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Venture round · Completed · 26 Mar 2026

Shield AI Series G and Blackstone preferred equity

Company
Shield AI
Type
Venture round
Status
Completed
Date
26 Mar 2026
Value
US$2bn
Value basis
$1.5bn Series G co-led by Advent and JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group plus $500m preferred equity from Blackstone funds; separate $250m delayed-draw facility; part-funds acquisition of Aechelon
Region
US
Segment
Venture and growth equity

Parties

Key terms

Structure
$1.5bn Series G co-led by Advent and JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group plus $500m preferred equity from Blackstone funds; separate $250m delayed-draw facility; part-funds acquisition of Aechelon

Sources

  1. Bloomberg: Shield AI nabs $2 billion bloomberg.com · 26 Mar 2026
  2. Reuters: Shield AI raises $2 billion wdez.com · 26 Mar 2026

Record DEF-INV-2026-0010. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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