Founders Fund
VS
Shield AI

Defense comparison — funding, valuation, and investors, sourced from Value Add Pulse coverage.

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Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco venture capital firm, co-founded by Peter Thiel, that invests across stages in technology and deep-tech companies including AI, defense, and space.

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SA
Shield AI

Shield AI builds AI-powered autonomy software (Hivemind) and autonomous drones/aircraft for defense and national security applications.

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Total Raised
$3.5B
Founders FundShield AI
Last Valuation
$12.7B
Founders FundShield AI
Defense
Sector
Defense
2005
Founded
2015
San Francisco, California
HQ
San Diego, CA
Private
Status
Private
Founders Fund investors
No investors on record.
Shield AI investors
Advent InternationalJPMorgan Strategic Investment GroupBlackstoneAndreessen HorowitzL3HarrisHanwha Asset ManagementPoint72 VenturesDisruptive

Data from Value Add Pulse coverage and company research — see the full threads for Founders Fund and Shield AI.