Shield AI Selected for Competitive Phase of Air Force’s Golden Horde Vanguard Program 

Selection Will Enable Shield AI to Further Develop Collaborative Autonomy Capabilities  SAN DIEGO, CA (September 20, 2021) – Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of UAS and aircraft to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, today announced it has been selected to compete in the U.S. Air Force Golde...

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Shield AI Raises $210 Million Series D Round

Funding enables investment in state-of-the-art AI capabilities for the autonomous piloting of military aircraft.  SAN DIEGO, CA (August 25, 2021) – Shield AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing AI and self-driving technologies for aircraft, today announced it has raised $210M in equity financing as part of a Series D fundraising round, increasing its v...

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Shield AI Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Martin UAV

Shield AI’s Hivemind® will enable GPS- and communications- denied operation and swarming onboard Martin UAV’s V-BAT SAN DIEGO, CA and PLANO, TX (July 28, 2021) – Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that develops artificial intelligence and self-driving car technologies for the defense industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to a...

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Shield AI Acquires Heron Systems

The acquisition enhances shield ai’s industry leading reinforcement learning and ai engineering capabilities. San Diego, CA and Alexandria VA, July 22, 2021 – Shield AI, a fast-growing technology company that is applying self-driving car technologies to military aircraft, today announced that it has acquired Heron Systems Inc., a software company known for decisively defeating an experienced Ai...

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Silicon Valley reboots its relationship with the US military

Shield AI's co-founder Brandon Tseng spoke about the US Tech Industry's relationship with the US Military in this piece published by the Financial Times.  Read the full article here.

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AI 50: Top AI Companies to Watch in 2021

Forbes included Shield AI among the companies listed in its annual AI 50 list for the second year in a row. Per Forbes, the AI 50 is a list of private, promising North American companies that are using artificial intelligence in ways that are fundamental to their operations. Forbes received several hundred entries of companies for consideration, with the list ultimately determined by ...

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AI company Shield AI opens new office, names retired colonel to VP role

As reported by Inside Defense, Shield AI announced today the opening of an office in Washington, D.C., and its new Vice President of Strategy and Engagements, COL(R) Johnny Cochran.  Read the full article here.

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San Diego startups pull in near-record $2.4 billion in venture capital funds in first quarter

Shield AI's latest fundraising round was included in this article published by the San Diego Union Tribune about the near-record venture investment in San Diego's technology community in the first quarter of 2021. Read the full article here.

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Why the Air Force has its own venture capital fund

Shield AI's co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng comments on the company's experience with the US Air Force's AFWERX program.  Read the full article here.

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Shield AI's Brandon Tseng on artificially intelligent war zones

Shield AI's co-founder and COO Brandon Tseng joins Axios' Re:Cap podcast to discuss artificial intelligence as it relates to national security. Listen to the episode here.

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