# Shield Bio: Healthcare, San Jose, United States

> Shield Bio: Shield Bio is a precision medicine company with a proprietary platform that enables reliable nanopore sequencing in under a minute, in a...

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# Shield Bio

Shield Bio is a precision medicine company with a proprietary platform that enables reliable nanopore sequencing in under a minute, in a clinical setting.

Funding reported Last round: Pre-seed

Healthcare San Jose, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 28 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $12M in dollars
- **Last round:** Pre-seed Apr 2019

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- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Shield Bio

Shield Bio is a precision medicine company with a proprietary platform that enables reliable nanopore sequencing in under a minute, in a clinical setting.

It is focused on bringing 3rd generation or "nanopore" sequencing into clinical use to deliver on the promise of precision medicine. Shield is initially using the technology to improve the treatment of infectious disease and address the unmet clinical need of sepsis, which kills 300,000 people a year in the US alone.

## What company datasets say Shield Bio raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$12M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Pre-seed**

Last round date **Apr 2019**

Investors listed **21**

Y Combinator **S16**

## Healthcare in United States

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