# Shield AI

> Autonomy software for military aircraft and drones operating without GPS or communications.

## Why it is interesting

Shield AI is a flagship defense autonomy company in the a16z American Dynamism book — Hivemind autonomy for contested environments. Pair with Anduril/Saronic to map the defense software stack.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** defense-tech, ai-ml, robotics
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- F-1 strategic round (Mar 2025): $240M at $5.3B valuation; a16z among existing investors (Shield AI press, TechCrunch)
- Series E (Jun 2022): $165M led by Snowpoint; Disruptive, Homebrew, Point72 participated (Shield AI press)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Snowpoint Ventures, L3Harris, Hanwha, Disruptive, Point72, Homebrew
- VCT directory co-investors: none mapped (non-directory syndicates noted above); reviewed 2026-07-24

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/shield-ai