Shield Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing technologies in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space. The firm focuses on supporting innovators whose work addresses the convergence of commercial technology and national security.
Their most common stage is series-a (54% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $46.7M (across 26 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
28
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
5
Team
EM
Elias Manousos
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
28 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chariot Defense | Series A | $34M | Feb 2026 |
 Code Metal | Series A | $36.5M | Nov 2025 |
| AArmada | Series D | $131M | Jul 2025 |
 mPower Technology | Series B | $21M | May 2025 |
| PPillar Security | Seed | $9M | Apr 2025 |
 Mimic | Series A | $50M | Feb 2025 |
 Starfish Space | Series B | $29M | Nov 2024 |
 Elroy Air | Unknown | — | Oct 2024 |
 Apex | Series B | $95M | Jun 2024 |
| Apex | Series C | $95M | Jun 2024 |
| DDanti | Series A | $5M | May 2024 |
| XXeol | Seed | $3.2M | Dec 2023 |
| NNexla | Series A | $18M | Jul 2023 |
 Unstructured | Series A | $25M | Jul 2023 |
 Apex Space | Series A | $16M | Jun 2023 |
 Vannevar Labs | Series B | $75M | Jan 2023 |
 Lynx | Series A | $15M | Mar 2022 |
 Resilience | Series C | $80M | Nov 2021 |
 HawkEye 360 | Series D | $145M | Nov 2021 |
| Elroy Air | Series A | $40M | Aug 2021 |
| AArmada | Series A | $40M | — |
| DDistributed Spectrum | Series A | $25M | — |
| VVorlon | Series A | $15.7M | — |
| Apex Space | Series A | — | — |
| AArmada | Growth | $131M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Andreessen Horowitz6 shared
Marlinspike6 shared
Founders Fund5 shared
Felicis Ventures4 shared
Point72 Ventures4 shared
XYZ Venture Capital3 shared
General Catalyst3 shared
8090 Industries3 shared
Lux Capital3 shared
J2 ventures3 shared
CRV (Charles River Ventures)3 shared
M12 (Microsoft)3 shared
Toyota3 shared
Accel2 shared
Razor's Edge2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Veriten2 shared
Glade Brook Capital Partners2 shared
Overmatch2 shared
Silent Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 13 March 2026