Shield AI
San Diego, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 36 known investors
Shield AI develops AI pilot systems for military applications including aircraft, drones, ships, satellites, and submarines. The company serves the U.S. Department of Defense and allied nations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense Tech
Founders & leadership
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Brandon TsengPresident & Co-Founder
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Ryan TsengPresident, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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Andrew ReiterCo-founder
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Keith DunleavyDirector
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Andrew BerlinDirector
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Peter LevineDirector
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Shivon ZilisDirector
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Kingsley AfemikheExecutive Officer
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Gary SteeleExecutive Officer, Director
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Daniel GwakDirector
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Gaetano CrupiDirector
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Stephen MarcusDirector
Investors · 36
645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M
Advaita CapitalBoston
Altra VentureNew York · $500K – $25M
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50Mvia Peter Levine · board
Booz Allen Ventures
Brave CapitalSan Rafael
Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M
Center15 CapitalLos Angeles
Chaos VenturesNew York
Cortado VenturesOklahoma City
Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M
Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K
Founder CollectiveCambridge
HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K
Inflection VenturesNew Yorkvia Kabe Roashan · inferred
Kinled HoldingHong Kongvia Patrick Aisher · inferred
Level VenturesSunny Isles Beachvia Sari Azout · inferred
Manhattan WestLos Angeles
Nearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.Torontovia Saurabh Khandelwal · inferred
Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M
R7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M
Riot VenturesVenice · $3M
Rosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K – $10M
Stack CapitalToronto
WealthUnion$10K
WP Global PartnersChicago · $5M – $25M
Advent InternationalreportedBoston · $1.1B
Blackstonereported
Bloomberg BetareportedSan Francisco · $25K – $1M
Brighter CapitalreportedCupertino · $25K – $100Kvia Yun-Fang Juan · inferred
DisruptivereportedDallas
E1 VenturesreportedSan Franciscovia Ana Levine · inferred
Inertia VenturesreportedNew York · $2M
Prime Movers LabreportedJackson · $2M – $30Mvia Gaetano Crupi · board
SnowpointreportedPalm Beach
SnowPoint Venturesreported · 2 sourcesWest Palm Beachvia Doug Philippone · board
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements▶$591.8MraisedMay 2026 · 32 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$591.8MraisedMay 2026 · 32 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Keith DunleavyDirector
- Andrew BerlinDirector
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LevineDirector
- Shivon ZilisDirector
- Kingsley AfemikheExecutive Officer
- Gary SteeleExecutive Officer, Director
- Daniel GwakDirector
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Gaetano CrupiDirector
- Stephen MarcusDirector
- Doug PhilipponeDirector
- Greg SmithDirector
- Offering amount
- $591.8M
- Amount sold
- $591.8M
- First sale
- Feb 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$281.3MraisedJan 2024 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$281.3MraisedJan 2024 · 21 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Andrew BerlinDirector
- Daniel GwakDirector
- Shivon ZilisDirector
- Doug Stiles PhilipponeDirector
- Peter LevineDirector
- Stephen MarcusDirector
- Gaetano CrupiDirector
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $305M
- Amount sold
- $281.3M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $2M
- First sale
- Sep 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$73MraisedMay 2022 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$73MraisedMay 2022 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert Stiles Harward, Jr.Director
- Daniel GwakDirector
- Peter LevineDirector
- Doug PhilipponeDirector
- Satya PatelDirector
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $150M
- Amount sold
- $73M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $600K
- First sale
- May 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$52.9MraisedNov 2020 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$52.9MraisedNov 2020 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LevineDirector
- Satya PatelDirector
- Daniel GwakDirector
- Robert Stiles Harward, Jr.Director
- Offering amount
- $75M
- Amount sold
- $52.9M
- First sale
- Oct 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$22.2MraisedAug 2019 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$22.2MraisedAug 2019 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Satya PatelDirector
- Peter LevineDirector
- Robert Stiles Harward, Jr.Director
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $22.2M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$10MraisedDec 2018 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$10MraisedDec 2018 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert Stiles Harward, Jr.Director
- Satya PatelDirector
- Andrew ReiterExecutive Officer
- Peter LevineDirector
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $10M
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$10.5MraisedMar 2017 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$10.5MraisedMar 2017 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Satya PatelDirector
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LevineDirector
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Brian LoseyExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $10.5M
- Amount sold
- $10.5M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $1M
- First sale
- Mar 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.6MraisedMay 2016 · 19 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.6MraisedMay 2016 · 19 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Andrew ReiterExecutive Officer
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.6M
- Amount sold
- $2.6M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $200K
- First sale
- May 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
- Shield AI Completes Acquisition of Aechelon Technology - intelligence360intelligence360.news · 2026
- Powerlaw Corp. (Nasdaq: PWRL) Announces Prometheus and Shield AI as Newest Holdings & Files Updated Schedule of Investmentsbusinesswire.com · 2026
- Shield AI Just Raised $2B and Doubled Its Valuation in a Yeartechlife.blog · 2026
- Shield AI projecting more than $540M in revenue this year as valuation more than doubles to $12.7 billion | Fortunefortune.com · 2026
- Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2026
- Defense technology startup Shield AI valued at $12.7 billion in latest funding round | Reutersreuters.com · 2026
- Shield AI, a Start-Up Making Military Drones, Raises $2 Billion - The New York Timesnytimes.com · 2026
- Shield AI raises $165M at a $2.3B valuation to fund its military AI pilotstechcrunch.com · 2022