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EARLY Access [Audio] Shawn Ryan Show #247 Brandon Tseng - Co-Founder of Shield AI
🕑 Added 2025-10-22 15:01:18 +0000 UTCBrandon Tseng is the President and Co-founder of Shield AI, a defense technology company he established in 2015 with his brother Ryan Tseng, specializing in AI-powered autonomous systems for military applications, including the V-BAT drone deployed in operations like those in Ukraine.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Harvard Business School with an MBA, Tseng served seven years in the U.S. Navy as a SEAL and Surface Warfare Officer, with deployments including Afghanistan in 2015, where he witnessed the need for AI in warfare.
Under his leadership, Shield AI has raised over $1 billion, achieved a multi-billion-dollar valuation, expanded globally, and focused on ethical AI for national security. Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI for 2025, Tseng has testified before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on technology innovation and serves on the Board of Directors for the C4 Foundation, supporting Navy SEAL families. He advocates for public-private partnerships in defense, advancing AI to protect warfighters, and securing U.S. leadership in autonomous systems amid global competition.
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Kyle Frederick
Seems like Brandon's drones mixed with Palmer's augmented VR could give almost a full 3D layout of the entire battlefield. These interviews are super inspiring. I agree with Shawn makes me proud to be an American.
