Shield Capital
Venture Capital
National security-focused venture capital firm led by veteran investors and security leaders, backing founders building frontier solutions in cybersecurity, AI, space, and autonomy.
San Francisco, United States · 21+ investments · 2 portfolio companies
Seed
Early Stage
Defense Tech
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Autonomous Vehicles
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2021
- Website
- shieldcap.com
- AUM
- $120.0M
- Portfolio Companies
- 2
- Total Investments
- 21
- Last Investment
- Feb 2026
- Geographic Focus
- United States
Investment Thesis
Backs dual-use companies at the intersection of commercial and government markets in AI, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space; thesis is that dual-use companies outperform and scale faster.
Shield Capital is a Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 21 investments in Defense Tech and Artificial Intelligence, including Apex Space and Albedo.
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