Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
93
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
AI and self-driving tech for aircraft
Founded
11 years ago
May 2015
Employees
1,000
Valuation
$13 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#309
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Shield AI is an AI and self-driving tech for aircraft company with 332 job openings. It is currently valued at $13 billion as a private company. 1,000 people work at Shield AI. The company was founded in 2015.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
🚀
🐢
😊
😟
Jobs
Open jobs
332
TrueUp
Rank
#113
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
102
(31%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
62
(19%)
3.
Business Development & Partnerships
23
(7%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
15
(5%)
5.
Finance
14
(4%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
273
(82%)
2.
🇺🇸 Dallas
172
(52%)
3.
🇺🇸 Washington D.C.
32
(10%)
4.
🇺🇸 San Diego
24
(7%)
5.
🇦🇺 Australia
11
(3%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
92
(28%)
2.
C++
69
(21%)
3.
SolidWorks
40
(12%)
4.
Linux
30
(9%)
5.
MATLAB
22
(7%)
Financials
Valuation
$12.7billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Mar 2026
Latest secondary valuation
$13.5billion
6% from last round
Estimate as of May 5, 2026
Data source: Notice.co
Most recent funding
2 months ago ($2.0 billion)
Total funding
$3.6 billion
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$9.1 billion
Lead Investors - Series A
Breyer Capital
Andreessen HorowitzValuation per employee
$12.7 million
TrueUp
Rank
#376
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
65%
100+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 50% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Gary Steele
79%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employees
1,000
Rankings and awards
Lenny 100
2026
Setter 30
2026
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
2025
TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI
Brandon Tseng (Co-founder and President)
2025
CNBC Disruptor 50
2025
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs
External research
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