Shield Capital

Venture capital firm
Burlingame, California, USAshieldcap.comSee connections →

Early-stage venture firm investing at the intersection of commercial technology and national security, spanning AI, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceAutonomyCybersecuritySpace
Geographies
Burlingame, California, USA

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed, Series A shieldcap.com
  2. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity, Space shieldcap.com
  3. Jun 16, 2026Invested in Ent.AI (Seed, $100M) SecurityWeek
  4. Jul 1, 2024New fund: Shield Capital Fund II (target $350M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  5. Jan 1, 2023New fund: Shield Capital Fund I ($186M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

2
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Shield Capital Fund II2024target $350MFlagship
As of Jul 9, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Shield Capital Fund I2023$186MFlagship
As of 2023Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

4 total

Recent Investment Activity

1

Track record: led 0 and participated in 1 of 1 tracked venture round · 1 in the last 12 months

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jun 16, 2026Ent.AISeedParticipated$100M—SecurityWeek

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Aerospace
1 · 25%
Cybersecurity
1 · 25%
AI infra
1 · 25%

Co-Investors

12

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Value Add Research

Latest Pulse

  1. Ent Raises $100M Seed to Defend Against AI-Enabled CyberattacksCybersecurity startup Ent raised a $100M seed -- enormous for the stage -- from Sequoia, Craft, Felicis, Crosspoint, Shield Capital and In-Q-Tel. The thesis: as attackers weaponize AI, defense has to be AI-native from day one, and that requires frontier-scale capital before product-market fit.→

Shield Capital FAQ

What companies has Shield Capital invested in?

Shield Capital's portfolio includes Snorkel AI, Apex Technology, Ent.AI, Elroy Air.

Who does Shield Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Shield Capital most often invests alongside Prosperity7 Ventures (2 shared deals), Addition (1 shared deal), Blumberg Capital (1 shared deal), Craft Ventures (1 shared deal), Crosspoint Capital Partners (1 shared deal).

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