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Venture Capital
Burlingame, CA
Shield Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies building technologies that matter in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space.
Data as of (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.
This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.
| Fund | Vintage | Lifecycle | Form D sold | GAV | LPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Capital Fund II, L.P. | 2024 | Fundraising | $162M | n/a | 0 |
| Shield Capital Fund II-Parallel, L.P. | 2024 | Fundraising | $162M | n/a | 0 |
| Shield Capital Fund I, L.P. | 2021 | Mature | $152M | $189M | 0 |
| Company | State | Stage | Round size | Partner | Attribution | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfish Space Inc. | Wa | n/a | n/a | n/a | Unknown | Sep 16, 2026 |
| SiFly | n/a | Series a | $20.0M | n/a | Unknown | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Armada | n/a | Series b | $230M | n/a | Unknown | May 19, 2026 |
| Chariot Defense, Inc. | CA | Series a | $34.0M | n/a | Unknown | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Seasats | n/a | Series a | $20.0M | Philip Bilden | Confirmed | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Code Metal, Inc. | Ma | unknown | $36.5M | Michael Brown | Confirmed | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Elroy Air, Inc. | CA | n/a | n/a | Raj Shah | Strongly supported | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Starfish Space Inc. | Wa | n/a | n/a | Raj Shah | Strongly supported | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Albedo Space Corp. | Co | n/a | n/a | Raj Shah | Strongly supported | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Investor | Co-investor | Shared deals | Shared companies | Last observed | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overmatch | Shield Capital, LLC | 2 | 2 | May 19, 2026 | Recurring |
| Marlinspike | Shield Capital, LLC | 2 | 2 | May 19, 2026 | Recurring |
| LUX Capital Management, LLC | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | May 19, 2026 | One time |
| BBK Capital | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Aug 26, 2026 | One time |
| Bosch Ventures | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | One time |
| J2 Ventures Advisors, LLC | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | One time |
| DNS Capital | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 | One time |
| RTX Ventures | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | One time |
| General Catalyst | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Feb 25, 2026 | One time |
| Shield Capital, LLC | Tanis Venture Management | 1 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 | One time |
| Shield Capital, LLC | Overmatch VC | 1 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | One time |
| Shield Capital, LLC | Crumpton Ventures | 1 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 | One time |
| Shield Capital, LLC | Dorado Group | 1 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 | One time |
| Shield Capital, LLC | Andreessen Horowitz | 1 | 1 | Feb 25, 2026 | One time |
| Smith Point Capital, LLC | Shield Capital, LLC | 1 | 1 | Nov 12, 2025 | One time |
Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): Mr. Denis A. Bovin (Senior Advisor at Evercore Partners), Elias (Lou) Manousos (Venture Partner →), Matt Scullin (Venture Partner →), Honorable Sean Stackley ((Research, Development and Acquisition)), Letitia (Tish) Long (Chairwoman, Intelligence & National Security Alliance), In Memoriam (Director, Belfer Center at Harvard University), Michael Brown (Partner →), John Serafini (Partner →), Akhil Iyer (Principal →), David Rothzeid (Principal →), Maggie Gray (Vice President →), Matt Kaplan (Associate →).
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan