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Shield Bio

Shield Bio

A biotechnology company offering a DNA sequencing platform for helping to prevent antibiotic resistance.

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shieldbio.com
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Industry
Healthcare
Healthcare
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Technology
Technology
Biology
Biology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Genomics
Genomics
DNA sequencing
DNA sequencing
Location
United States
United States
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
B2X
B2B
B2B
AngelList URL
angel.co/company/shieldbio
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...164354-32
Accelerator
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
0
Accelerator Batch
‌
Y Combinator S16 Batch
0
Full Address
2865 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 United States
Investors
Sinai Ventures
Sinai Ventures
Justin Mateen
Justin Mateen
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
0
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
iSelect Fund
iSelect Fund
Refactor Capital
Refactor Capital
Soma Capital
Soma Capital
SGH Capital
SGH Capital
...
Founded Date
2016
0
Total Funding Amount (USD)
12,100,000
Latest Funding Round Date
May 23, 2018
Latest Funding Type
Seed
Seed
Wellfound ID
shieldbio

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Company Operating Status
Closed
Y Combinator URL
ycombinator.com/compani...ield-bio0

Shield Bio, formerly known as TL Biolabs, was a biotechnology company offering a DNA sequencing platform for helping to prevent antibiotic resistance headquartered in San Jose, California. It was founded in 2016 by Fred Turner and Sam Parlett.

The company's platform allowed for the genomic testing and identification of antibiotic strains of gonorrhea, and other pathogens exhibiting antibiotic resistance.

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Seed

On February 23, 2017 Shield Bio announced raising $4.1 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz (lead investor), Soma Capital, SGH Capital, Refactor Capital, Friale, and Josh Buckley.

Series A

On May 23, 2018 Shield Bio announced raising $8 million in series A funding from Refactor Capital (lead investor), Andreessen Horowitz (lead investor), iSELECT FUND, Zeno Ventures, Y Combinator, Valia Ventures, Tectonic Capital, Summit Action, Sinai Ventures, Soma Capital, and Sean Rad.

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