About
Andrew Reiter is a Principal Engineer at Shield AI with a background in robotics and autonomous systems. His work focuses on systems engineering, SLAM, and compute optimization, with experience adapting advanced algorithms for operational systems. He also invests in climate technology.
Co-Founder at Shield AI
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Shield AI's investors · 42
645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checksAdvaita CapitalBostonAdvent InternationalBoston · $1.1B checks · since 2025Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Beyond CapitalSan DiegoBlackstonesince 2025Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksBooz Allen VenturesBrave CapitalSan RafaelBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksCenter15 CapitalLos AngelesChaos VenturesNew YorkCortado VenturesOklahoma CityCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDisruptiveDallas · since 2025Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksE1 VenturesSan FranciscoFounder CollectiveCambridgeHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksInflection VenturesNew YorkJuniperoMiamiK2 GlobalSingaporeKinled HoldingHong KongLevel VenturesSunny Isles BeachManhattan WestLos AngelesNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2022Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2025R7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checksRiot VenturesVenice · $3M checks · since 2025Riverbend CapitalWashingtonRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSnowpointPalm Beach · since 2026SnowPoint VenturesWest Palm Beach · since 2025Stack CapitalTorontoU.S. Air Forcesince 2019WealthUnion$10K checksWP Global PartnersChicago · $5M – $25M checks
Co-founders at Shield AI
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Brandon TsengPresident & Co-Founder
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Ryan TsengPresident, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Experience
- Shield AIPrincipal Engineercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston DynamicsPrincipal Software Engineer2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- ThorCon USPrincipal Software Architect2023 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Shield AIAdvisor2022 — 2023
- Shield AITechnical Fellow2018 — 2022San Diego, CA
- Shield AICTO2015 — 2018San Diego, CA
- Draper LaboratorySensor Fusion Engineer/Perception Engineer2012 — 2015Cambridge, MA
- Draper LaboratoryLab Fellow2010 — 2012
- Draper LaboratoryStudent Undergraduate Engineer2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Matlab30Python14C++23C12Computer Vision18Kalman filtering9Robotics29Microcontrollers10Machine Learning8Embedded Systems20Network Security7Algorithms18
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Reiter?
- Andrew Reiter is a Principal Engineer at Shield AI with a background in robotics and autonomous systems. His work focuses on systems engineering, SLAM, and compute optimization, with experience adapting advanced algorithms for operational systems. He also invests in climate technology.
- Where does Andrew Reiter work?
- Andrew Reiter is Co-Founder of Shield AI.
- What companies did Andrew Reiter found?
- Andrew Reiter founded Shield AI.
- Where did Andrew Reiter go to school?
- Andrew Reiter studied at Harvard University (Master of Science - MS, Robotics); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering).
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Also attended Northwestern University346
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shield AI25
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesWill CoffieldCo-founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesCaroline SabattAssociate at Audere Capital
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Also worked at Boston Dynamics4
Also worked at Draper Laboratory10
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