Shield AI Inc | VCINVEST DATA

Shield AI was founded by Brandon Tseng, a former Navy SEAL, Ryan Tseng, a successful tech entrepreneur, and autonomy expert Andrew Reiter. Led by CTO Nathan Michael of Carnegie Mellon University, the team of 150+ engineers is focused on developing AI systems that operate on the edge. Shield AI was honored by Forbes AI 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, WIRED 25, and recognized as the leading government services provider in the Inc. 5000.

Funding

Funding rounds

Series C USD 90,000,000

USD 90,000,000 (23 Feb 2021)

Funding to help scale and further integrate the company's self-driving software, Hivemind, into additional platforms across the defense industry.

Investor		Profile	Country	Notes
	Point72 Ventures LLC	Early-stage venture capital strategy funded exclusively by Steve Cohen and eligible employees of Point72 Asset Management.	United States	Initial investment. Led the round.

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23 Feb 2021

Shield AI Raises $90 Million in Series C Funding from Point72 Ventures and othe…

Series A USD 10,500,000

USD 10,500,000 (3 Apr 2017)

Funding to accelerate the development and deployment of artificially intelligent products that will protect service members and innocent civilians on the battlefield.

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	Andreessen Horowitz	Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz	United States	Led the round.

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	Riot Ventures		United States

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	Homebrew		United States

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	Bloomberg Beta	Venture fund manager focused broadly on the future of work.	United States	Initial investment. Round participant.

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	Founder Collective	Seed-stage venture capital fund	United States