Shield AI Raises $200 Million at $2.7 Billion Valuation

  • Startup’s drone software can fly without remote pilot or GPS
  • Thomas Tull’s USIT, Riot Ventures, Cathie Wood’s ARK invested
A V-BAT drone from defense tech startup Shield AI.Source: Shield AI
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Defense technology startup Shield AI has finalized its new funding round, raising $200 million in additional capital.

The startup, which makes autonomous drones and other military technology for the US and its allies, has reached a valuation of $2.7 billion with the new funding, co-founder and president Brandon Tseng said in an interview. Bloomberg News reported last month that Shield AI was working on its latest fundraising.