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Shield was founded by Emmanuel Udotong, Isaiah Udotong, and Luis Carchi to facilitate international B2B transactions using stablecoins.

Shield raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop its B2B crypto payment platform.

The company pivoted its business model to focus specifically on B2B payments, refining its core service offering.

Shield announced a $5 million seed funding round led by Giant Ventures, with participation from a16z crypto, Factor Capital, and angel investors from Coinbase and Bank of America.