Shift5, a company specializing in operational intelligence for defense and commercial transportation systems, has secured $75 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Hedosophia and included participation from Insight Partners, Center 15 Capital, 645 Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Squadra Ventures, AE Industrial, Disruptive, CSP Equity Partners, and Savano Capital Partners. This investment will help Shift5 scale its technology across aviation, rail, maritime, and ground vehicle fleets, addressing growing cybersecurity threats and infrastructure challenges.
The company’s platform provides real-time visibility into operational technology systems, enabling maintenance, operations, and cybersecurity teams to monitor performance, detect threats, and prevent failures. Since its previous funding round, Shift5 has secured major defense contracts, expanded its platform across military fleets, and introduced new capabilities, including predictive maintenance, GPS integrity monitoring, and multi-protocol data interfaces. Strategic partnerships with Boeing, Avionica, ForeFlight, Booz Allen Hamilton, Carahsoft, and AWS have further strengthened its market position.
Shift5 has also earned recognition from industry leaders, including being named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Security and Data Science. CEO and co-founder Josh Lospinoso emphasized that the funding will accelerate the company’s mission to equip operators and defenders of critical systems with the tools they need to act confidently and effectively.
The Series C round also adds Shannon Clark, Palantir’s head of defense growth, to Shift5’s board. She joins existing members, including retired General Rich Clarke, Nick Sinai of Insight Partners, and Lospinoso himself. Clark highlighted Shift5’s ability to bridge defense and commercial applications, calling it a transformational solution for national security and infrastructure resilience.
Shift5’s approach to innovation—using private capital to develop advanced technologies—helps reduce taxpayer risk while delivering proven solutions to government customers. Retired General Clarke noted that this model accelerates the delivery of capabilities to warfighters and strengthens national defense.
How the funding will be used: With this new funding, Shift5 plans to expand research and development, grow its market presence, and enhance its go-to-market operations. The company’s work is already making an impact, and its continued growth promises to bring advanced operational intelligence to more sectors and systems.
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“When we started this company, we set out to solve some of the toughest challenges in operational technology for the nation’s critical systems, and this round marks a major milestone that validates our team’s work. More importantly, it provides rocket fuel to accelerate our mission of equipping the teams that operate and secure these systems with the infrastructure and analytics to detect threats, anticipate failures, and respond with confidence. This funding positions us to scale our impact as we build a generational company – one that can do well and do good.”
Josh Lospinoso, Shift5 CEO and co-founder
“Shift5 represents the kind of innovation we look for – a deeply mission-oriented team that’s built a uniquely capable platform. From our Series A investment through leading their Series B and now participating in Series C, we’ve seen them execute on transforming data into actionable insights. We’re excited to continue our partnership as they scale this technology across the critical systems that the defense and commercial communities rely on.”
Richard Wells, Insight Partners managing director
“Shift5 has built a powerful solution that translates seamlessly from high-stakes defense environments to essential commercial infrastructure. Having worked at the intersection of technology and national security for years, I’m excited to help guide a company that’s solving real problems for both warfighters and the transportation systems that keep our economy moving. This team has both the vision and the execution to build something transformational.”
Shannon Clark, Palantir head of defense growth and Shift5 board member
“Private sector innovation applied to national security challenges creates a win-win-win scenario. The warfighter gets advanced capabilities faster, taxpayers benefit from private R&D investment, and together we bolster the security of our assets, our servicemembers, and ultimately our national defense.”
Ret. Gen. Rich Clarke, former SOCOM commander and Shift5 chairman of the board
“Our strategic partnership has demonstrated the powerful impact of combining Shift5’s operational technology insights with our AI-driven solutions for defense customers. This investment positions us to continue accelerating the innovations that keep our warfighters mission-ready, and we’re excited about what we’ll accomplish together next.”
David Forbes, Booz Allen director of cyber physical defense
