Shielded
Shielded is a YC Summer 2026 (S26) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA.
About Shielded
Summary
Shielded builds a supply chain decision platform for manufacturers, food and beverage companies, and logistics operators. It connects internal data, such as bills of materials and supplier lists, with external signals like tariffs, commodity prices, and freight disruptions, then traces each event directly to affected products, suppliers, and margins. The platform replaces manual impact analysis and fragmented alert tools by surfacing financial consequences in real time and driving actions to protect or grow margins.
Go-to-market
Shielded targets procurement, finance, and operations leaders at companies running complex supply chains, selling through a sales-led motion anchored by a live demo booking flow on its website.
From the Y Combinator listing
Decision intelligence for the world’s largest supply chains
Shielded connects companies’ internal and external data to map market shifts, tariffs, and disruptions directly to suppliers, products, and margins. We turn those impacts into real-time decisions that grow and protect the business.
Facts
- B2B / B2B -> Finance and Accounting
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Active
- Early
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