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Michael Brown

Partner at Shield Capital; Former Director, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Dept of Defense; Advisory Board, Center for a New American Security; Senior Defense Panel Advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project

Palo Alto, California

VC
Investor
CEO

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Lists including Michael

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All Seed Investors

19691 people

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All Pre-Seed Investors

7972 people

Work Experience

Co
Council on Global Competition and Innovation - CGCI

2025

  • Council Member

    2025

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Shield Capital

2022

  • Partner

    2022

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Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP

2025

  • Advisor

    2025

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Institute for Security and Technology (IST)

2024

  • Distinguished Senior Fellow

    2024

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Strider Technologies

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

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Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

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ASIMILY

2017

  • Board Member and Investor

    2017

    Comprehensive medical device automation and management powered by AI

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Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

2022

  • Board of Advisors

    2022

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Revic AI

2022

  • Investor and Advisor

    2022

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The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

2022 - 2024

  • Visiting Scholar

    2022 - 2024