Shade Raises $14M as Creative Teams Replace Fragmented Workflows with One Unified File System
Amount Raised
$14 Million
Round Type
Funding Round
New YorkSoftwareMedia And EntertainmentSaaSDescription
Every creative director knows the feeling: four browser tabs open, a Slack thread full of conflicting file versions, and a deadline approaching while the actual footage is buried somewhere in 10TB of untagged media. Shade, a NYC-based startup, just raised $14M on the argument that the creative industry's file chaos is an infrastructure problem with a real solution. The company has already ingested more than 60 million assets for major brands, agencies, and sports organizations since launching publicly last year - bringing total funding to $20M. Read on to find out how they are building the operating layer for an industry that runs on files.
Quick answer
Shade raised $14 Million in a Funding Round round, dated April 28, 2026. Shade is based in New York, New York, United States.
- How much did Shade raise?
- Shade raised $14 Million in a Funding Round round on April 28, 2026.
- Where is Shade based and how big is it?
- Shade is based in New York, New York, United States. Fundz records about 65 employees.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Media And Entertainment and SaaS around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Shade that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Mimir raised $598K (Pre-Seed) on June 12, 2026.
- Thirdworks raised an undisclosed amount on June 12, 2026.
- Artus AI raised an undisclosed amount (Pre-Seed) on June 12, 2026.
- Sunbay raised $635K (Pre-Seed) on June 12, 2026.
- KinetiTec raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on June 12, 2026.
- sunbay.io raised $635K (Seed) on June 11, 2026.
Who to call at Shade, and when
A new round usually means Shade is about to hire and buy. The teams that reach out first get the meeting.
- An alert the day Shade raises, hires an executive or expands, scored against what you sell
- The decision-makers there, with verified emails
- Who you already know at Shade, from your own LinkedIn network
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Shade raised. Fundz records a round at a median of 3.6 minutes from the SEC filing, with the decision-maker attached.
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