# Philip M. Bilden

> Philip M. Bilden is a Series A investor at Shield Capital backing Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shield Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shield-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-m-bilden-38918320a

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Drones | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Marine Technology | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seasats | 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 | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Calibrate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calibrate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crumpton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crumpton-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DNS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dns-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dorado Property](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorado-property-340b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [L3Harris Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harris) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Konvoy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konvoy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shield Capital

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Shield Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Pignato | Investment Team/CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-pignato |
| John Serafini | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-serafini |
| Michael Brown | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-a-brown-3dc7 |
| Michael Brown | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-brown-2 |
| Philip M. Bilden | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-bilden |

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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