Shield AI
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Shield AI is a defense technology company founded in 2015 by Ryan Tseng, Brandon Tseng, and Andrew Reiter 1. The company builds AI-powered autonomous systems for military applications, including the Hivemind autonomy stack and the V-BAT drone platform 1. Shield AI is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2017-04 | Series A | $10.5M | Andreessen Horowitz | Homebrew, Bloomberg Beta, Founder Collective 7 |
| 2021-02-23 | Series C | $90M | Point72 Ventures | Andreessen Horowitz, Homebrew, SVB Capital 8 |
| 2021-08-24 | Series D | $210M | Disruptive | Point72 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Breyer Capital 9 |
| 2022-06-09 | Series E (initial) | $165M ($90M equity + $75M debt) | Snowpoint Ventures | Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Homebrew, Point72 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Breyer Capital, SVB Capital 210 |
| 2022-12-13 | Series E (extension) | $60M (brought round to $225M total) | U.S. Innovative Technology Fund | 11 |
| 2023-10-31 | Series F | $200M | U.S. Innovation Technology Fund, Riot Ventures (co-leads) | Disruptive, Snowpoint Ventures, ARK Invest 312 |
| 2026-03-26 | Series G | $2B ($1.5B equity + $500M Blackstone preferred) | Advent International, JPMorgan Chase (co-leads) | Snowpoint Ventures, Innovation X Advisors, Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Apandion, Andreessen Horowitz, Point72, Palantir, Lockheed Martin 456 |
Total raised: over $2.4 billion. Valued at $12.7 billion as of March 2026 4.
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Shield AI company website, accessed March 2026. https://shield.ai↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Shield AI raises $225M Series E,” November 2022. https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/shield-ai-raises-225m-series-e/↩
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Bloomberg, “Shield AI raises $200M Series F at $2.7B valuation,” November 2023. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-14/shield-ai-raises-200m-series-f↩
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TechCrunch, “Shield AI raises $2B Series G at $12.7B valuation,” March 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/shield-ai-raises-2b-series-g/↩↩
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Fortune, “Shield AI closes $2B round co-led by Advent International and JPMorgan Chase,” March 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/shield-ai-2b-series-g/↩
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Bloomberg, “Shield AI valued at $12.7B in $2B funding round,” March 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/shield-ai-valued-at-12-7b↩
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sUAS News, “Shield AI Raises $10.5 Million In Series A Funding, Led By Andreesen Horowitz,” April 2017, accessed April 2026. https://www.suasnews.com/2017/04/shield-ai-raises-10-5-million-series-funding-led-andreesen-horowitz/↩
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PR Newswire, “Shield AI Raises $90 Million in Series C Funding from Point72 Ventures and other investors,” February 23, 2021, accessed April 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shield-ai-raises-90-million-in-series-c-funding-from-point72-ventures-and-other-investors-301233013.html↩
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Shield AI press release, “Shield AI raises $210 Million Series D round,” August 24, 2021, accessed April 2026. https://shield.ai/shield-ai-raises-210-million-series-d-round/↩
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Pillsbury Law, “Shield AI Raises $165 Million Series E to Reach $2.3 Billion Valuation,” June 2022, accessed April 2026. https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/shield-ai-raises-165-million-series-e-2-billion-valuation.html↩
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PR Newswire, “Shield AI Boosts Series E to $225M as Company Continues to Accelerate Building the World’s Best AI Pilot,” December 13, 2022, accessed April 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shield-ai-boosts-series-e-to-225m-as-company-continues-to-accelerate-building-the-worlds-best-ai-pilot-301700999.html↩
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San Diego Business Journal, “Shield AI Lands $200M Series F,” October 2023, accessed April 2026. https://www.sdbj.com/defense/shield-ai-lands-200m-series-f/↩