Shade

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Location New York, NY
Founded 2024
Latest Stage Venture
Total Raised $20M
Website https://shade.inc/
Sector
ai cloud-storage media creative-tools saas

Investors

Khosla Ventures venture (2026)

About

Shade is an NYC-based AI-powered cloud storage platform founded in 2024 that lets creative teams search their media files using natural language 1. The company was co-founded by Brandon Fan and Emerson Dove 1. The $14M round, announced April 23, 2026, was co-led by Khosla Ventures, Construct Capital, and Bling Capital, bringing total funding to $20M 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-04-23 Venture $14M Khosla Ventures, Construct Capital, Bling Capital 1

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Sources

  1. AlleyWatch, “The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/23/2026,” April 23, 2026. https://alleywatch.com/2026/04/the-alleywatch-startup-daily-funding-report-4-23-2026/↩↩↩↩