Shield Capital
@ShieldCapVC
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Investing in technologies that matter at the convergence of commercial industry & national security
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2022
Proud moment for the team - we just launched Express Imagine describing your data needs in plain English and getting production-ready pipelines instantly. That’s Express. It's what happens when AI meets data engineering.
Thrilled to announce Express, a conversational data engineering platform, powered by agents, that makes working with data as simple as describing what you need. The biggest blocker to AI adoption isn’t the models - it’s the complex, time-consuming process of preparing and
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Thanks @GoogleCloudSec ! Proud to share the @TENEXai story, made possible by the support of @a16z + @CrosspointCP + @ShieldCapVC !
🗣️ How does @TENEXai stay ahead of evolving cyber threats? Eric Foster & Edwin Solis reveal how Google Cloud Security helps them strengthen defenses and innovate with confidence. ▶️ https://t.co/4iJQwfYTXn
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ICYMI: Hear from Apex CEO @IanCinnamon and @FCC Chairman @BrendanCarrFCC at yesterday's Factory One ribbon cutting in Los Angeles!
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San Diego-based small unmanned surface vessel startup @seasats announced today that it’s snagged an $89M ceiling SBIR Phase 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the Navy to deliver its Lightfish USVs to the Marine Corps. https://t.co/8WLJ8HBlmF
tectonicdefense.com
For all those SBIR skeptics out there, this one’s for you. In an exclusive release to Tectonic, San Diego-based small unmanned surface vessel (sUSV)
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Seasats Nabs Its Largest Award For USVs With $89 Million Navy Contract - Defense Daily
defensedaily.com
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer and manufacturer Seasats in late September received its largest contract to date, a potential $89.2 million Navy
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Today we honor the lives lost on 9/11-a day that reshaped our nation & forever changed how we think about security. Founded on the 20th anniversary, @ShieldCapVC backs entrepreneurs building dual-use tech to protect lives, strengthen our economy & safeguard our future.
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Excited to be a part of the National Security Hackathon, April 26-27 @SHACK15sf, again this year with @cerebral_valley @VannevarLabs, @scale_AI, NATO Innovation Fund
Thrilled to launch our 2nd annual National Security Hackathon, April 26-27, @SHACK15sf 🇺🇸 Defense is rapidly evolving. It's an honor partnering w/ category definers @ShieldCapVC, @VannevarLabs, @scale_AI, the NATO Innovation Fund, In-Q-Tel, & more. Apply below👇
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“we got it” Live footage of the team making first contact after Clarity-1 launch two weeks ago. All time vibes.
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Thrilled to share that our very own David Rothzeid has been named a 2025 @nvca Rising Star. David’s work at the intersection of national security and commercial innovation has been transformative - sourcing, diligencing, and supporting the next generation of dual-use startups.
Announcing NVCA 2025 Rising Stars ! 🚀 We’re celebrating Sarah Du, Andreas Vandris, Nicole DeTommaso, Matt Schappell, and David Rothzeid, investors shaping the future of VC through AI, healthcare, national security, and expanding access to venture. Join us at the NVCA
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It was an honor to speak with Indopacom Commander Adm. Paparo about reindustrializing this country.
#USINDOPACOM Commander Adm. Samuel J. Paparo engaged with three industry leaders in Southern California to foster innovation in operational technologies, advancing cutting-edge capabilities and essential partnerships for deterrence and ensuring a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific.
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Proud to announce the official launch of our public sector offering. If you’re a government user, you can now try out Danti in a two week trial. Get started at https://t.co/3S9e9s39rh
#GenerativeAI #AskDanti
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.@ShieldCapVC’s David Rothzeid testified at today’s @SmallBizCmteGOP hearing titled “Golden Age of American Innovation: Reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st Century.” His remarks focused on how modernizing SBIR to serve as a bridge between government and America’s private capital
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Proud of all of what Albedo is doing to redefine what’s possible from space. #MissionMatters #Space
Very soon, Clarity-1 will launch as the first commercial satellite to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit. Beginning with 10 cm resolution imagery — previously only possible with aircraft or billion-dollar government satellites — Albedo is redefining what’s possible from space.
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Bravo team @Albedo!
An American company hopes to launch 24 satellites capable of taking strikingly sharp photos of Earth. The aim is to make spy-satellite-grade images available to everyone, from insurance companies and utilities to farmers and even governments https://t.co/HoGhaU7R2W 👇
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Turning raw sensor data into insights shouldn’t be a bottleneck. A leading healthcare technology and pharma company needed a faster way to process physiological sensor data for clinical studies. Their existing approach relied on multiple tools and manual steps, making it slow,
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Excited to announce that Armada is collaborating with Aramco Digital and @Microsoft to deploy the world's first Industrial Distributed Cloud to accelerate real-world AI and digital transformation efforts around the world!
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📷Shield Capital is proud to share its recent investment in @seasats to meet the need of autonomous maritime solutions. Already deployed globally, their USV’s are used for applications from subsea mapping to oil spill monitoring, maritime domain awareness, & border protection.
Seasats has successfully closed its latest funding round, providing fuel for growth as the company continues to deploy maritime autonomy solutions around the world. This round was led by Shield Capital, with participation from Aero X Ventures, Techstars, and other investors.
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Seasats has successfully closed its latest funding round, providing fuel for growth as the company continues to deploy maritime autonomy solutions around the world. This round was led by Shield Capital, with participation from Aero X Ventures, Techstars, and other investors.
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Getting Clarity to VLEO 🚀
What are you obsessed with right now?
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