Shield AI

company

About

Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company that aims to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series E
Last Funding Money Raised
$90M
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Autonomous Vehicles,Drones,Machine Learning,National Security
Founded date
May 28, 2015
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Shield AI, Inc.
Also Known As
Shield

Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2015 with the mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The company’s Hivemind autonomy stack is the first and only autonomous AI Pilot, deployed in combat since 2018. Hivemind enables intelligent teams of aircraft to perform missions ranging from room clearance to penetrating air defense systems, and dogfighting F-16s.

Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VC funds, Shield AI has established itself as the leader in AI for aviation. Shield AI has been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Best Startups lists, CB Insights Top 100 AI Companies, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. The company has offices and facilities in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Abu Dhabi.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
11
$573.14M
Shield AI has raised a total of $573.14M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 13, 2022 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 13, 2022 Series E $60M 1 US Innovative Technology Fund Detail
Jun 9, 2022 Series E $90M 8 Snowpoint Ventures Detail
Jun 9, 2022 Debt Financing $75M Detail
Aug 24, 2021 Series D $210M 4 Disruptive Detail
Feb 23, 2021 Series C $70M 1 Point72 Ventures Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
7
13
Shield AI is funded by 13 investors. US Innovative Technology Fund and Snowpoint Ventures are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
US Innovative Technology Fund Yes Series E
Snowpoint Ventures Yes Series E
Andreessen Horowitz Series E
Breyer Capital Series E
Disruptive Series E
Homebrew Series E
Point72 Ventures Series E
Riot Ventures Series E
SVB Capital Series E
Riot.vc Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
11
Shield AI has 11 current employee profiles, including Executive Ryan Tseng
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive
Board observer

Acquisition

Shield AI has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Heron Systems on Jul 22, 2021. They acquired Heron Systems for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jul 22, 2021 Heron Systems
Artificial Intelligence acquisition Detail
Jul 28, 2021 MartinUAV
Aerospace acquisition Detail