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Sean Hoge

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Investor at Merge Labs
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Sean Hoge is the Founder and General Partner at Starship Ventures, where he focuses on investing in and empowering founders with unconventional ideas. A dropout from Tulane University, his past colleagues highlight his leadership skills and "Can Do attitude". He also holds expert-level certifications in Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro.

Outside of his venture capital work, Sean has a deep-seated fascination with nuclear technology which started at a young age. His interests also include major players in the aerospace and defense sectors, such as the US Navy and Boeing. He also appears to follow professional basketball.

His firm describes its portfolio companies in unique ways, including one as "giant space guns" and another as "spicy energy rocks".

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Investor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Space Technology
He is a lead investor in multiple space-related ventures, including SpaceComputer and Longshot Space Technologies Corporation.
Nuclear Technology
Holds a fascination with nuclear technology since a young age and has invested in Project Omega, a nuclear company, to reflect this interest.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Investor
Merge Labs
7-2025
Lead Investor
Project Omega
3-2025
Investor
SpaceComputer - Orbital Root of Trust
7-2023
Lead Investor
Longshot Space Technologies Corporation
6-2023
Lead Investor
Rainmaker Technology Corporation
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Education
2010 - 2011
Drop Out
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
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