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Raj Shah

Investor

Managing Partner at Shield Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedAlbedo · YC

About

Raj Shah, a combat F‑16 pilot and cybersecurity founder who led the Pentagon’s DIU, guides dual‑use startups to win commercially while meeting defense requirements via his Pentagon relationships and playbook.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechInsurTechRoboticsSpace Tech

Experience

  1. ResilienceExecutive Chairman and Co-foundercurrent2018 — present
  2. Shield CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Nanubhai Education FoundationFounder, Board Membercurrent2004 — present
  4. USAFF-16 Fighter Pilot, Air National Guardcurrent2000 — present
  5. Stanford UniversityAdjunct Professor2020 — 2023
  6. Unite UsMember, Board of Directors2016 — 2021
  7. Defense Innovation Unit ExperimentalManaging Partner2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Palo Alto NetworksSenior Director, Cybersecurity2014 — 2016CA
  9. Morta SecurityCEO2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant2006 — 2007Pentagon
  11. McKinsey & Co.Business Analyst2005 — 2006New Jersey, Philadelphia

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityAB, Woodrow Wilson School
  2. The Wharton SchoolMBA, General Management

Skills & more

Private Equity16DoD37Military11Financial Modeling10Entrepreneurship49Business Strategy30Cyber Warfare5Management Consulting26Defense24Start-ups79Security42Policy9
+11 moreStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentGovernmentNetwork SecurityExecutive ManagementProgram ManagementStrategic PlanningTechnologyIntelligenceStrategy

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Deals · 1

Elroy AirBoard seat

via Shield Capital · filed Feb 2024 · $52.4M raise

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Colleagues at Shield Capital