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Raj Shah

Fighter Pilot, Air National Guard at USAF

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Raj Shah is a Managing Partner at Shield Capital and Chairman at Resilience, with a background in private equity, military, and technology. Notable career highlights include founding Nanubhai Education Foundation and serving as a CEO at Morta Security, along with investments in companies like Vorlon and Diveplane. Currently, Raj Shah's role involves leading Shield Capital, investing in sectors such as AutoTech and Cybersecurity, and serving as Executive Chairman at Resilience, showcasing his expertise in strategic partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, and business development.

Work Experience 

  • Executive Chairman and Co-founder

    2018 - Current

    Resilience provides comprehensive insurance coverage and patented cybersecurity tools to protect mid-market companies. By bringing together security, insurance, and recovery, Resilience goes beyond risk transfer to help clients become cyber resilient.

Resilience supports companies assess, measure, and manage their cyber risk by balancing risk acceptance, mitigation, and transfer.

Raised $217,000,000.00 from General Catalyst, Intact Ventures, Founders Fund and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

  • Managing Partner

    2020

    Managing partner and co-founder of an early stage venture capital firm investing in founders building innovative technologies supporting commercial and national security customers.

Shield Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building frontier technologies.

  • Founder, Board Member

    2004

    The Nanubhai Education Foundation works to empower women in rural india by providing them access to quality education. Nanubhai funds delivers 200+ scholarships annually to deserving women for higher education. Nanubhai current operates in four states in India and continues to scale.

  • F-16 Fighter Pilot, Air National Guard

    2000

United States Air Force is an aerial arm of the armed forces that provides compelling air, space, and cyber capabilities.

  • Adjunct Professor

    2020 - 2023

    Co-teach a course for undergraduate and graduate students titled: Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition https://timw.sites.stanford.edu/

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2016 - 2021

    Unite Us is a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. With Unite Us, providers across sectors can send and receive secure electronic referrals, track every person’s total health journey, and report on tangible outcomes across a full range of services in a centralized, cohesive, and collaborative ecosystem. Unite Us’ dedicated team builds authentic, lasting partnerships with local organizations to ensure their networks have a solid foundation, launch successfully, and continue to grow and thrive. This social infrastructure helps communities transform their ability to work together and measure impact at scale.

Unite Us provides a collaboration and coordination software, streamlining the delivery of health and social services.

Raised $195,550,000.00 from Mission Daybreak.

  • Managing Partner

    2016 - 2018

    www.diu.mil

  • Senior Director, Cybersecurity

    2014 - 2016

Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.

Raised $65,000,000.00 from Northgate Capital, Icon Ventures, Japan Asia Investment, Lehman Holdings, Greylock, Globespan Capital Partners and Sequoia Capital.

  • CEO

    2012 - 2014

    Cybersecurity start-up securing enterprises from advanced threats. Acquired by Palo Alto Networks.

  • Special Assistant

    2006 - 2007

Oxford Construction of Pennsylvania is specializing in building construction

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