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Shift5
Operational Intelligence platform for America's defense and transportation systems
About Shift5
Shift5 is a startup that operates in the cybersecurity and data analytics sector, with a focus on operational technology (OT). The company's primary offering is an observability platform that collects, analyzes, and contextualizes data from onboard systems of defense and commercial fleets. This includes everything from buses and trains to weapon systems. The platform is protocol-agnostic, meaning it can work with any data communication protocol, making it versatile and adaptable.
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The company's clients are primarily in the defense and transportation sectors. These industries rely heavily on the reliability and readiness of their assets, and Shift5's platform helps improve safety, availability, and resilience by providing real-time, data-driven insights. This allows for effective maintenance scheduling, proactive threat detection, and automated compliance efforts, ensuring that onboard fleet data is processed, stored, and managed in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Shift5's business model is based on providing a subscription-based service to its clients. The company makes money by charging for access to its platform, which unlocks the complete ecosystem of onboard data for operations, maintenance, and cybersecurity teams. This enables real-time decision intelligence, from the asset level to fleet scale, helping clients avoid critical failures, respond faster to potential cybersecurity risks, and ensure the safety and performance of their fleets.
In summary, Shift5 is a data analytics and cybersecurity startup that provides an observability platform for onboard operational technology, serving clients in the defense and transportation sectors.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, United States
- Employees
- 147
- Open positions
- 9
- Dealroom signal
- 88.0/100
- Industry
- Security, Transportation
- Sub-industry
- Public safety, Cloud & Infrastructure
- Sector
- Defence, Connected Car, Cybersecurity, Automotive Cybersecurity, DT and LS
- Technology
- Deep Tech
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES COther financing | Sep 2025 | $75M | $300M | AE Industrial Partners · Squadra Ventures · Disruptive Tech · Hedosophia | ↗ |
| SERIES BOther financing | Jun 2023 | $33M | $250M | Booz Allen Ventures · Moore Strategic Ventures · JetBlue Ventures · Teamworthy Ventures | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Shift5 is 9.9K monthly website visits, up 22.2% over the last three months. Shift5's team grew 16.7% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed7 investors entered at this stage
Squadra Ventures- OGOutland Group
Neu Capital
Emerging Ventures Seed Fund
LCM Capital Advisors
US Air Force
US Department of War
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
645 Ventures
First In Ventures
General Advance
Insight Partners
Moore Strategic Ventures
Booz Allen Ventures
JetBlue Ventures
Teamworthy Ventures
Series B and later8 investors entered at this stage
Hedosophia
AE Industrial Partners
Disruptive Tech
Booz Allen Hamilton- SPSavano Capital Partners
Moore Capital
CSP Associates
Center15 Capital
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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