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Raj Shah

Managing Partner, Shield Capital & Chairman, Resilience

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Private Equity
DoD
Strategic Planning
Military
Financial Modeling
Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy
Technology
Cyber Warfare
Management Consulting
Defense
Intelligence
Start-ups
Security
Policy
Strategic Partnerships
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Development
Government
Network Security

Work Experience

  • Executive Chairman and Co-founder

    2018

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

2000

  • F-16 Fighter Pilot, Air National Guard

    2000

  • 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/

2016 - 2021

  • 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.

Defense Innovation Unit Experimental

2016 - 2018

  • Managing Partner

    2016 - 2018

    www.diu.mil

2014 - 2016

  • Senior Director, Cybersecurity

    2014 - 2016

Morta Security

2012 - 2014

  • CEO

    2012 - 2014

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

  • Special Assistant

    2006 - 2007