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Shield AI

San Diego, CA · Founded 2015

Shield AI develops the Hivemind autonomy software that pilots uncrewed aircraft, builds the V-BAT drone, and through its Aechelon unit sells military flight-simulation software.

Funding

Last round or tender
Series G, Mar 26, 2026, $2.00B raisedShield AI (company release), Mar 26, 2026With $500 million of fixed-return preferred equity, $2 billion in all.
Last valuation
$12.70B, Mar 26, 2026Shield AI (company release), Mar 26, 2026

Secondary venues

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Reads

Acquisition: Watch

A cited tie to a plausible buyer: a strategic partner, an investor stake, a tender offer, a stated appetite. Nothing reported.

Prepared by PiggyGPT, as of Oct 6, 2026

Signals

  • Mar 26, 2026Shield AI announced a $1.5 billion Series G led by Advent International and co-led by JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group, plus $500 million of preferred equity, at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, to fund the acquisition of Aechelon Technology.Shield AI (company release), Mar 26, 2026
  • Jun 17, 2026The U.S. Air Force awarded Shield AI a production contract for Hivemind mission autonomy on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program; Hivemind is flying aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A.Shield AI (company release), Jun 17, 2026
  • Jun 22, 2026Shield AI completed its acquisition of Aechelon Technology after the close of its $2 billion financing.Shield AI (company release), Jun 22, 2026

Named counterparties

  • Anduril IndustriesShield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software flies aboard Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a cited platform integration. No interest in a deal has been reported.Shield AI (company release), Jun 17, 2026

Counterparties are named for a cited reason: a partnership, an investment, or a stated appetite. Naming is not a forecast.

A summary of what the figures on this page add up to, prepared by PiggyGPT from the record on file and its cited sources. Not the Street's view, and not advice.

Sources

Researched Oct 6, 2026