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MICHAEL BROWN is a Partner at Shield Capital and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Security and Technology.
Space solar power startup mPower Technology closed a $21M Series B to help scale production of its solar modules.
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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MICHAEL BROWN is a Partner at Shield Capital and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Security and Technology.
Space solar power startup mPower Technology closed a $21M Series B to help scale production of its solar modules.
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.
With attacks now targeting LLMs and training data, Pillar is building the defense layer for agentic software.
Distributed Spectrum has developed tiny AI-powered sensors to help the U.S. military locate enemy troops and drones by their radio emissions.
Drone-boat maker Seasats plans to hire more people and expand its overseas sales on the heels of a $10 million funding round.
Why it matters: From monitoring U.S. borders to mapping oil spills to sinking Russian ships in the Black Sea, demand for autonomous vessels is soaring.
Shield Capital is proud to announce that recently retired Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine has joined the firm as a Venture Partner.
While venture capital has the potential to play a more crucial role in advancing technologies of national interest, the government's current approach is not yet fully aligned or optimized for this effort. There are promising federal programs but these could be more influential in attracting private investment.
Too much ink has been spilled on defense acquisition reform over the past few decades. In fact, there have been 12 major commissions and panels on the subject since World War II. Critics have been vocal about the failures of acquisition dating to the Revolutionary War.
Raj Shah, Shield Capital managing partner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the defense sector, the fallout of Boeing's plea deal and more.
More than 500 people gathered in Silicon Valley for the first Silicon Valley National Security Hackathon to develop solutions for national security on the eve of the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Shield Capital announced today that Denis A. Bovin has joined SHIELD’s National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) as a Senior Advisor.
A UK study of undersea cables shows that the global network carrying almost all internet and financial traffic is highly vulnerable to sabotage.
After a decade of building the future, tech’s new guard is going back to the American past -- spurring a funding frenzy in defense technology
Here is a list of people who have jumped from the Pentagon and other government posts into jobs with venture capitalists that are backing defense technology startups.
Shield Capital co-founder Philip Bilden shares how the firm raised four times more than a typical first-time fund and secured commitments from endowments, pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors.
Shield Capital Fund I, L.P. closed oversubscribed at 55% above target with $186 million of capital commitments from a broad representation of institutional and private investors.
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft mass manufacturing company builds productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship Aries platform.
As many as six defence tech unicorns — start-ups valued at over $1bn — have emerged from the flood of funding
A tremendous leader, investor, and technology executive with a deep understanding of national security.
Shield Capital announced today that General David Goldfein (ret.), former Chief of Staff of the U.S Air Force (USAF), has joined Shield Capital’s National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).
Lisa joins SHIELD after running business operations and marketing for the past five years for Resilience.
Since the Ukraine war began, a growing number of U.S. officials have stressed the urgency of deterring Chinese military action against Taiwan.
Vannevar Labs uses AI to offer battlefield intelligence and counter misinformation campaigns
Ray is an internationally-recognized venture capitalist, cybersecurity expert, author, and industry leader. His investment track record includes nine IPOs resulting in multiple listings on the Forbes Midas List.
Shield Capital shares tribute to National Security Advisory Board Member Defense Secretary Ash Carter
Private equity veteran Philip Bilden and former DIU chief Raj Shah discuss the new venture capital fund they founded, Shield Capital, on the $120 million fund’s first anniversary