. He later joined NVOLV as Head of Product, a leading mobile app provider for events. His Specialty is deep product knowledge and market insights. Sean has been an active advisor and angelsince 2016. Soon after making significant returns on investments in his personal portfolio, he launched Venture Coin in 2017. Notable Starship Ventures portfolio companies include Atmos, BRINC, and Clubhouse.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$12M |
| Pre-Seed | $30k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 3 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 19% |
| Hardware | 2 | 13% |
| Health Care | 2 | 13% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 63% |
| Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 75% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Omega | Project Omega is a Rhode Island-based nuclear startup that converts spent nuclear fuel into compact, long-lasting batteries for military uses like wearables, sensors, and drones. | $12M | Seed | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| MoldCo | MoldCo helps individuals to reclaim their health from mold. | $8M | Seed | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| Reflect Orbital | Reflect sells sunlight from space. | $20M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| MoldCo | MoldCo helps individuals to reclaim their health from mold. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Divine | Divine is a faith‑inspired apparel brand that offers clothing and custom business apparel with spiritual design elements. The company provides a product range that includes casual wear and tailored garments suitable for both personal expression and corporate branding. It emphasizes meaningful messaging through its apparel while enablingcustomization for business purposes. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2024 |  |
| Divine | Clothing of the Future | $500K | Pre-Seed | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Reflect Orbital | Reflect sells sunlight from space. | $6.5M | Seed | Sep 23, 2024 |  |
| Rainmaker Technology | Rainmaker employs cutting-edge technology to generate rain, replenish water sources, and address drought challenges in a sustainable and effective manner. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 13, 2023 |  |
| Poseidon Aerospace | Poseidon Aerospace develops autonomous sea-based aircraft designed to transport cargo using ground effect flight. The company produces uncrewed sea gliders that operate just above the water surface to enhance fuel efficiency and increase payload capacity. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Longshot Space Technologies | Longshot Space focuses on developing hypersonic launch technologies. The company aims to reduce the cost of hypersonic development in the short term and significantly lower the cost of space launches in the long term. The team consists of experts from aerospace, defense, and Silicon Valley tech sectors. Longshot Space is involved in manufacturingand is backed by venture capital. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2023 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spacecadet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spacecadet-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [380 Cap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/380-cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Abstract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-list-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Starship Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Starship Ventures invests in Deep Tech companies solving humanity’s grand challenges of the 21st century.

3 contacts available at Starship Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hugo Peterson | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-peterson |
| Ryan Reynolds | Finance & Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-reynolds-88e0 |
| Sean Hoge | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-hoge |

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## FAQ

### What does Sean Hoge invest in?

Sean Hoge invests primarily in Manufacturing, Aerospace and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sean Hoge's check size?

Sean Hoge typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$12M at Seed and $30k–$3M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sean Hoge participates in.

### When did Sean Hoge last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sean Hoge closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 16 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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