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Valuation
$13B
Basis and date
Reported valuation · Mar 1, 2026
Rank by valuation
#44
Sector · country
Defense Technology · United States
Employees
1,500 (March 2026)
Valuation history
| Date | Basis | Valuation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | Reported valuation | $13B | Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal ↗ |
The latest reported valuation, with the report it came from.
Funding rounds filed with the SEC
| First sale | Amount sold | Offering size | Investors | Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2025 | $592M | $592M | 32 | Equity |
| Sep 13, 2023 | $114M | $150M | 5 | Equity |
| May 16, 2022 | $73M | $150M | 11 | Equity |
| Oct 27, 2020 | $53M | $75M | 13 | Equity |
| Aug 13, 2019 | $22M | $25M | 6 | Equity |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $10M | $10M | 5 | Equity |
| Mar 21, 2017 | $10M | $11M | 11 | Equity |
| May 19, 2016 | $3M | $3M | 19 | Equity |
From the company’s Form D notices (SEC filings ↗). Form D reports the amount sold, not the valuation or the investors’ names.
Executives and directors
- Gary Steele (CEO) (Wikipedia)
- Ryan Tseng · Executive Officer, Director (SEC Form D)
Founders
Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter
IPO status
Not on the IPO Calendar.
Valuations are point-in-time marks, not trading prices, and private shares are not generally available to retail investors. Data: Wikipedia’s list of unicorn startup companies and the company’s article (CC BY-SA 4.0), and SEC Form D filings, company article. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error