id,date,date_precision,status,transaction_type,round,amount_usd_low,amount_usd_high,lead_or_buyer,co_leads,valuation_usd_low,valuation_usd_high,valuation_basis,valuation_to_run_rate_multiple,multiple_bound,multiple_basis,step_up_vs_prior_closed,price_per_share_usd_low,price_per_share_usd_high,shares,source,source_url,other_source_urls,notes,last_updated
series-h-pending-2026-11-05,2026-11-05,day,Reported talks,primary_equity,"Series H with Echodyne deal (announced, not closed)",,,,,,,"Stated by Shield AI; financing completes only when the Echodyne acquisition closes, so CSV amount/valuation cells are empty",,,,,,,,"Shield AI, 5 Nov 2026",https://shield.ai/shield-to-acquire-echodyne-in-a-transaction-valued-at-5-3-billion-and-raise-2-5-billion-at-a-28-8-billion-valuation/,https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/shield-ai-hit-28-8-160003152.html https://shield.ai/shield-ai-to-hit-28-8-billion-value-with-5-3-billion-radar-acquisition/,"Shield AI says it is raising $2.5B for the Echodyne deal: a $1B Series H at a $28.8B post-money valuation (co-led by Disruptive and Innovation X Capital), $1B of Blackstone structured equity and $500M of JPMorgan-led debt. Bloomberg reports the financing completes only when the acquisition closes (expected early 2027), so this is Status, not the last closed round.",2026-11-13
series-g-2026-03-26,2026-03-26,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series G,1500000000,1500000000,"Advent, JPMorganChase investment group","With: Snowpoint Ventures, InnovationX, Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Apandion",12700000000,12700000000,"Post-money, as announced (TechCrunch)",,,,2.4,,,,"TechCrunch, 26 Mar 2026",https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/defense-startup-shield-ai-lands-12-7b-valuation-up-140-after-u-s-air-force-deal/,,"TechCrunch: $1.5B Series G equity, plus $500M of preferred shares sold separately to Blackstone funds; Bloomberg’s $2B headline counts both. $1.5B Series G used.",2026-11-13
series-f1-2025-03-06,2025-03-06,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series F-1,240000000,240000000,,,5300000000,5300000000,Valuation stated by Shield AI,,,,1.96,,,,"Shield AI, 6 Mar 2025",https://shield.ai/shield-ai-raises-240m-at-5-3b-valuation-to-scale-hivemind-enterprise-an-ai-powered-autonomy-developer-platform/,https://news.crunchbase.com/defense-tech/startup-shield-ai-venture-funding/,,2026-11-13
series-f-2023-10,2023-10,month,Closed round,primary_equity,Series F,200000000,200000000,,,2700000000,2700000000,Reported by Crunchbase News,,,,,,,,"Crunchbase News, 6 Mar 2025",https://news.crunchbase.com/defense-tech/startup-shield-ai-venture-funding/,,Month only. Crunchbase News: Shield later added another $300M in debt and equity to the round (not counted here).,2026-11-13