Raj Shah
InvestorManaging 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
- ResilienceExecutive Chairman and Co-foundercurrent2018 — present
- Shield CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Nanubhai Education FoundationFounder, Board Membercurrent2004 — present
- USAFF-16 Fighter Pilot, Air National Guardcurrent2000 — present
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Professor2020 — 2023
- Unite UsMember, Board of Directors2016 — 2021
- Defense Innovation Unit ExperimentalManaging Partner2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Palo Alto NetworksSenior Director, Cybersecurity2014 — 2016CA
- Morta SecurityCEO2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant2006 — 2007Pentagon
- McKinsey & Co.Business Analyst2005 — 2006New Jersey, Philadelphia
Education
- Princeton UniversityAB, Woodrow Wilson School
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, General Management
Skills & more
Private Equity16DoD37Military11Financial Modeling10Entrepreneurship49Business Strategy30Cyber Warfare5Management Consulting26Defense24Start-ups79Security42Policy9
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Strategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentGovernmentNetwork SecurityExecutive ManagementProgram ManagementStrategic PlanningTechnologyIntelligenceStrategyFrom Raj's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University474
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at USAF80
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ross Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainNathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesTidal McCoyChairman at IronGate Capital AdvisorsSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Stanford University458
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 452 more
Also worked at Unite Us7
Zimri RodriguezVenture Programs Coordinator at Keyhorse CapitalNancy BrownAdvisor at Oncology VenturesVig ChandramouliPartner at Oak HC/FTBrian NguyenInvestor at SpringbankAndrew PriceGeneral Partner at Decisive PointBrian KeilManaging Partner at Alumni Ventures
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Also worked at Palo Alto Networks27
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersGeorge ManuelianAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersEliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump CapitalSergej EppChief Security Officer Central Europe at Palo Alto Networks at PICUS CAPITALJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures
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Deals · 1
Elroy AirBoard seat
via Shield Capital · filed Feb 2024 · $52.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Shield Capital
ADM James Stavridis
Senior Advisor Emeritus 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

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