Supporting the innovators who will secure our future. 

 
 

Shield Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies building technologies that matter in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space. SHIELD’s veteran team of founders, investors, and national security leaders is mission-focused in support of entrepreneurs addressing the convergence of commercial technology and national security. Mission Matters at SHIELD.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Empty Arsenal of Democracy: How America Can Build a New Defense Industrial Base
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The Empty Arsenal of Democracy: How America Can Build a New Defense Industrial Base
Shield Commentary

MICHAEL BROWN is a Partner at Shield Capital and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Security and Technology.

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mPower Technology Raises $21M Series B
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mPower Technology Raises $21M Series B
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Space solar power startup mPower Technology closed a $21M Series B to help scale production of its solar modules.

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The Special Sauce: How Hegseth’s Software Memo Can Start a Revolution
Shield Commentary
The Special Sauce: How Hegseth’s Software Memo Can Start a Revolution
Shield Commentary

Reliable, fast, working, and user-friendly software is the basis of our everyday lives — something we all take for granted. The military can’t always say the same thing.

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Mission Matters Podcast

The Mission Matters podcast explores the intersection of technology, national security, and startups through in-depth conversations with early-stage founders and government technologists. Each episode reveals the opportunities, technical challenges, and innovations shaping the future of national security, offering insights from those on the front lines of technological evolution and national defense.



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Steadfast partners at the convergence of commercial technology & national security

We are veteran investors, founders & national security leaders.