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Shield AI Inc

SAN DIEGO · AI / ML · refined from filed group “Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Shield AI Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$452.7M
Total raised · real
7
Rounds
0.6×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Sep 13 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Shield AI Inc looks fair against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the ai/ml sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.31× the median modeled value of Series D+ AI / ML companies in 2022–2024 (11 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (131% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in AI / ML

Shield AI Inc is one of 2067 AI / ML companies tracked from SAN DIEGO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

ai/ml

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
5
Investors (latest)
2023-09-13
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeed · 2016-05-19 Raised $2.6M (real) Modeled valuation $117M (est)Seed2016Series A · 2017-03-21 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $379M (est)Series A2017Series A · 2018-12-20 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $361M (est)Series A2018Series B · 2019-08-13 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $881M (est)Series B2019Series C · 2020-10-27 Raised $53M (real) Modeled valuation $1.9B (est)Series C2020Series C · 2022-05-16 Raised $73M (real) Modeled valuation $1.6B (est)Series C2022Series D+ · 2023-09-13 Raised $281M (real) Modeled valuation $4.5B (est)Series D+2023Series D+ · 2023-09-13 Raised $199M (real) Modeled valuation $3.2B (est)Series D+2023Series D+ · 2023-09-13 Raised $114M (real) Modeled valuation $1.8B (est)Series D+2023+$10M+$10M+$22M+$53M+$73M+$281M+$199M+$114MCumulative $766M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Seed$2.6M · 2016
Series A$10.5M · 2017
Series A extension$10.0M · 2018
Series B$22.2M · 2019
Series C$52.9M · 2020
Series C extension$73.0M · 2022
Series D+$281.3M · 2023
Series D+ extension$199.2M · 2023
Series D+ extension$114.4M · 2023

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 83%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.5B
Base estimate est.
$1.6B
Conservative case
$6.8B
Upside case
$2.3B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the ai/ml sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $117.4M · 2016-05-192016Series A · modeled $379.4M · 2017-03-21Series A · modeled $361.3M · 2018-12-20Series B · modeled $880.7M · 2019-08-13Series C · modeled $1.9B · 2020-10-27Series C · modeled $1.6B · 2022-05-16Series D+ · modeled $4.5B · 2023-09-13Series D+ · modeled $3.2B · 2023-09-13Series D+ · modeled $1.8B · 2023-09-132023
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
83%
Survival probability
67% low · 92% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.51×/yr upside case
2.8 yr
Elapsed time used
2.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
ai/ml
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$61.9M/yr
Capital velocity
10.1 yr
On record since
2016
First round
9
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2067 companies in AI / ML. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 96× above median
This company$452.7M
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$114.4M
Sector median$174.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 161× above median
This company$4.5B
Sector median$27.9M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 99% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #2 of 11.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Inflection Ai, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $225.0M · modeled $5.4B (est)Magic AI, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $466.2M · modeled $4.4B (est)Snyk Ltd · Series D+ Raised $799.9M · modeled $3.9B (est)Vendr, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $272.2M · modeled $3.5B (est)Sigma Computing, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $675.3M · modeled $3.4B (est)AI Software, LLC · Series D+ Raised $266.0M · modeled $2.9B (est)Klaviyo, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $621.0M · modeled $2.2B (est)AutoLab AI, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $234.9M · modeled $1.7B (est)Cresta Intelligence Inc. · Series D+ Raised $125.0M · modeled $1.5B (est)Tractian Ltd · Series D+ Raised $122.9M · modeled $1.4B (est)Shield AI Inc (this company) Raised $452.7M · modeled $4.5B (est)Shield AI Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Inflection Ai, Inc.Series D+$225.0M$5.4B1.57×
Shield AI Inc this companySeries D+$452.7M$4.5B1.31×
Magic AI, Inc.Series D+$466.2M$4.4B1.27×
Snyk LtdSeries D+$799.9M$3.9B1.14×
Vendr, Inc.Series D+$272.2M$3.5B1.02×
Sigma Computing, Inc.Series D+$675.3M$3.4B1.00×
AI Software, LLCSeries D+$266.0M$2.9B0.84×
Klaviyo, Inc.Series D+$621.0M$2.2B0.65×
AutoLab AI, Inc.Series D+$234.9M$1.7B0.51×
Cresta Intelligence Inc.Series D+$125.0M$1.5B0.43×
Tractian LtdSeries D+$122.9M$1.4B0.40×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Seed$2.6M2016-05-19$13.2M$117.4M85%
Series A$10.5M2017-03-21$47.7M$379.4M90%
Series A$10.0M2018-12-20$45.5M$361.3M90%
Series B$22.2M2019-08-13$123.3M$880.7M90%
Series C$52.9M2020-10-27$353.0M$1.9B90%
Series C$73.0M2022-05-16$487.0M$1.6B90%
Series D+$281.3M2023-09-13$2.3B$4.5B90%
Series D+$199.2M2023-09-13$1.7B$3.2B90%
Series D+$114.4M2023-09-13$953.5M$1.8B90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Seed$2.6M2016-05-19
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$10.5M2017-03-21
    • Raised 10 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.0× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$10.0M2018-12-20
    • Raised again after 21 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$22.2M2019-08-13
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 6 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$52.9M2020-10-27
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 13 investors on this round.
  6. Series C$73.0M2022-05-16
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  7. Series D+$281.3M2023-09-13
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 21 investors on this round.
  8. Series D+$199.2M2023-09-13
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  9. Series D+$114.4M2023-09-13
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 5 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$114.4M
Modeled next size est.range $114.4M$183.1M
0.6×
Last step-up
$61.9M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Satya Patel19 other2017-03
Peter Levine10 other2017-03
Gaetano Crupi5 other2023-09
Thomas Tull5 other2023-09
Daniel Gwak4 other2020-10
Andrew Reiter2016-05
Andrew Stiles Berlin2023-09
Andrew Stiles Reiter2018-12
Brandon Tseng2016-05
Brian Losey2017-03
Doug Stiles Philippone2022-05
Peter Stiles Levine2018-12
Robert Stiles Harward, Jr.2018-12
Ryan Tseng2016-05
Satya Stiles Patel2018-12
Shivon Stiles Zilis2023-09
Stephen Stiles Marcus2023-09
Registry & provenance

Shield AI Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1675769
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Shield AI Inc raised?
Shield AI Inc has raised approximately $452.7M in disclosed capital across 7 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Shield AI Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Shield AI Inc is approximately $4.5B (modeled range $1.6B–$6.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Shield AI Inc at?
Shield AI Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Sep 13.
What does Shield AI Inc do and where is it based?
Shield AI Inc operates in the AI / ML sector, based in SAN DIEGO.
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