Shield Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Washington DC, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Israel
Australia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Cybersecurity
AI
Autonomy
Space Tech
National Security
Defense
Frontier Tech
Robotics

About
Shield Capital is a Washington DC-based VC focused on national security frontier tech. Their focus spans cybersecurity, AI, autonomy, space tech, and defense across the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, and Australia. The firm supports founders from seed through Series B.

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Max check size: $10M
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Investment Thesis

Shield Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across cybersecurity, AI, autonomy, space, and frontier tech sectors at the convergence of commercial and national security innovation. They invest in mission-driven founders building dual-use technologies addressing critical national security challenges. The firm differentiates itself through its founding team's deep US national security and defense expertise, Washington DC positioning, and mission-driven thesis serving both commercial and government markets.

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Manager's Experience

Philip Bilden (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) launched Shield Capital in 2021 after serving as Managing Director at HarbourVest Partners for over two decades, bringing deep institutional investing expertise; he serves as a Trustee of the US Naval Academy. Raj Shah (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) is a former F-16 fighter pilot, former Managing Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) under the Department of Defense, and brings deep national security and defense innovation expertise. Michael Brown (Partner) joined in 2022 after serving four years as senior DoD official leading DIU.