Partnership
Shield AI acquires Aechelon Technology
Shield AI completed acquisition of Aechelon Technology from Sagewind Capital. Brings visual simulation and synthetic environment technologies into Shield AI's product line. Accelerates Hivemind defense AI.
technology · Concluded · operating
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- technology
- Status
- Concludedoperating
- Announced
- 2026-03-265 months ago
- Active for
- 5 months
Who’s involved
Shield AItechnology provider
American defense-autonomy company (San Diego, founded 2015 by Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter) building the Hivemind AI pilot and the V-BAT VTOL drone. Hivemind flies aircraft without GPS, communications, or a human pilot. Raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation in March 2026; Gary Steele became CEO in 2025 (effective May).
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- Aechelon Technology · co developer
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