Get Access
Members Only
A16Z
3 min read

3.26.26 - The Shield AI Mafia

Shield AI’s COO turned founder, Anduril’s former Chief Engineer, Tesla Cybertruck lead and Mach Industries build head, Founders Fund/Index-backed founding ML engineer, and a $100M Felicis-backed founder transitioning out of CEO

3.26.26 - The Shield AI Mafia
This post is for paying subscribers only

Subscribe to continue reading

Similar topics

3.31.26 - The Saronic & Whoop Mafia
Members Only
Kleiner Perkins

3.31.26 - The Saronic & Whoop Mafia

WHOOP’s CTO (ex–Waymo Chief Engineer, Apple Autonomy, $130M co-founder), Saronic engineers launching a16z- and Boost-backed startups, a YC F25 repeat founder, and Whirl AI’s founding engineer
3.30.26 - The Physical Intelligence & Mistral Mafia
Members Only
Early Team

3.30.26 - The Physical Intelligence & Mistral Mafia

Founding MTS @ Physical Intelligence, Mistral Founding Member, Anduril early SF engineer, Mistral researchers from DeepMind, OpenAI, and Meta FAIR (Llama), and a founding team member from Bessemer-backed Sett
3.27.26 - Top Founders of the Week
Members Only
Top Founders of the Week

3.27.26 - Top Founders of the Week

Kalshi’s 1st FTE, Anduril’s Chief Engineer, Shield AI's COO, Dreamer's CTO, and an Early Palantir Member.
3.25.26 - Founding Members from Verily, Cape, Halter and a Repeat 8-Figure Founder
Members Only
Verily

3.25.26 - Founding Members from Verily, Cape, Halter and a Repeat 8-Figure Founder

Verily's founding GM, a16z Bio Fund partner, $70M founder with Tempus exit, Lilac AI's 1st engineer (acquired by Databricks), Cape's founding SWE & 11-year Palantir tech lead, and the early Halter team
3.24.26 - A16Z-backed Founder, Post-Acquisition Founders from Amazon and Meta Deals, Plus Shepherd's Day-One Engineers
Members Only
A16Z

3.24.26 - A16Z-backed Founder, Post-Acquisition Founders from Amazon and Meta Deals, Plus Shepherd's Day-One Engineers

Fauna Robotics co-founder (NYU prof, ex-OpenAI) building in robotics again, Dreamer CTO and 3rd FTE now free agents, Shepherd's 1st FTEs, and repeat founders across Aviato, Riveter, and Daedalus
3.23.26 - The Kalshi Mafia
Members Only
Kalshi

3.23.26 - The Kalshi Mafia

Kalshi’s 1st FTE, founding engineers behind the core trading product, former Chief of Staff, and a YC-backed repeat founder.