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Shield AI

An indexed venture-backed company connected to 2 firm-controlled portfolio sources.

Defense TechnologyAI pilots and defense autonomy
Domainshield.ai
Indexed investors2
Named founders0
Evidence policySource-linked
Official channels Website YouTube
Products

What Shield AI builds

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01

Hivemind

AI pilot software for autonomous aircraft.

02

V-BAT

Vertical-takeoff autonomous aircraft.

03

X-BAT

AI-piloted vertical-takeoff combat aircraft program.

04

Nova

Small autonomous unmanned aircraft system.

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Branded placeholder portrait for Brandon Tseng; identity image not yet verifiedFounder & executive

Brandon Tseng

Co-founder & President

Leads mission, strategy and the company’s autonomy platform expansion.

Branded placeholder portrait for Ryan Tseng; identity image not yet verifiedFounder & executive

Ryan Tseng

Co-founder & CEO

Leads company execution across AI pilots, aircraft and defense programs.

Branded placeholder portrait for Nathan Michael; identity image not yet verifiedExecutive

Nathan Michael

Chief Technology Officer

Leads autonomy research, engineering and technical platform development.

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