Defense AI startup Shield AI raises $1.5B at $12.7B valuation, eyes Aechelon acquisition to boost autonomous warfare tech

Shield AI is raising fresh capital at a moment when software is starting to define how military power is built and deployed. The San Diego-based defense startup announced it is raising $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, alongside $500 million in fixed-return preferred equity financing. The round is led by

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