Shield
Shield sells AI-powered communications compliance software to regulated organizations, helping them archive, monitor and investigate digital communications. The company has raised $35M and employs 193 people.
The growth story
Shield grew from 35 to 193 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $35M along the way, most recently a Series B in December 2022.
About
Shield provides software that archives and monitors digital communications for compliance purposes, used by regulated organizations to detect risks and meet regulatory requirements. Its platform combines archiving with AI-powered surveillance to support investigations and audits.
The company raised $35M in a Series B round in December 2022, with backing from Macquarie Capital, UBS and others. Shield employs 193 people, with engineering making up its largest function at 54 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Shield's largest department with 54 staff, representing over a quarter of its 193-person workforce. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Shield org chart
Shiran Weitzman (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 59 (+4% YoY), Information Technology 18 (-22% YoY), Business Development 15 (+50% YoY), Sales 10 (0% YoY), Operations 9 (-31% YoY), Product Management 8 (-11% YoY).
Talent flow
Shield recruits heavily from Israeli institutions, with Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University being its top talent sources. Many employees previously worked at NiCE, the Israel Defense Forces and Amdocs. Alumni have gone on to companies like Teak, HiBob and Akamai Technologies.
Most common previous employers of Shield staff: NiCE (8), Israel Defense Forces (7), Amdocs (6), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (5), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (4), Modelity Technologies (3). Former Shield employees most often moved to Teak (2), HiBob (2), Akamai Technologies (2), BNP Paribas CIB (2), Finubit (2), Persona (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 8% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Shield: SQL (63), Java (52), Management (49), Linux (45), Project Management (43), Python (Programming Language) (43), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (43), Leadership (43).
Where the team actually sits
Shield people are concentrated in Israel (40), Tel Aviv District, Israel (35), Lisbon, Portugal (21), Center District, Israel (8). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Shield attracts about 267 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 170 ranking keywords and lost 149 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Shield has 193 employees as of September 2026.
Shield has raised $35M in total, most recently a Series B round in December 2022.
Shield was founded in 2018 by Shiran Weitzman, Eran Noam, Ofir Shabtai.
Shiran Weitzman (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Shield's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Shield staff are NiCE (8 people), Israel Defense Forces (7 people), Amdocs (6 people).
Former Shield employees most often move to Teak (2), HiBob (2), Akamai Technologies (2).
Shield attracts about 267 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Shield staff are SQL, Java, Management, Linux, Project Management.
Shield staff are concentrated in Israel (40), Tel Aviv District, Israel (35), Lisbon, Portugal (21).
Shield has about 59 people in Engineering, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Shield has about 18 people in Information Technology, down 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 144 current and 143 former Shield profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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