Philip M. Bilden
Founder and Managing Partner @ Shield Capital
San Francisco, United States
Philip M. Bilden is a Series A investor at Shield Capital in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Drones. Philip M. Bilden is based out of San Francisco and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Shield Capital. Philip previously worked at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. as a Director Board Of Directors. Philip M. Bilden attended Harvard Business School.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Philip M. Bilden invests in
Stages Philip M. Bilden invests in
Countries Philip M. Bilden invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (100%)
- Drones 1 (50%)
- Robotics 1 (50%)
- Machine Learning 1 (50%)
- Marine Technology 1 (50%)
Investments
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Seasats
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Seasats autonomous ocean vehicles provide remote monitoring and data collection for defense and commercial customers at a fraction of the cost, logistics, and risk compared to traditional methods. | $20M / Series A / Feb 17, 2026 | |
Howso
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The company's mission focuses on establishing trustworthy AI as the global standard by redesigning it from the ground up, ensuring transparency and human comprehensibility in every aspect.Howso is an AI-driven platform designed to assist enterprises in preparing and analyzing data for AI use cases. This is achieved through the UnderstandableAI® Platform—a data-centric AI solution offering a clear alternative to traditional neural networks.Howso (formerly “Diveplane”) was co-founded by Dr. Mike Capps, Dr. Chris Hazard, and Mike Resnick in 2017. In September 2023, the company rebranded to Howso, alongside the release of our open source project. | $25M / Series A / Sep 12, 2022 |
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 Philip M. Bilden invest in?
Philip M. Bilden invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Drones and Robotics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Philip M. Bilden last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Philip M. Bilden closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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