Shield AI Inc filed a Form D with the SEC, reporting $591.8M sold, of a $591.8M offering.
What happened
Shield AI is a San Diego defense-tech company building autonomous aircraft and AI pilot software (Hivemind) for military and security missions. The company raised $591.8 million, a large growth-stage round that signals strong demand for autonomous systems and creates meaningful B2B sales opportunities across aerospace, AI, and defense procurement.
Source
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From the Signal API record- Signal
- Form D offering
What this signalsNew funding often brings new budget and vendor reviews.
- Amount
- $592M
- Source type
- SEC Form D filing
- Location
- San Diego, CALIFORNIA
- Filed
- May 1, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Business location
- San Diego, CA
Companies
- Shield AI IncFiler
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- Website changesShield AI added a featured case study describing X-BAT VISTA’s autonomous flight and tactical maneuvering against human pilots.Website changes
- LinkedInShield AI builds intelligent systems for defense, highlighting high standards and challenging work.LinkedIn
- In developmentFrom Drones To Nuclear Reactors To Robots: An Engineer’s JourneyIn development
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The full record
From the Signal API recordPeople
- Ryan TsengExecutive Officer, Director · Named in the filing
- Brandon TsengExecutive Officer, Director · Named in the filing
- Peter LevineDirector · Named in the filing
- Gaetano CrupiDirector · Named in the filing
- Daniel GwakDirector · Named in the filing
- Doug PhilipponeDirector · Named in the filing
- Andrew BerlinDirector · Named in the filing
- Shivon ZilisDirector · Named in the filing
Numbers
- Amount (USD)
- $592M
- Investors
- 32
Details
- CIK
- 0001675769
- Website
- shield.ai
- Form
- D
- Entity type
- Corporation
- Primary topic
- Defense Tech Funding
- Revenue range
- Decline to Disclose
- Business state
- CA
- Industry group
- Other Technology
- Accession number
- 0001675769-26-000001
- Resolved entity type
- Operating company
- Has non accredited investors
- No
Topics and mentions
Topics
- Defense Tech
- AI/ML
- Autonomous Systems
- Aerospace
- Government Contractors
Exemptions
- 06b
Securities
- Equity
Extraction
- Confidence
- High
- Relevance
- 98%
- Detected
- May 1, 2026
- signal_type
sec-form-d-funding- signal_subtype
newFilingCompany
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