Shield Capital

Shield Capital is a US-based venture capital firm established in 2021, focusing on early-stage investments in companies developing technologies related to artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space. They support innovators building frontier solutions for both commercial and government enterprises, particularly those that bolster US national security. Their investment portfolio includes space-related companies like Apex Spacecraft Manufacturing, Albedo (high-resolution satellite imagery), and Starfish Space.

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San Francisco, California, United States

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B Capital led Observable Space’s $90 million Series A, and Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures co-led the round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jul 2, 2026 Optical Terminal Supply Chain Risk: Observable Space $90M Series A 2026

Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures co-led Star Catcher Industries’ Series A round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 19, 2026Star Catcher $65 Million Round Targets First-Ever Orbital Power Beaming Demonstration

David Rothzeid is a Principal at Shield Capital.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 19, 2026Star Catcher $65 Million Round Targets First-Ever Orbital Power Beaming Demonstration

Star Catcher Industries’ Series A was led by B Capital, with Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures as co-leads.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0May 13, 2026Star Catcher secures US$65M Series A to develop orbital power grid

David Rothzeid is a Principal at Shield Capital.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 13, 2026Star Catcher secures US$65M Series A to develop orbital power grid

Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures co-led Star Catcher’s Series A round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 12, 2026Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A

David Rothzeid is a principal at Shield Capital.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 12, 2026Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A

Activate Capital and Shield Capital co-led Starfish Space’s Series B funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 2.8Apr 8, 2026Starfish Space Series B Round Raises Over $100 Million

The Starfish Space funding round was co-led by Activate Capital and Shield Capital.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production

Activate Capital and Shield Capital co-led Starfish Space’s Series B round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B

Starfish Space raised $29,000,000 in a funding round led by Shield Capital.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 13, 2024Starfish Space secures million$$ in new funding to advance Otter development

Starfish Space raised $29,000,000 in a funding round led by Shield Capital on 2024-11-13.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.7Nov 13, 2024Satellite-servicing startup Starfish Space raises $29 million

Danti secured $5,000,000 in seed funding led by venture capital firm Shield Capital.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0May 6, 2024Search engine focused on Earth data gets new investors

Danti raised $5,000,000 in a Seed round led by Shield Capital.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0May 2, 2024Danti Raises $5M to Deploy it’s AI Data Analyst

Apex raised $16,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Shield Capital.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.6Jun 26, 2023Apex raises million$$ in Series A funding + the customers for the 1st Aries satellite bus

Albedo raised $48,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Shield Capital on 2022-09-07.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.5Sep 7, 2022Albedo announces $48 million Series A funding round

Hawkeye 360 has raised more than $28,000,000 from investors including Raytheon, Allied Minds, Space Angels, Razor’s Edge Ventures, Shield Capital Partners, and Sumitomo Corporation of Japan.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 26, 2019First Hawkeye 360 satellites pinpointing signals