TechLİfe12h ago

Shield AI Just Raised $2 Billion and Doubled Its Valuation in a Year

https://techlife.blog/posts/shield-ai

#ShieldAI #DefenseTech #Hivemind #AutonomousDrones #AIMilitary #StartupFunding #SeriesG

Shield AI Just Raised $2 Billion and Doubled Its Valuation in a Year

The San Diego defense startup behind Hivemind — the AI pilot software flying drones autonomously in active combat — closed a $1.5B Series G plus $500M in preferred equity, pushing its valuation to $12.7 billion.

TechLife | AI, Software & Future Technology Insights
Pirates.BZ Tech Startup News12h ago
This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News
Pirates.BZ 🏴‍☠️ Tech Startup News: Fund, Grow, Course

Tech pirates thrive on bold ideas, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize markets and challenge industry giants or entire economies.

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Pirates.BZ Tech Startup News1d ago
Defense startup Shield AI has secured 1.5B USD in Series G funding at a 12.7B USD valuation, a 140% increase from last year's 5.3B USD. The deal was led by PE firm Advent and a JPMorganChase investment group, with additional backing from Blackstone. The valuation jump follows the company's selection as a provider for the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/defense-startup-shield-ai-lands-12-7b-valuation-up-140-after-u-s-air-force-deal/ #Tech #Startup #News #DefenseTech #ShieldAI
Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal | TechCrunch

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

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WorlddefensereportMar 19

Royal Netherlands Navy Deploys V-BAT Drone at Sea for First Time

https://defensemirror.com/news/41336/Royal_Netherlands_Navy_Deploys_V_BAT_Drone_at_Sea_for_First_Time

#VBAT #NavalDrone #RoyalNetherlandsNavy #MilitaryUAV #ShieldAI #NATO #ColdResponse #MaritimeSecurity #DefenseTechnology #DroneOperations

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Very, very interesting article … and, truthfully, *extremely* worrying!

The technologies that are being developed, both for military & “civilian” usage, by the likes of #ShieldAI, #Palantir, #Anduril and many others, will inevitably soon be used in acts of repression against peaceful protesters and others as imperialism “comes home”!

#AI #Militarization #Repression #Empire #US #Israel #PerpetualWar #Tseng #Thiel #AWS

eicker.news ᳇ tech newsDec 22
#ShieldAI, a San Diego-based #defencetech startup, has seen significant success with its #VBAT #surveillancedrone, particularly in #Ukraine where it has been used to identify Russian targets. The company’s new CEO, Gary Steele, aims to capitalise on this momentum by scaling the business and achieving $1 billion in annual revenue by 2028. https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/shield-ai-ukraine-defense-tech-gary-steele/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Shield AI took its drones from the ‘Batcave’ to the battlefield. Now the $5.6 billion defense-tech startup’s new CEO says it’s at an inflection point

After eight months spent tweaking its surveillance drone in Ukraine, demand for Shield AI’s V-BAT is ramping up in Europe and Asia.

Fortune
Radio Zoo 📻 Kyiv BroadcastingNov 6
Пам'ятаєте такі неземні штуки, як з Аватара, з круглою основою знизу, які злітали в Україні не боялися вражого РЕБ-у і у важких умовах виконували неймовірні речі? Тепер в них нова розробка. Думаємо, що з'явиться і у нас (якщо вже не з'явилася). Здогадайтеся чому? #ShieldAI #XBAT https://youtu.be/OnpuNlE3UxU
X-BAT: Earth Is Our Runway

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Aerobuzz / JumpSeatNov 6

La société Shields AI veut bousculer le microcosme des drones de combat avec son projet X-BAT.  Décollage et atterrissage vertical, vitesse supersonique et furtivité sont au menu. L’histoire est riche de projets d’avions à décollage vertical. Certes l’absence de pilote à bord résout une partie des problèmes qui n’ont jamais permis à la formule d’être concluante. Mais le projet X-BAT est-il plus crédible pour autant ? #XBAT #SHIELDAI

https://www.aerobuzz.fr/defense/entree-en-scene-spectaculaire-du-drone-de-combat-x-bat-de-shields-ai/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Entrée en scène spectaculaire du drone de combat X-BAT de Shields AI - Aerobuzz

La société Shields AI veut bousculer le microcosme des drones de combat avec son projet X-BAT.  Décollage et atterrissage vertical, vitesse supersonique et furtivité sont au menu. L’histoire est riche de projets d’avions à décollage vertical. Certes l’absence de pilote à bord résout une partie des problèmes qui n’ont jamais permis à la formule d’être

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Yonhap Infomax NewsOct 24
Hyundai Rotem has signed an MOU with US-based Shield AI to develop AI-powered autonomous drone and unmanned ground weapon technologies, aiming to strengthen South Korea’s defense industry and advance integrated manned-unmanned teaming systems.
#YonhapInfomax #HyundaiRotem #ShieldAI #AIDefense #MUMT #HivemindEnterprise #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=87110
Hyundai Rotem Equips Defense Business with AI—Signs Technology MOU with US Firm Shield AI

Hyundai Rotem has signed an MOU with US-based Shield AI to develop AI-powered autonomous drone and unmanned ground weapon technologies, aiming to strengthen South Korea’s defense industry and advance integrated manned-unmanned teaming systems.

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AIagent.at 🤖 AI NewsOct 22
#ShieldAI, a $5.3 billion defence company, is unveiling its next-generation #autonomousfighterjet, the #XBat. The X-Bat, piloted by #Shield #AI’s #Hivemind AI software, combines advanced technologies like a jet engine, vertical takeoff and landing, and a 2,000-mile range. While the company aims to produce the X-Bat for $27 million, a fraction of the cost of traditional fighter jets, it faces competition from defence primes and startups. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/exclusive-first-look-at-shield-ais-x-bat-ai-piloted-fighter-drone.html?AIagents.at #AIagent #AI #ML #NLP #LLM #GenAI