# Shield AI funding: rounds and investors > Shield AI has raised $4.0B across 6 rounds since 2017. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 and Advent International. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series G startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Shield AI* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 25 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space AI Defence Tech Drones Raised 3 months ago Valuation: $5.3B, Mar 2026 Follow Shield AI and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fshield-ai) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$4.0B** raised across 6 rounds since 2017, from 12 sources **$2.0B** Growth **$1.5B** Series G - **Latest round:** Series G, $1.5B Jul 2026 - **Led by:** Advent International and JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group - **Biggest round:** $2.0B Growth · Mar 2026 - **Investors:** 25 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$11M** Series A **$200M** Growth **$240M** Round **$2.0B** Growth **$1.5B** Series G - **First round:** Series A, $11M - **Biggest round:** $2.0B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Series G **$1.5B** *3 new* *6 returning* [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) Lead [JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan-chase-s-strategic-investment-group) Lead [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) [Snowpoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowpoint-ventures) [Apandion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apandion) [InnovationX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovationx) [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures) [Innovation X Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-x-advisors) Reported by InnovationX and 1 other SEC filing: $592M sold - **Mar 2026** Growth **$2.0B** *9 new* *4 returning* [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) Lead [JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan-chase-s-strategic-investment-group) Lead [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) [Point72](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72) [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) [Snowpoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowpoint-ventures) [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-2) [Apandion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apandion) [InnovationX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovationx) [JPMorganChase's Security and Resiliency Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorganchase-s-security-and-resiliency-initiative) Reported by InnovationX and 4 others SEC filing: $592M sold - **Aug 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *3 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) [Point72](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72) Source recorded - **Mar 2025** Round **$240M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) [US Innovative Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-innovative-technology) [L3Harris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l3harris) [Hanwha Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hanwha-aerospace) [L3 Harris Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l3-harris-technologies) Reported by Crunchbase News and 1 other - **Jan 2025** Growth **$200M** *7 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) [Point72](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72) [Airbus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbus) [Palantir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir) [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-2) [L3Harris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l3harris) Reported by TechStartups - **Apr 2017** Series A **$11M** *1 new* [Andreesen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreesen-horowitz) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Mar 2017 ## Funding filed with regulators Shield AI filed 8 raises, $1.0B in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - May 2026 **$592M** 32 investors SEC Form D - Sept 2023 **$281M** 21 investors equity of $305M offered SEC Form D - May 2022 **$73M** 11 investors equity of $150M offered SEC Form D - Oct 2020 **$53M** 13 investors equity of $75M offered SEC Form D - Aug 2019 **$22M** 6 investors equity of $25M offered SEC Form D - Dec 2018 **$10M** 5 investors equity SEC Form D - Mar 2017 **$10M** 11 investors equity of $11M offered SEC Form D - May 2016 **$2.6M** 19 investors equity SEC Form D ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2017 **Growth** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Venture** 2025 **Growth** 2026 **Series G** 2026 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Point72](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72) [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) L L [JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan-chase-s-strategic-investment-group) L L [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) [Snowpoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowpoint-ventures) [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-2) [Apandion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apandion) ## Everyone who backed them [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **4** rounds [Point72](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72) Hedge fund **3** rounds [Advent International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international) Private equity **2** rounds, led 2 [JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan-chase-s-strategic-investment-group) Growth equity **2** rounds, led 2 [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **2** rounds [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) Private equity **2** rounds [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) Advisor **2** rounds [Snowpoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowpoint-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Apandion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apandion) Growth equity **2** rounds [L3Harris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l3harris) Investment firm **2** rounds [InnovationX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovationx) Growth equity **2** rounds [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) Corporate VC **1** round [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) Private equity **1** round [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) VC firm **1** round [Airbus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbus) Accelerator **1** round [US Innovative Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-innovative-technology) Private equity **1** round [Palantir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir) Growth equity **1** round [Riot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riot-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Andreesen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreesen-horowitz) Investment firm **1** round [Hanwha Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hanwha-aerospace) Investment firm **1** round [Innovation X Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-x-advisors) Investment firm **1** round [JPMorganChase's Security and Resiliency Initiative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorganchase-s-security-and-resiliency-initiative) Growth equity **1** round [L3 Harris Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l3-harris-technologies) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=shield-ai). ## Also claim to have backed them These 32 firms list Shield AI as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) VC firm Per its own site [Breyer Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breyer-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site [Jesse Robbins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jesse-robbins) VC firm Per its own site [BAM Elevate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-elevate) Private equity Per its own site [Marlinspike](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlinspike) VC firm Per its own site [SideCar Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sidecar-angels) Angel network Per its own site [Center15 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/center15-capital) Growth equity Per its own site [Level Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/level-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site [Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) Family office Per its own site [Nomi Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nomi-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Sparkwave Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkwave-capital) Growth equity Per its own site [Brighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brighter-capital) Family office Per its own site [Brightwing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brightwing-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site [Creative Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-capital) VC firm Per its own site [E1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e1-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Ecoloce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecoloce) Angel Per its own site [Gauntlet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gauntlet-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Ironmonger360](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ironmonger360) Family office Per its own site [Junipero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/junipero-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Kinled Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinled-holding) Private equity Per its own site [Labyrinth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labyrinth-capital-partners) Private equity Per its own site [Next 5 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-5-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Okeanos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/okeanos) VC firm Per its own site [Quantra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantra-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Realm Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/realm-capital-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Riverbend Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverbend-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Stack Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stack-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Sweetwater Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sweetwater-private-equity) Private equity Per its own site [Unity Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unity-growth) Private equity Per its own site [fvt.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fvt-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Shield AI ### Who invested in Shield AI? Shield AI's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Point72, Advent International, JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group and Founder Collective, and 20 more on record. Advent International led its latest round. ### How much has Shield AI raised? Shield AI has raised $4.0B across 6 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Shield AI last raise? Shield AI's most recent round was a Series G of $1.5B in Jul 2026, led by Advent International. ### What was Shield AI's biggest round? Shield AI's largest round on record is $2.0B (Growth), in Mar 2026, led by Advent International. ### Who backed Shield AI first? Shield AI's first round on record, in Apr 2017, was backed by Andreesen Horowitz. ### What stage is Shield AI at? Shield AI's latest named round is a Series G, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Shield AI based? Shield AI is based in the United States. ### Who led Shield AI's rounds? Advent International led the Growth in 2026. ## Companies like Shield AI In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app