Shield AI
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Shield AI was valued at $12.7B as of 26 March 2026 (verified). Source: Shield AI, $1.5B Series G at a $12.7B post led by Advent International, co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, plus $500M preferred from Blackstone.
Autonomous flight software for uncrewed aircraft; Hivemind autonomy stack and the X-BAT jet.
- Valuation
- $12.7B
- Confidence
- verified
- As of
- 26 March 2026
- Layer
- Applications
- Signal
- autonomy
- Website
- shield.ai
Relationships (1)
Notes
Autonomous flight software for uncrewed aircraft; Hivemind autonomy stack and the X-BAT jet. The March 2026 round funded its acquisition of flight-simulation maker Aechelon and followed a US Air Force CCA award.
Sources
- Shield AI, $1.5B Series G at a $12.7B post led by Advent International, co-led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, plus $500M preferred from Blackstone 2026-03-26
- Bloomberg, Shield AI raises $2 billion, doubling valuation to $12.7 billion 2026-03-26
- TechCrunch, Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal 2026-03-26
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