Shift5 Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2018

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 121

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $83M

  • Investors
  • 21

Shift5 General Information

Description

Developer of observability platform designed to provide a defense to weapon systems, air platforms, and commercial transportation systems. The company's system offers intrusion detection and prevention based on static rules and machine-learning techniques, secure code delivery verification to electronic control units, and crew and maintenance fault reporting across many standard and custom protocols, enabling government and commercial clients to protect federal systems and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.

Contact Information

Website
www.shift5.io
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1100 Wilson Boulevard
  • Suite 2100
  • Rosslyn, VA 22209
  • United States
+1 (703)
Primary Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Other Industries
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Network Management Software
Corporate Office
  • 1100 Wilson Boulevard
  • Suite 2100
  • Rosslyn, VA 22209
  • United States
+1 (703)

Shift5 Timeline

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Shift5 Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Later Stage VC (Series B) 07-Jun-2023 $83M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 22-Jun-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC (Series A) 08-Feb-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Grant 17-Jun-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Debt - PPP 10-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 12-Sep-2019 $2.5M $2.8M Completed Startup
1. Seed Round $300K $300K Completed Startup
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Shift5 Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series B
Series A-2
Series A-1
Seed-1 44,111,218 $0.000100 6% $0.06 $0.06 1x $0.06 8.23%
Pre-Seed 6,988,500 $0.000100 6% $0.03 $0.03 1x $0.03 1.3%
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Shift5 Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of observability platform designed to provide a defense to weapon systems, air platforms, and commercial trans
Aerospace and Defense
Rosslyn, VA
121 As of 2025

Mountain View, CA
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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Shift5 Competitors (48)

One of Shift5’s 48 competitors is Lacework, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Mountain View, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Lacework Formerly VC-backed Mountain View, CA
Bugcrowd Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Bufferzone Formerly Angel backed Herzliya, Israel
Tripwire Private Equity-Backed Eden Prairie, MN
Digital Hands Venture Capital-Backed Tampa, FL
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Shift5 Patents

Shift5 Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
AU-2022435101-A1 Voltage override device for physical intrusion prevention on a data bus Pending 21-Jan-2022
EP-4445560-A1 Voltage override device for physical intrusion prevention on a data bus Pending 21-Jan-2022
US-11847254-B2 Voltage override device for physical intrusion prevention on a data bus Active 21-Jan-2022
US-20230237206-A1 Voltage override device for physical intrusion prevention on a data bus Active 21-Jan-2022
AU-2020352532-A1 Passive monitoring and prevention of unauthorized firmware or software upgrades between computing devices Active 25-Sep-2019 G06F21/572
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Shift5 Investors (21)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
AE Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Booz Allen Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Disruptive Venture Capital Minority
Insight Partners (New York) Venture Capital Minority
JetBlue Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Shift5 FAQs

  • When was Shift5 founded?

    Shift5 was founded in 2018.

  • Where is Shift5 headquartered?

    Shift5 is headquartered in Rosslyn, VA.

  • What is the size of Shift5?

    Shift5 has 121 total employees.

  • What industry is Shift5 in?

    Shift5’s primary industry is Aerospace and Defense.

  • Is Shift5 a private or public company?

    Shift5 is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Shift5?

    The current valuation of Shift5 is .

  • What is Shift5’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Shift5 is .

  • How much funding has Shift5 raised over time?

    Shift5 has raised $106M.

  • Who are Shift5’s investors?

    AE Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Disruptive, Insight Partners (New York), and JetBlue Ventures are 5 of 21 investors who have invested in Shift5.

  • Who are Shift5’s competitors?

    Lacework, Bugcrowd, Bufferzone, Tripwire, and Digital Hands are some of the 48 competitors of Shift5.

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