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Shield AI

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12 articles accelerating

Shield AI has appeared in 12 articles since 2021-08. Coverage peaked in 2023Q4 with 4 articles.

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The Vacuum
In 2018, a dozen Google employees resigned over a Pentagon AI contract. Eight years later, Palmer Luckey's Anduril is raising $4 billion at a $30 billion valuat...

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-27
New York Times 8 related

Defense tech startup Shield AI raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation, up from $5.3B after raising $240M in March 2025; half of its business is autonomous software

2026-03-26
New York Times 15 related

Defense tech startup Shield AI raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation, up from $5.3B after raising $240M in March 2025; half of its business is autonomous software

The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.

2025-12-22
Fortune 3 related

A look at military tech startup Shield AI, recently valued at $5.6B, and its new CEO Gary Steele, who aims to grow annual revenue from $300M to $1B by 2028

Jessica Mathews spent months reporting this 4,000-word feature for Fortune, tracing how Shield AI has been building AI … Ian Winer : An excellent feature article on the Shield AI journey from past to ...

2025-03-06
Bloomberg

San Diego-based defense startup Shield AI raised $240M from L3Harris, a16z, and others at a $5.3B valuation to develop its Hivemind autonomous vehicle platform

The company is raising $240 million and pushing into software.  —  Defense startup Shield AI has finalized a deal to raise $240 million … Bluesky: @danielmconnolly Bluesky: @danielmconnolly : Autonomo...

2025-03-04
Wall Street Journal 4 related

After Trump imposes new tariffs on China, its government adds 15 US companies to its export control list, including drone maker Skydio and a16z-backed Shield AI

On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce said it added 15 American companies to an export-control list and expanded the number …

2025-01-17
Financial Times 1 related

Sources: Shield AI, maker of software for autonomous aircraft and drones, is raising ~$200M from Palantir and others at a $5B valuation, up from $2.8B in 2024

Maker of software for autonomous aircraft is raising around $200mn from backers  —  Artificial intelligence start-up Shield AI …

2024-10-10
TechCrunch 1 related

An interview with Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng on the startup's mission of building “the world's best AI pilot”, the ethics of military AI use, and more

Margaux MacColl / TechCrunch :

2023-12-30
TechCrunch 3 related

Source: Shield AI, which makes autonomous drones and other military tech, raised $300M in equity and debt at a $2.8B valuation, bringing its Series F to $500M

2023-12-29
TechCrunch 1 related

Source: Shield AI, which makes autonomous drones and other military tech, raised $300M in equity and debt at a $2.8B valuation, bringing its Series F to $500M

Defense tech startup Shield AI has expanded its latest funding round with another $300 million in equity and debt …

2023-11-07
New York Times

A look at the hurdles that tech startups like autonomous drone developer Shield AI face in competing for Pentagon funding against more entrenched weapons makers

New York Times : X: @shieldaitech and @ericliptonnyt X: @shieldaitech : Our AI pilot is flying on multiple #aircraft today! @EricLiptonNYT with @nytimes highlighted the unmatched capabilities of our ...

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TEXXR tracks 15 Techmeme articles mentioning Shield AI, dating back to November 2020. The biggest stories include Defense tech startup Shield AI raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation, up from $5.3B after... and Defense tech startup Shield AI raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation, up from $5.3B after.... Coverage has shifted toward enterprise, funding themes and away from safety.

Key Moments

2025Q1safety -100pts; developer +33pts; funding +67pts
2025Q4enterprise +100pts; developer -33pts; funding -67pts
2026Q1funding +100pts

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