Michael Brown
Partner @ Shield Capital
Mountain View, United States
Michael Brown is a seed investor at Shield Capital in Mountain View focused on Information Technology and Software. Michael Brown joined Symantec's board of directors following the company's merger with VERITAS Software in July 2005. Brown had served on the VERITAS board of directors since 2003.He joined Quantum Corporation, a provider of data back-up and archiving solutions, in 1984 and over the years held a number of management positions. From 1995to 2002, Brown was chief executive officer and also served as the chairman of the board from 1998 to 2003.Brown is currently the chairman of Line 6 and continues to serve on the board of Quantum. He holds a master’s of business administration from Stanford Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Brown invests in
Stages Michael Brown invests in
Countries Michael Brown invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 3 (50%)
- Software 2 (33%)
- Cyber Security 2 (33%)
- Internet 1 (17%)
- Security 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (50%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Code Metal
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AI-Powered development at the Edge | $125M / Series B / Feb 19, 2026 | |
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Code Metal
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AI-Powered development at the Edge | $36.5M / Series A / Nov 12, 2025 | |
Obviant
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Obviant is a data intelligence platform to simplify defense acquisition & GTM. | $7.2M / Seed / Jun 24, 2025 | |
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Code Metal
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AI-Powered development at the Edge | $13M / Seed / Jul 23, 2024 | |
Anetac
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Anetac is a cyber security company offering security solutions for data centers and cloud environments. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 06, 2024 | |
Xeol
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Xeol help customers secure their software from code to deploy. | $3.2M / Seed / Dec 12, 2023 |
Co-Investors
About Shield Capital
Shield Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building frontier technologies. Shield Capital is a team of veteran investors, founders, and national security leaders focused on helping founders build solutions in cybersecurity, AI, space, and autonomy for commercial and government enterprises.
Shield Capital Contacts
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Joe Pignato
Investment Team/CFO
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John Serafini
Venture Partner
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Michael Brown
Partner
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Michael Brown
Partner
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Philip M. Bilden
Founder and Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Michael Brown invest in?
Michael Brown invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Cyber Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Michael Brown last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Brown closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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