Shield Capital

Shield Capital is a venture firm that funds early-stage companies developing technology for commercial and national security use. Its team consists of veteran investors, founders and national security leaders. The firm runs a podcast called Mission Matters about defence technology and startups.

What Shield Capital offers

• Early-stage investment — funds seed and Series A rounds in frontier technology companies.
• Focus areas — artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity and space.
• National security expertise — partners and advisors with government and defence backgrounds.
• Mission Matters podcast — interviews with founders and government technologists.

Who it works with

The firm works with entrepreneurs at the point where commercial technology meets national security needs. Portfolio examples include SiFly, which expands air cargo logistics, Star Catcher, Autonomous Cyber, Vannevar Labs, which applies AI to intelligence work, and companies in managed detection and response and flight control.

Key facts

• Focus: AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space
• Team: veteran investors, founders and national security leaders