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Shield AI

United States · Autonomous flight · private
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Summary

Hivemind is an autonomy stack that flies aircraft without GPS or human input. V-BAT is its flagship VTOL UAS.

Notable

Selected for the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype programme in February 2026. Where Anduril builds the battlefield brain, Shield AI builds the pilot.

Key facts

Headquarters
San Diego
Founded
2015
Role
builder
Category
Defense
Sector
Autonomous flight
Status
private
Employees
~1,000
CEO
Gary Steele
Founders
Ryan Tseng, Brandon Tseng
Funding
$2B Series G
Valuation
$12.7B