Companies
Company
Shield AI
Summary
- San Diego, United States
- Stage: Startup
- Use: Military
- Focus: Hardware-first
Fields
About
Builds Hivemind AI pilot software and the X-BAT and V-BAT aircraft, and provides Aechelon simulation and training platforms.
Funding
Not reviewed
- Total raised
- At least $898.1M
- Newest round
- Debt Refin. · $200M29 Dec 2023
- Led by
- Blackstone, Hercules Capital
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Fuel Venture Capital | Venture Round, Angel, Series A, Series B, Debt Refin., Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F |
| Homebrew | Seed, Series A, Series B |
| Andreessen Horowitz | Series ALead, Series B, Series D |
| Daniel Gwak | Series CLead, Series D, Series E |
| Founder Collective | Seed, Series A |
| Bloomberg Beta | Seed, Series A |
| Riot Ventures | Series B, Series FLead |
| Breyer Capital | Series B, Series D |
| Blackstone | Debt Refin.Lead, Debt Refin.Lead |
| Albert Azout | Debt Refin., Series C |
| Point72 Ventures | Series CLead, Series D |
| Jesse Robbins | Series C, Series D |
| Disruptive | Series DLead, Series F |
| US Innovative Technology | Series ELead, Series FLead |
| Snowpoint Ventures | Series ELead, Series F |
| Doug Philippone | Series E, Debt Refin. |
| Gregory Wertman | Series F, Debt Refin. |
| Martin Rudigier | Series F, Debt Refin. |
| Sahin Boydas | Series F, Debt Refin. |
| Advent | Series GLead |
| JPMorganChase | Series GLead |
| Dorm Room Fund | Angel |
| Propelx | Seed |
| David Frankel | Seed |
| Silicon Valley Bank | Series BLead |
| Will Coffield | Series B |
| Jake Kupperman | Series D |
| Chaos Ventures | Series E |
| Chaos Capital | Series E |
| Riot | Series FLead |
| Hanwha Aerospace | Series FLead |
| L3Harris Technologies | Series FLead |
| ARK Investment Management | Series F |
| OPC | Series F |
| Washington Harbour Partners LP | Series F |
| GoalVest Venture Capital | Series F |
| Point72 | Series F |
| WP Global Partners | Series F |
| Karman Ventures | Series F |
| Aadesh Gindodiya | Series F |
| Hercules Capital | Debt Refin.Lead |
| Pankaj Kedia | Debt Refin. |
| Felix Kues | Debt Refin. |
Aviato · checked 12 Oct 2026
Machines
2Drones
X-BAT
AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet that launches and recovers from ships, remote islands, or forward bases.
Commercial
Not stated
Evidence
Company demo only
Drones
V-BAT
Vertical-takeoff drone for intelligence, surveillance and targeting on electronic warfare battlefields.
Commercial
Not stated
Evidence
Company demo only
On the map
Sources
3Shield AI
2 machines on robomap
