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Shield AI

Shield AI

San Diego, California · Founded 2015
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Valuation
$13BEst.
Raised
$2.3BEst.
Stage
Series G
Open roles
593

Shield AI is a defense-tech company building the world's best AI pilots and next-generation aircraft.

Funding History
Series G+$1.5B
Mar 2026 · Lead: Advent International, JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group
+525% · 6.25x · 12 mo vs. Series F
Series F$240M
Mar 2025 · Lead: L3Harris Technologies, Hanwha Asset Management
+7% · 1.07x · 27 mo vs. Series E
Series E$225M
Dec 2022 · Lead: Snowpoint Ventures
Participants: Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Homebrew, Andreessen Horowitz, Breyer Capital, SVB Capital, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund
+7% · 1.07x · 16 mo vs. Series D
Series D$210M
Aug 2021 · Lead: Disruptive
Participants: Point72 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Breyer Capital
+133% · 2.33x · 6 mo vs. Series C
Other Participating Investors
Nomi Capital
Round Size Change
Latest Round Change
+525%6.25x
$1.5B Series G+ vs. $240M Series F
Series A
$11M
Apr 2017
+110% · 2.1x
→
28 mo
Series B
$22M
Aug 2019
+309% · 4.09x
→
18 mo
Series C
$90M
Feb 2021
+133% · 2.33x
→
6 mo
Series D
$210M
Aug 2021
+7% · 1.07x
→
16 mo
Series E
$225M
Dec 2022
+7% · 1.07x
→
27 mo
Series F
$240M
Mar 2025
+525% · 6.25x
→
12 mo
Series G+
$1.5B
Mar 2026
Open roles at Shield AI
Training Manager, Ukraine (R5747)Dallas, TXTool Control Coordinator (R5727)Dallas, TXTechnician II, Test (R6165)Seattle, WATechnical Writer (R5662)Dallas, TXTechnical Writer (R5661)Dallas, TXTechnical Program Manager, Mission Autonomy - X-BAT (R6152)Seattle, WATechnical Program Manager, Maritime (R6148)Washington, DCTechnical Program Manager (R5149)Seattle, WA
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