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Shield Bio

DefunctYC S16

San Francisco, US · 28 employees · 13 known investors

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Shield Bio is a precision medicine company developing a platform for third-generation nanopore DNA sequencing that produces results in under a minute in clinical settings. It is initially applying the technology to infectious disease treatment and sepsis diagnostics.

Also known as Shield Diagnostics Corp. · TL Biolabs Corp. · Shield Diagnostics · TL Biolabs · TL Biolabs, Shield Diagnostics

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesHealthcareGenomicsNanotechnologyUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)

FTFred Turner
Fred TurnerFounder · CEO2018–2020Fred Turner is founder and CEO of Shield Bio, which develops nanopore sequencing technology for rapid genetic testing in clinical settings, with an initial focus on infectious disease and sepsis detection.
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Sam Parlett
SO
Shahar Or-Geva

Investors · 13

Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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Civilization Ventures Management, LlcreportedTiburon · $1M – $10M

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Esas Venturesreported

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FrialereportedNashville · $100K – $600K

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Intuition CapitalreportedNew York

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Knollwood Investment AdvisoryreportedHunt Valley

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Refactor CapitalreportedBurlingame · $1M – $2M

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SGH CapitalreportedParis

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Soma CapitalreportedSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Tectonic CapitalreportedHouston

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Valia VenturesreportedLondon · $50K – $50M

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Zeno VenturesreportedGeneva

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Shield Bio went on to found or lead other companies.

Fred TurnerCEOFounded TL Biolabs +2Isaac TurnerDirector of Software and BioinformaticsFounded Curative

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corporate structure
Shield Diagnostics Corp.
TL Biolabs Corp.

Frequently asked questions

What does Shield Bio do?
Shield Bio is a precision medicine company developing a platform for third-generation nanopore DNA sequencing that produces results in under a minute in clinical settings. It is initially applying the technology to infectious disease treatment and sepsis diagnostics.
Who founded Shield Bio?
Shield Bio was founded by Fred Turner.
Who are Shield Bio's investors?
Shield Bio's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Civilization Ventures Management, Llc, Esas Ventures, Friale, Intuition Capital, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Refactor Capital and 5 more.
Where is Shield Bio headquartered?
Shield Bio is headquartered in San Francisco, US.