# Shield funding: rounds and investors

> Shield has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Giant Ventures, Accel and Coinbase Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/shield (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Shield*

One round we have observed, with the 8 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Financial Services Fintech Regtech Web3 & Crypto

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Funding summary Updated 7 Nov 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 3 sources

- **Latest round:** Seed, $5.0M Sept 2025
- **Led by:** Giant Ventures
- **Investors:** 8 (1 led)

See who backed them

[**Shield** Compliance 1 / 9 Their pitch deck **Shield's pitch deck, 9 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/shield)

## The rounds

- **Sept 2025** Seed **$5.0M** [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) Lead [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) [Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) [Chris Dixon's a16z's crypto startup accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon-s-a16z-s-crypto-startup-accelerator) [Factor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/factor-capital) [A16z Crypto Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto-accelerator) [a16z's crypto accelerator (Factor Capital)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-s-crypto-accelerator-factor-capital) Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2025

## Founders and team

From Shield's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Jim Siders** CEO
- **Rishabh Kewalramani** Chief of Staff
- **Everett Brownstein** Head of M&A
- **Julie Litteral** Head of Human Resources
- **Mayank Jain** Head of Technology
- **Raghav Kotha** Head of Strategy & Growth
- **Ryan Eastman** Head of IS&T
- **Tiffany Soo** Head of Finance

## Everyone who backed them

[Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round

[Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) Corporate VC **1** round

[Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) Company **1** round

[A16z Crypto Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round

[a16z's crypto accelerator (Factor Capital)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-s-crypto-accelerator-factor-capital) Accelerator **1** round

[Chris Dixon's a16z's crypto startup accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon-s-a16z-s-crypto-startup-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round

[Factor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/factor-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Shield

### Who invested in Shield?

Shield's investors include Giant Ventures, Accel, Coinbase Ventures, Bank of America and A16z Crypto Accelerator, and 3 more on record. Giant Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Shield raised?

Shield has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Shield last raise?

Shield's most recent round was a Seed of $5.0M in Sept 2025, led by Giant Ventures.

### What was Shield's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.0M in Sept 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Shield first?

Shield's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by Giant Ventures, Accel and Coinbase Ventures and 5 others.

### What stage is Shield at?

Shield's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2025.

### Where is Shield based?

Shield is based in the United States.

### Who led Shield's rounds?

Giant Ventures led the Seed in 2025.

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