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Shade

Shade

Streamline media workflows with Shade, the AI-powered design collaboration platform

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Recommended for

    • Solo / Indie
    • Idea-Stage
    • Pre-Seed
    • Seed
    • Series A
    • Scaleup
    • Late-Stage
    • Public / Enterprise

SSIE

Stage Fit Recommendations

Following data shows why Shade is recommended for listed teams. The Fit Score represents the percentage fit of Shade to each company stages, as calculated by the SSIE.

Stage

Fit Score

Fit Reasons

  • Solo / Indie

    $0–$2,000 MRR

    79
    • Data encryption at rest and in transit
    • Free trial available to evaluate before purchasing
  • Idea-Stage

    $0

    82
    • Data export and portability
    • Self-serve signup from $35/user/mo, no sales call required
    • Mounts cloud storage as a local drive for instant access
  • Pre-Seed

    $0–$10k MRR

    88
    • Drags cloud media directly into NLEs without downloading
    • Semantic AI search across media libraries using natural language
  • Seed

    $10k–$100k MRR

    91
    • Auto-detects and clusters faces across all media formats
    • Automates custom metadata fields per drive and asset type
  • Series A

    $100k–$500k MRR

    92
    • Published uptime SLA and incident response commitments
    • Enterprise procurement path with custom contracts and DPA
    • ISO/IEC 27001 - core enterprise certification
    • Generates transcripts and credit-based transcription for audio/video
  • Scaleup

    $500k–$2M+ MRR

    90
    • Provides time-stamped comments with annotation and markup
    • Dedicated customer success manager
  • Late-Stage

    $2M+ MRR

    87
    • Supports role-based access control and granular permissions
    • Auto-extracts system metadata for 100+ file formats
  • Public / Enterprise

    $100M+ ARR

    86
    • SSO / SAML on the Enterprise plan
    • SCIM provisioning on the Enterprise plan
    • Audit logs on the Enterprise plan
    • Dedicated support / CSM on the Enterprise plan
    • Offers unlimited AI indexing and unlimited drives
Shade

Shade is a design-and-creative focused media storage and collaboration platform that empowers teams to work more efficiently. With Shade, teams can leverage real-time editing, natural language search, and automated metadata to streamline their workflows. The platform is designed to provide a system of record for media storage, ensuring teams can easily find and access their assets. By choosing Shade, teams can save up to 50% compared to competitors, making it an attractive option for those seeking cost-effective design collaboration solutions. Shade's free trial allows teams to experience its benefits firsthand. Whether you're a media team or a design agency, Shade is the ideal platform for your creative needs.

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Added On

Jun 18, 2026

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