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Shift5

Shift5 is an Operational Intelligence platform company that collects data from military weapon systems and transportation fleets to detect threats and anticipate failures. ↗

HeadquartersArlington, VA ↗
Founded2019 ↗
FoundersJosh Lospinoso ↗; Former U.S. Army Cyber Command officers ↗
LeadershipToby Magsig, President and CEO ↗; Toby Magsig, ex-L3Harris ↗; Ryan Sublett, CFO ↗
Employees100+ ↗
Department of War obligations$35 million in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPrivate; $185M venture funding ↗; $75M Series C, led by Hedosophia ↗

Products

  • Manifold 4 is a small, lightweight data collection device that fits air, ground and maritime platforms and ingests up to four serial bus protocols at once. ↗
  • Manifold 10 is a Manifold 4 variant for commercial aviation that ingests data from up to 110 channels. ↗
  • The Bus Interface Card inserts into Manifold devices to capture serial bus data including CAN, MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Army selected Shift5 to support its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative in a five-year, $99 million contract announced October 15, 2026. ↗
  • Shift5 joined the Army's NGC2 effort in February 2026 through Anduril Industries, integrating its platform with Lattice. ↗

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