About
Brandon Tseng is the co-founder and president of Shield AI, a venture-backed technology company that develops artificial intelligence products intended to protect service members and civilians. He previously served as a Navy SEAL and Surface Warfare Officer.
President & 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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Ryan TsengPresident, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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Andrew ReiterCo-Founder
Experience
- Shield AICo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Diego, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Abu Dhabi, and Washington DC
- US NavyNaval Officer2009 — 2015San Diego/ Southeast Asia/ Afghanistan x 2
- US NavyAssistant Chief Engineer/ Auxiliaries Engineering Officer2008 — 2009San Diego/ Arabian Gulf
Skills & more
Leadership51Project Management35Special Operations22Mechanical Engineering9Start-ups15
Languages Persian-Farsi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brandon Tseng?
- Brandon Tseng is the co-founder and president of Shield AI, a venture-backed technology company that develops artificial intelligence products intended to protect service members and civilians. He previously served as a Navy SEAL and Surface Warfare Officer.
- Where does Brandon Tseng work?
- Brandon Tseng is President & Co-Founder of Shield AI.
- What companies did Brandon Tseng found?
- Brandon Tseng founded Shield AI.
- Where did Brandon Tseng go to school?
- Brandon Tseng studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); United States Naval Academy (Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended United States Naval Academy75
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shield AI25
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Also worked at US Navy115
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