The problem
Creative teams juggle five-plus tools and lose hours downloading, tagging and hunting for footage across drives
What they do
Cloud media storage that streams files to editors, with AI search and review built in
Traction Revenue up 6x YoY, 120% NRR (company-stated); 60M+ assets ingested; Salesforce, Webflow, HelloFresh
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 3
- Headcount
- ~45-50
~49 on LinkedIn, team +133% YoY (Dealroom); open roles down from ~13 mid-2026 to 3 now
Hiring in
- New York
- Los Angeles
- London
- Remote
Latest news
Oct 2026
CEO says revenue up 6x YoY; Custom Objects and Automations won NAB Product of the Year ↗Glassdoor
5.0 ★ 1 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $14M
- Stage
- Series A (unlabeled)
- Date
- Apr 2026
Led by Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois on board), Construct Capital, Bling Capital; General Catalyst, SignalFire, Contrary (seed)
- Hiring+13 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+1.5Series A (unlabeled) · $14M, Apr 2026 (6 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: Revenue up 6x YoY, 120% NRR (company-stated); 60M+ assets ingested; Salesforce, Webflow, HelloFresh
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total3.251 + 1.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 3.25 → Warm-up
Seed rule: a Series A of $15M or less without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Storage-plus-workflow is sticky once media lives there, but Adobe, LucidLink and Dropbox crowd in.
Sources: TechCrunch: Shade lands $14M; rivals include Poly and Memories.ai (Apr 2026) ↗ · AlleyWatch: Shade replaces Dropbox, LucidLink, Iconik, Frame.io in one platform (Apr 2026) ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 25, 2026