Shield AI Stock Price, Valuation & IPO
Private company — Shield AI is privately held. Its shares are not listed on any public exchange and can only be accessed through private secondary transactions.
Status source: AXEVIL investment team
$207.08 per share (AXEVIL consensus estimate)
Source: AXEVIL consensus of recent secondary transactions · as of 27 October 2026
Last round valuation: $13B
Source: G, March 2026, post-money
Total raised: ~$3.3B
Data last updated: 27 October 2026
About Shield AI
Developer of autonomous defense aircraft and drones built on the Hivemind AI pilot, which operates without GPS or comms. In March 2026 the company closed a $1.5B Series G (plus $500M of preferred equity from Blackstone) led by Advent International at a $12.7B valuation, double last year's $5.3B.
Shield AI builds Hivemind, a software pilot that flies an aircraft on its own when satellite navigation and communications drop out. Founded in 2015 in San Diego. The company sells it together with its own V-BAT drones and separately, as a license for machines from Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, Kratos, and Airbus. In May 2026 the US Department of Defense included Hivemind in the LUCAS low-cost strike drone program, and in July, together with GE Aerospace, the F110-GE-129E engine with a swiveling nozzle for X-BAT was fired for the first time. Current valuation is $12.7B from a $1.5B Series G (March 2026), against $5.3B a year earlier; roughly $3.3B raised.
- Sector: Aerospace
- Headquarters: San Diego, USA
- Founded: 2015
Key highlights
- The valuation doubled in a year, and the round was not closed by a venture fund. In March 2025 the company was worth $5.3B; in March 2026, $12.7B.
- X-BAT has passed the program's riskiest stage. In July 2026, together with GE Aerospace, the F110-GE-129E engine with a swiveling nozzle was fired for the first time on a stand in Peebles, Ohio.
- The Pentagon has embedded Hivemind in someone else's mass program. In May 2026 the US Department of Defense included Shield AI's software in the LUCAS low-cost strike drone program to control group behavior.
- The money is arriving in exactly the budget line where the company operates. The draft 2027 US defense budget allocates more than $70B to unmanned and counter-drone systems, against $16.5B a year earlier.
- The company is reshaping its leadership for the public market. Gary Steele became CEO, having taken Proofpoint public and carried it through to a $12.3B sale, and then served as president of publicly traded Splunk.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Price / share | Post-money valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2026 | G | $153.68 | $13B |
| 6 March 2025 | F1 | $77.85 | $5.3B |
| 29 December 2023 | F | $43.79 | $2.7B |
| 13 December 2022 | E | $40.39 | $2.3B |
| 24 August 2021 | D | $24.04 | $1.3B |
| 23 February 2021 | C | $11.61 | $295M |
| 13 August 2019 | B | $7.86 | $203M |
| 4 January 2019 | A1 | $5.12 | $113M |
Latest news
- Shield AI delivered the first V-BAT drones to Taiwan's Coast Guard — 15 October 2026
- GE Aerospace, Shield AI, and Polish plant WZL-2 plan F110 engine maintenance for the X-BAT drone in Poland — 12 October 2026
- Shield AI and Greek GEK TERNA signed a memorandum on the production and maintenance of X-BAT in Greece — a regional hub for the Eastern Mediterranean — 8 October 2026
- The US Navy awarded Shield AI another $150 million for the X-BAT unmanned fighter — program funding increased to $400 million — 8 October 2026
- Shield AI and Australian Innovaero signed a memorandum on loitering munitions for the Australian Army — 5 October 2026
Frequently asked questions
How can I buy Shield AI stock before the IPO?
Not on a public exchange — Shield AI is privately held. Shares change hands only in private secondary transactions. AXEVIL structures those as dedicated US special purpose vehicles for accredited investors, subject to availability and to the rules of your jurisdiction.
What is the Shield AI stock price?
A private company has no single official share price. AXEVIL's consensus estimate is $207.08 per share as of 27 October 2026. Its most recent round implied a post-money valuation of $13B (March 2026).
What is Shield AI's valuation (net worth)?
Shield AI's most recent funding round valued the company at $13B post-money (March 2026) — the latest primary-market measure of what the company is worth. Secondary trades can price its shares above or below that round.
When will Shield AI IPO?
No listing has been announced. AXEVIL does not forecast IPO dates — this page states what has actually been filed or reported, with the date it was last checked.
Is Shield AI publicly traded?
No. Shield AI is a private company and its shares are not listed on any public exchange.
Does Shield AI have a stock symbol?
No. Shield AI has no ticker symbol because its shares are not listed on any exchange; a symbol is assigned only at an IPO or direct listing.
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Risk disclosure
Nothing on this page is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security, and it is not investment advice. Valuations and share prices shown here are AXEVIL estimates built from primary sources — filings, announced rounds and completed secondary transactions — not quoted market prices, and they can be revised. Private-company shares are illiquid, may be impossible to sell, and the entire amount invested can be lost. Availability depends on your jurisdiction and on accredited-investor status.