Participated · Series F · Mar 2025

Founded in 2015, Shield AI develops autonomy software (Hivemind) and unmanned aircraft platforms such as V-BAT and X-BAT. Hivemind has piloted 26 classes of vehicles, including F-16s, jet-powered UAVs, helicopters, drone boats, and ground vehicles, and was selected by the U.S. Air Force as a mission autonomy provider for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Shield AI is actively conducting flight tests of Hivemind onboard the Anduril YFQ-44A CCA. The company operates offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific and supports operations worldwide. Financially, Shield AI completed a $2.0 billion financing package at a $12.7 billion valuation tied in part to its planned acquisition of Aechelon, a high-fidelity simulation and synthetic reality company. The Aechelon acquisition is expected to close after regulatory approvals and will continue to operate independently while reporting into Shield AI’s leadership.

Led · Series A · Apr 2023

infiniDome develops GPS protection and resilient navigation solutions, notably the GPSdome2 product line, to keep manned and unmanned platforms operational in GPS‑challenged or denied environments. The company’s technology centers on redefined EW algorithms and a proprietary RFIC chip designed for favorable C‑SWaP (cost, size, weight, power) tradeoffs for small and medium platforms. Its solutions fuse data from multiple sensors — anti‑jamming modules, INS, radar, GPS integrity and attack monitoring tools — to provide full navigation resiliency. infiniDome targets defense customers today (including US DoD, Israeli primes, ROK armed forces and Indian armed forces) and plans to expand into commercial UAV/AAM markets. The team has grown to 26 employees and the company emphasizes partnerships and co‑development with strategic investors. Financially, the company has raised a $9M Series A and had prior funding including $7M in earlier raises plus $1.5M from the Israel Innovation Authority. infiniDome provides front-end cyber solutions protecting wireless communications from jamming attacks, tailored for drones/UAS, vehicle fleets, critical networks and defense applications. The company says proceeds from its recent pre-Series A will help scale customer engagements in Commercial Aircraft, UAS/UAV and UAM market segments. Recent milestones include successful UAS flight trials under GNSS jamming scenarios as part of the NA'AMA initiative and selection of its technology by Easy Aerial for global security and defense solutions. infiniDome is developing a next‑generation GPSdome in a small package, an IoT sensor for critical assets, and a cloud-based management system for monitoring and protecting GNSS-dependent stationary and mobile assets. Investors including Next Gear Ventures and Honeywell Ventures signaled confidence in the company and its GPS protection technology. The company announced a $2.4 million financing to expand deployments and customer engagements. infiniDome develops GPS cyber-attack detection and protection solutions, including OtoSphere, which it describes as the world's first solution tailored for commercial and consumer vehicles. The company's patented Phased-Array Anti-Jamming technology protects GPS-dependent applications from inexpensive jammers and targets autonomous vehicles, drones, connected fleets, cash-in-transit, high-end cargo transport, and critical infrastructure. infiniDome reports multiple units sold in 20 countries and says its products have been successfully proven in the field. The company closed a $1.6 million Seed round and has opened a Pre-series A round. Seed investors include Boundary Holding (India and Luxemburg), Next Gear Ventures (Israel), and Aston Partners (New York). Management intends to use the Seed funds to ramp sales and marketing and to design the next product as it seeks further penetration of the UAV/UAS, fleet, and critical infrastructure markets.

Led · Equity · Feb 2023

Fortem Technologies, founded in 2016, designs radar-based sensors, command-and-control software and interceptor systems that incorporate artificial intelligence to detect and avoid other aircraft and airborne objects. Its products target defense and commercial customers seeking counter-UAS capabilities. The company has a network of investors including Lockheed Martin, AE Industrial Partners, DCVC, Toshiba, AIM13 and Signia Venture Partners. Recent financing includes a $25 million tranche led by Lockheed as part of a Series B, following prior participation by Lockheed in a $17.8 million round in 2023. Fortem plans to use the new capital to accelerate production at scale and integrate its systems within Lockheed’s Sanctum ecosystem to improve interoperability. The company emphasizes autonomous, integrated, deployable counter-UAS solutions to address rapidly scaling drone threats.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2022

Overair is developing Butterfly, an experimental eVTOL aircraft prototype intended to support FAA certification efforts. The company plans to complete the Butterfly prototype by the second half of 2023 to validate designs and mitigate technological risks. Overair says Butterfly’s propulsion system — benefiting from decades of military VTOL work at Karem Aircraft — has been proven, and the prototype will be tested for real-world weather performance, payload capacity, and low-noise operation. The startup claims a broad flight envelope and a very small sound footprint due in part to four large, slowly spinning propellers. With fresh capital the company will build out its commercialization team and go-to-market strategy, while targeting a U.S. launch first. Overair also plans to participate in South Korea’s UAM Grand Challenge and has a strategic partnership with Hanwha that includes supply of electric motors and battery packs.