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Shield AI
- Defense and security
- F-1 strategic funding round
- Coverage
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- Facts
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- People
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- Rounds
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Identity & facts
each field sourced- Founded
- 2015 · as of 2026-09-24 Shield AISign in to report an error: Founded
- Website
- shield.ai · as of 2026-09-24 Shield AISign in to report an error: Website
- Sector
- autonomy software products and defense aircraft · as of 2025-03-06 Shield AISign in to report an error: Sector
- Stage
- F-1 strategic funding round · as of 2025-03-06 Shield AISign in to report an error: Stage
- Geography
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What changed
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| Round | Date | Raised | Post-money | Lead(s) | Source | Report an error |
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| F-1 strategic funding round | 2025-03-06 | $240M | Not recorded | Not recorded | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: F-1 strategic funding round, 2025-03-06 |
Round history is public and sourced.
| Name | Role | Source | Report an error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Afemikhe | Chief Financial Officer | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Kingsley Afemikhe |
| Ryan Tseng | President, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Ryan Tseng |
| Gary Steele | Chief Executive Officer | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Gary Steele |
| Nathan Michael | Chief Technology Officer | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Nathan Michael |
| Brandon Tseng | President & Co-Founder | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Brandon Tseng |
| Andrew Reiter | Co-Founder | Shield AI | Sign in to report an error: Andrew Reiter |
Attribution — every claim on this page traces to one of these
| Publication | What it supports | Accessed |
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| About Shield AI | Autonomy for Defense opens in a new tab | Founded | accessed |
| Defense-Tech and Autonomous Aircraft | Shield AI opens in a new tab | Website | accessed |
| Shield AI raises $240M at $5.3B valuation to scale Hivemind Enterprise opens in a new tab | Sector, Stage, Funding | accessed |
| Shield AI Executive Team and Leadership opens in a new tab | People | accessed |