Brandon Tseng is the President and Cofounder 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 ... Show More
Dec 2024
20VC: The Future of War: Are We Ready & What Needs to Be Done | China, Russia and Trump: What Happens Now | Raising $828M to Build the Defence Champion of Europe | Torsten Reil, Co-Founder @ Helsing
<p dir="ltr">Torsten Reil is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Helsing, a new type of defence company providing artificial intelligence to protect our democracies. Torsten has raised over $825M from the likes of Prima Materia, Elad Gil, Accel and General Catalyst. Previously Torsten f ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2025
Blake Hall - Combat, Service, and Innovation - [Invest Like the Best, EP.408]
My guest today is Blake Hall. Blake is the co-founder and CEO of ID.me, a secure digital identity network with over 100 million members. He was an officer in the United States Army and served our country for four years as a a rifle platoon leader, the battalion reconnaissance pla ... Show More
1h 34m
Sep 2025
The Future of Defense Technology with Zac Staples
In this episode, Jaeden Schafer interviews Zac Staples, founder and CEO of Fathom 5, a defense technology company focused on industrial AI systems for maritime and national security. Zac discusses his transition from a Navy commander to tech entrepreneur, the significance of AI i ... Show More
25m 44s
Aug 2019
Mike Slagh, Navy Veteran and CEO of Shift.org: Military Veterans and the Economy
Mike Slagh is a military veteran and the CEO of Shift.org, a company powering successful career shifts for veterans. In this conversation, Mike and Anthony Pompliano discuss how Shift is disrupting the job market, why the VA and Department of Defense are so excited about this com ... Show More
44m 21s
Feb 2021
#487 Tony Thomas on Defense, Technology, and Leadership
Tony Thomas is a retired 4-star General and was the 11th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). General Thomas is one of our nation's greatest warfighters and he also happens to be an even better human being.
In this conversation, we discuss the wars in Afghanis ... Show More
1h 31m