Shield AI

Private

Defense technology company building autonomous AI pilot software and unmanned aircraft systems. Its flagship Hivemind software enables teams of aircraft to execute missions autonomously without GPS, communications, or remote pilots. Also develops the Nova quadcopter and V-BAT vertical takeoff drone.

Founders Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, Andrew Reiter

Company

Founded
2015
Headquarters
San Diego, California, United States
Employees
1001-5000

Financials

Total Funding
$1.3B
Last Valuation
$5.3B
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence Aerospace
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Funding History

8 rounds
Series F Mar 6, 2025
$240M
Valuation: $5.3B
L3Harris Technologies (Lead) Hanwha Asset Management (Lead) Andreessen Horowitz U.S. Innovative Technology Fund Washington Harbour Partners
Series F Oct 31, 2023
$500M
Valuation: $2.8B
U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (Lead) Riot Ventures (Lead) ARK Invest Disruptive Snowpoint Ventures Hercules Capital
Series E Jun 9, 2022
$225M
Valuation: $2.3B
Snowpoint Ventures (Lead) U.S. Innovative Technology Fund Riot Ventures Disruptive Homebrew Point72 Ventures
Series D Aug 24, 2021
$210M
Disruptive (Lead) Point72 Ventures Breyer Capital Andreessen Horowitz
Series C Feb 23, 2021
$90M
Point72 Ventures (Lead) Andreessen Horowitz
Series B Aug 1, 2019
$25M
Andreessen Horowitz Homebrew
Series A Mar 24, 2017
$11M
Andreessen Horowitz (Lead) Homebrew Bloomberg Beta Founder Collective
Seed May 19, 2016
$2M
Homebrew (Lead) Bloomberg Beta Founder Collective Dorm Room Fund

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.