When was Shader founded?

Shader was founded in 2022 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Shader located?

Shader is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Shader?

Darya Sesitskaya of Shader. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Shader have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Shader is 7.

Is Shader a funded company?

Shader is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Feb 29, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Shader?

Shader's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 29, 2024, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Augmented Reality. In United States, the Augmented Reality sector has seen $33.8M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Shader rank among its competitors?

Shader ranks 122nd amongst 254 active competitors, of which 28 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was ARway, which secured $106K in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Shader?

Shader's top competitors include Basemark, Scapic and Napster. Among them, ARway secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Shader - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Website: www.shaderapp.com/
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Founded Year

2022

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Seed

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 29, 2024, $*****

Investors

Greycroft & 4 more

Ranked

122^nd among 254 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Basemark & 333 more

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Shader has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 29, 2024 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Shader has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Shader:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 29, 2024	4188440	Seed	3465426	5970684	9893598	6877231

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The founders of Shader are Chris Rojas and Darya Sesitskaya. Darya Sesitskaya is the CEO of Shader.

Here are the details of Shader's key team members:

Chris Rojas: Co-Founder of Shader.
Darya Sesitskaya: Co-Founder & CEO of Shader.

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Shader's employee count trend

Shader has 7 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Shader's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Shader include Basemark, Scapic and Napster. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Shader, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Basemark 2015, Helsinki (Finland), Series B	Developer of software and tools for automotive augmented reality applications	$31.8M	ETF Partners, Businessfinland & 3 others	66/100
2nd	Scapic 2016, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Developer of web-based platform for developing interactive content without coding	$985K	Speciale Invest, Axilor Ventures & 13 others	59/100
3rd	Napster Boca Raton (United States), Series D	Provider of 3D website building platform and immersive experience solutions	$350M	Sterling Equities, KGN Holdings & 4 others	56/100
4th	ImagineAR 2011, Vancouver (Canada), Public	Provider of a platform to create AR campaigns	-	ThreeD Capital	50/100
5th	Clip Drop 2020, France, Acquired	Provider of an AI-based tool for capturing and storing photos	$1.54M	Air Street Capital, Y Combinator & 10 others	47/100
6th	Intangible 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed	3D content development platform	$6.6M	Crosslink Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 2 others	47/100
7th	Reality Zero One 2017, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of 3D motion capture platform for applications in VR/AR	$797K	SFC Capital, Tricor Group & 9 others	46/100
8th	Camera IQ 2016, Santa Monica (United States), Series A	Provider of a solution to create and publish augmented reality content	$14M	Shasta Ventures, WndrCo & 17 others	46/100
9th	iBoson 2016, Thiruvananthapuram (India), Seed	Provider of a no-code platform for creating AR applications	$200K	-	45/100
10th	ARway 2018, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Provider of augmented reality platform for indoor navigation and experiences	-	-	44/100
122nd	Shader 2022, Los Angeles (United States), Seed	Developer of a no-code AR-content creation tool	-	Greycroft, Mozilla Ventures & 3 others	24/100