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Shield AIForm D offering

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.

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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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People

  • 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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  • industriesValue in the API
  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
  • employee_count_highValue in the API
  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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  "signal_type": "sec-form-d-funding",
  "signal_subtype": "newFilingCompany",
  "detected_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Shield AI",
    "domain": "shield.ai"
  },
  "data": {
    "cik": "0001675769",
    "phone": "(619) 719-5740",
    "detail": "This Form D suggests Shield AI is well past early startup stage and is scaling a mission-critical platform for contested environments, ISR, targeting, and simulation/training. The capital will likely support product development, autonomy software, aircraft and sensor programs, testing, and broader commercialization with government and defense customers. Vendors should pay attention to needs in aerospace manufacturing, cloud/AI infrastructure, simulation, training, geospatial data, sensors, and federal contracting support.",
    "topics": [
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      "AI/ML",
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      "Aerospace",
      "Government Contractors"
    ],
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    "website": "https://shield.ai",
    "location": "San Diego, CALIFORNIA",
    "file_date": "2026-05-01",
    "form_type": "D",
    "relevance": 0.98,
    "confidence": "high",
    "exemptions": [
      "06b"
    ],
    "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1675769/000167576926000001/",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001675769&type=D&dateb=&owner=include&count=40",
    "entity_name": "Shield AI Inc",
    "entity_type": "Corporation",
    "jurisdiction": "DELAWARE",
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