Matt Kaplan
InvestorAnalyst at Shield Capital · Senior Investment Director at Spring Nordic
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Analyst at Shield Capital with expertise in international security, artificial intelligence, and public-private partnerships. Educated at Stanford University, with prior work spanning the Department of Defense (Army Cyber), Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation, and the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech
Experience
- Shield CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Shield CapitalAnalyst2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Shield CapitalSummer Analyst2023 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityResearch Advisorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2021 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford Consulting Student GroupProject Director2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford Consulting Student GroupConsultant2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- United States Department of DefenseCyber Policy Intern2023Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and CosmologyResearch Intern2022Stanford, California, United States
- FirsthandSoftware Engineering Intern2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- FirsthandGrowth and Strategy Intern2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyPolicy Intern2020Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Tennessee Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentData Analytics Intern2019Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Colleagues at Shield Capital
Akhil Iyer
Principal at Shield Capital
Ashton Carter
Senior Advisor at Shield Capital
Caroline Aertker
Investor Relations Analyst at Shield Capital
Dan Holland
COO at Shield Capital
Dan Razin Caine
Venture Partner at Shield Capital
David DeRuff
Chief Financial Officer (fractional, part-time) at Shield Capital
David Goldfein
National Security Advisory Board at Shield Capital
David Rothzeid
Principal at Shield Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Kaplan?
- Analyst at Shield Capital with expertise in international security, artificial intelligence, and public-private partnerships. Educated at Stanford University, with prior work spanning the Department of Defense (Army Cyber), Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation, and the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology.
- Where does Matt Kaplan work?
- Matt Kaplan is Analyst at Shield Capital.
- What does Matt Kaplan invest in?
- Matt Kaplan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech.
- Where did Matt Kaplan go to school?
- Matt Kaplan studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Montgomery Bell Academy (High School Diploma).
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Also attended Montgomery Bell Academy22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shield Capital17
Jillian ManusManaging Partner at Structure CapitalPhilip BildenManaging Partner at Shield CapitalRaj ShahManaging Partner at Shield CapitalAkhil IyerPrincipal at Shield CapitalMichael A. BrownPartner at Shield CapitalDan HollandCOO at Shield Capital
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