Bio

Omar Pimentel is the Director of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures, where he leads the firm's strategic markets and global government engagements, investor relations, and portfolio support across the space, defense, and deep technology sectors. Working at the intersection of commercial innovation, institutional capital, and national security, he helps strengthen the firm's relationships with strategic partners, industry leaders, investors and government agencies worldwide, while supporting portfolio companies as they navigate complex regulatory, operational, and government markets. He also advises the firm's leadership on emerging policy, market, and geopolitical developments that shape the future of frontier technologies.

Prior to joining Type One Ventures, Omar served as the Policy and Strategy Lead and Program Manager for the Defense Innovation Unit's Space Portfolio, where he helped bridge the Department of War with the founders, investors, and companies driving the commercial space economy. His work spanned responsive space, orbital return, global sensing and monitoring, advanced manufacturing, and AI-enabled space capabilities, supporting the execution of strategically significant dual-use and classified programs and helping accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies across the national security enterprise.

Earlier in his career, Omar served at NASA Headquarters' Office of Technology Policy and Strategy and in the U.S. House of Representatives, advising on issues related to space policy, national security, foreign affairs, higher education, and appropriations. His experience across government, policy, and innovation has provided him with a unique vantage point on how transformative technologies move from early-stage innovation to institutional adoption.

Omar received his Master’s degree in International Policy from Stanford University, where he led research on multi-domain nuclear deterrence and the politics of space and semiconductors at the Hoover Institution. He was an inaugural Defense Innovation Scholar at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation.

He holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Florida State University, and in his free time, Omar enjoys golfing, Florida State football, cooking Dominican food, and reading everything related to space and history.