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E319 - The Future of Space and Startups: Where Smart Investors Are Betting Next | Ep 319 with Jake Chapman Managing Director of Marque Ventures

Published: March 4, 2026

Duration: 23:59

Daniel Robbins interviews Jake Chapman about how Marque Ventures invests in early stage companies advancing U.S. national security and Western values. Jake shares how his work moved from private investing into rethinking venture activity inside the Department of War and back out again into building a private firm designed to fund the future of defense, dual use, and strategic technologies.

Key Discussion Points:
Jake explains that national security investing requires founders and investors to think like futurists and “skate to where the puck is going,” not just fund what is being used in today’s confli...