Self-driving F-16 jets and autonomous quadcopter swarms for the Pentagon
Defense📍 San Diego, CAFounded 2015
Current Valuation
$13B
as of 2026-Q1
DECACORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Shield AI going public?
No. Shield AI has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Shield AI's valuation in 2026?
Shield AI is valued at $13B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series G ($1.5B, Mar 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Shield AI filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Shield AI.
Who are Shield AI's investors?
Shield AI's investors include L3Harris, Hanwha, Riot Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Shield AI's Hivemind software pilots aircraft and drones autonomously without GPS or comms. Most famously demonstrated on a real F-16 fighter jet in 2024. Heavy contracts with the US Air Force, Marine Corps, and allies.
Company Profile
CEO
Ryan Tseng
Founded
2015
HQ
San Diego, CA
Employees
~900
Total Raised
$3.2B
Est. Revenue
$400M (2025)
Growth
~3x YoY
Last Round
Series G — $1.5B (Mar 2026) · Lead: Advent
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Series G · $1.5B · 5 mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $3.2B
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$151.51
Last round price / share
$153.8
vs last round
-1.5%
Open interest
47
Last round price vs secondary price
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series G
$1.5B
Mar 2026
Advent
$13B
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
17
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$73.96M
top: Department of Homeland Security
Largest award
$16.03M
Department of Homeland Security
Latest award
2026-05-27
Largest award: VBAT SHORE BASED SERVICES. TASK ORDER FOR PUERTO RICO. (70Z02326F93130005)
Name-verified against recipient "SHIELD AI INC" on USASpending.gov as of 2026-08-19. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
11% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
18
via greenhouse
Product-build share
67%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 67% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 10 of 18 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Associate Systems Integration Engineer Junior 3D Graphics Software Engineer Junior Software Engineer - InternshipQA Test Engineer - KSRMA and Engineering CoordinatorRTK - Junior Software Engineer - Internship
Counted from Shield AI's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Brandon TsengRyan Tseng
Investors
L3Harris · Hanwha · Riot Ventures · Andreessen Horowitz · U.S. Innovative Technology Fund
Products
Hivemind (autonomy stack)
Nova quadcopter
V-BAT VTOL UAS
Competitors
Anduril · Skydio · Palantir (PLTR)
DefenseAutonomy
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.