--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "79001e176d5cb9a26e9926fbe2bdc76af6f08338db1d280eeaad26ab721edf7a" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/79001e17?lang=en" title: "Shield AI Reaches $28.8B Valuation Following $5.3B Acquisition of Echodyne" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-05T16:39:51.000Z" category: "Funding" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/startups/shield-ai-reaches-288b-valuation-following-53b-acquisition-of-echodyne-cabab2ff","https://x.com/RebeccaTorrenc5/status/2118376067098407118","https://x.com/shieldaitech/status/2118380348861993113","https://huggingnews.com/startups/shield-ai-reaches-288b-valuation-following-53b-acquisition-of-echodyne-cabab2ff","https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p39"] summary: "Shield AI is buying radar maker Echodyne in a deal valued at $5.3B. Shield AI is raising $2.5B in new capital, bringing the startup's valuation to $28.8B. The purchase adds software-defined radar technology and new manufacturing capacity to Shield AI's portfolio." --- # Shield AI Reaches $28\.8B Valuation Following $5\.3B Acquisition of Echodyne > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-05T16:39:51.000Z **Category:** Funding **Topics:** funding ## Summary Shield AI is buying radar maker Echodyne in a deal valued at $5\.3B\. Shield AI is raising $2\.5B in new capital, bringing the startup's valuation to $28\.8B\. The purchase adds software\-defined radar technology and new manufacturing capacity to Shield AI's portfolio\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]()