Who are Shade's investors?

Shade's investors include Bling Capital, Construct Capital, SignalFire, Contrary, General Catalyst, Gold House Ventures, Khosla Ventures.

How much funding has Shade raised?

Shade has disclosed $14M raised across 1 round.

Shade

Founded 2022 · 50 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Shade builds AI-powered media management software that analyzes audio and video to detect scenes, recognize and cluster faces, and transcribe soundbites, making media libraries searchable without manual tagging. Its features include facial recognition, automated transcription with timecodes and semantic search, and an MCP server.

AI & Machine Learning Cloud Computing Creator Economy Enterprise Software Media & Entertainment SaaS

Founders & leadership

Brandon FanFounder

Emerson DoveFounder

Investors · 7

Bling Capitallisted by Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M

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Construct Capitallisted by Construct CapitalWashington · $2M – $6M

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SignalFirelisted by SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

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ContraryreportedSan Francisco · $2M

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General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M

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Gold House VenturesreportedCovina · $100K – $1M

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$14M disclosed across 1 round · 2026

$14MraisedApr 2026 · 4 sources
Khosla Ventures (lead)
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In the news

Shade lands $14M to let creative teams search their video libraries in plain English | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Apr 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Shade do?: Shade builds AI-powered media management software that analyzes audio and video to detect scenes, recognize and cluster faces, and transcribe soundbites, making media libraries searchable without manual tagging. Its features include facial recognition, automated transcription with timecodes and semantic search, and an MCP server.
Who are Shade's investors?: Shade's investors include Bling Capital, Construct Capital, SignalFire, Contrary, General Catalyst, Gold House Ventures, Khosla Ventures.
How much funding has Shade raised?: Shade has disclosed $14M raised across 1 round.