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Shade

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Offers an AI-powered cloud NAS platform for teams to store, search, and collaborate on media files in real time

New York City, United StatesFounded 2022Media

Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2026

Revenue <$1M Latest reported FY

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding

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About Shade

Shade Inc. is an innovative technology company that provides an AI-powered platform designed to organize, search, and edit creative assets. The platform is built with studio compliance in mind, ensuring privacy and security whether deployed on a local network or a secure cloud. Shade serves a diverse range of clients including digital artists, game developers, video editors, and sound designers, offering tools that enhance productivity and creativity.

Operating in the creative technology market, Shade's business model revolves around providing a subscription-based service that allows users to manage terabytes of creative content efficiently. The platform's features include rapid setup, seamless collaboration, proxy generation, and integration with existing version control systems. Shade's modular API allows users to build results directly into their pipelines or internal tools, making it a versatile solution for various creative workflows.

Shade makes money through subscription fees, offering different tiers based on the level of service and storage required. The platform's AI capabilities enable users to visually search millions of assets, generate proxies, and sync libraries across devices, significantly reducing the time and effort required for creative projects.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2022
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Employees: 49
Open positions: 13
Dealroom signal: 91.8/100
Sub-industry: Content production
Sector: Media, Cloud Storage, Media and Entertainment, Media and Content, Team Collaboration, Media Management, Core AI, Productivity Tools, Cloud Collaboration
Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Business model: SaaS
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

2 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
EARLY VC✓Equity / VC	Apr 2026	$14M	$56M	Bling Capital · Construct Capital · Khosla Ventures	↗
SEED✓Equity / VC	Apr 2022	$6M	$24M	Undisclosed	↗

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Year	Revenue	Growth
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2025
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2023		—

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Shade website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Shade is 290K monthly website visits, up 61.1% over the last three months. Shade's team grew 133.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits290K 3-month web change+61.1% 1-year team growth+133.3%

Monthly website visitsMar 2023–Jul 2026

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Revenue Operations ManagerNew York, New York, United States, Northern America, Americas · Accounting · Jul 22, 2026 Manager Strategic PartnershipsNew York City Metropolitan Area · Business Development · Jul 13, 2026 Revenue Operations ManagerNew York City Metropolitan Area · Accounting · Jul 11, 2026 Graphic DesignerNew York, New York, United States, Northern America, Americas · Design · Jun 24, 2026 Account ExecutiveLos Angeles, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Sales · Jun 24, 2026 Business Development RepresentativeLos Angeles, California, United States, Northern America, Americas · Business Development · Jun 24, 2026

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