Startup · Poland

Ares Shield

HQ Wroclaw, PolandFounded 202311-50 employees

ARES SHIELD combines cutting-edge high-power microwave technology with artificial intelligence and advanced electronics to provide the ultimate protection.

Startup Directed energy

Funding2 rounds · ~$641K

Equity raised: ~$641K
Latest: ~$370KSeed · Jul 9, 2026

Cumulative raised$641K

Mar 3, 2026Jul 9, 2026

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Jul 9, 2026	Seed	~$370K	—	—	—	Confirmed
Mar 3, 2026	Pre-Seed	~$271K	—	—	—	Reported

Seed
Confirmed
~$370K
Jul 9, 2026
Pre-Seed
~$271K
Mar 3, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems1

FightFinder AI

An AI engine for responses in electronic-warfare environments.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities1

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Directed energy	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: High-power microwave protection systems combined with AI are a directed-energy defense technology, though the text does not name a customer.	Reported

Directed energy
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: High-power microwave protection systems combined with AI are a directed-energy defense technology, though the text does not name a customer.
—Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People1

All 1 people →

People
Person	Role
Grzegorz Zwolinski · LinkedIn ↗	Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Sources8

Profile4

1
CompanyWe create future defense systems
Ares Shield · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“ARES SHIELD combines cutting-edge high-power microwave technology with artificial intelligence and advanced electronics to provide the ultimate protection.”
2
DatabaseAres Shield - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded year
“country: PL”
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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "f6f54e83-b6bf-45bc-818a-117662a507d2", "name": "Ares Shield"}”
4
DatabaseARES Shield company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems1

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CompanyAres Space Defense
Ares Shield · Supports System
“At the heart of the system is the **FightFinder AI** engine, which enables instantaneous response in electronic warfare environments where communication with ground control may be compromised.”

Funding3

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CompanyHot off the press: we have closed a new funding round of over 1.4M PLN.
ARES Shield (LinkedIn) · Jul 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“we have closed a new funding round of over 1.4M PLN”
7
NewsAres Shield AI raises PLN 1 million from private investors in the first round of funding
Warsaw Business Journal · Mar 3, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised PLN 1 million from private investors in its first funding round”
8
DatabaseAres Shield AI - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Role
“Seed - Ares Shield AI”

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