Singapore - July 1, 2025 — Shieldbase, the enterprise AI operating system startup, today announced additional funding led by GenAI Fund and First Move, joining Tenity and several prominent angel investors. The capital will supercharge Shieldbase’s growth across the Asia-Pacific region and accelerate the rollout of new products that address one of the most urgent challenges in enterprise AI: fragmentation and governance.

As enterprises adopt hundreds of specialized tools, systems, and agentic AI solutions across departments, a critical problem is emerging — none of these technologies communicate effectively with each other. The result is siloed data, disjointed workflows, and limited ROI on AI deployments.

Shieldbase is addressing this problem head-on with its AI operating system — an intelligent unification layer dubbed the “Cursor for the Workplace.” The platform connects and orchestrates data, software, and agents into a single, cohesive environment. It empowers organizations to regain control, reduce operational overhead, and unlock new revenue opportunities, all while upholding enterprise-grade security and governance standards, transforming them into AI-first organizations.

Solving the vendor consolidation struggle

Shieldbase redefines how enterprises deploy and scale AI by transforming fragmented, isolated implementations into an integrated automation ecosystem. Where many organizations struggle to extract value from disconnected vertical tools, Shieldbase offers a cohesive platform that turns disparate AI tools into orchestrated workflows.

Built with modular architecture, supporting white-label and on-premise deployments, Shieldbase can be implemented in hours rather than months. The platform delivers rapid time-to-value while meeting strict enterprise requirements for security, scalability, and compliance.

“Our mission at Shieldbase is to break through AI silos and empower enterprises to unlock a new era of intelligent operations — where every system, tool, and agent works in harmony to drive speed, clarity, and strategic advantage,” said Diego Rojas, CEO and Co-founder at Shieldbase AI. “With the backing of GenAI Fund, First Move, and our incredible angel investors, we’re transforming fragmented AI stacks into a unified operating system that delivers real impact — from automation and governance to measurable business outcomes.”

“Enterprise AI isn’t broken because of too few tools  — it’s broken because the tools don’t talk to each other,” said Audra Pakalnyte, General Partner at First Move. “Shieldbase is building the infrastructure layer that turns fragmented AI pilots into unified and high-impact workflows. This is exactly the kind of bold, first-mover thinking we back.” 

Denning Tan, Partner at GenAI Fund added: "What sets Shieldbase apart is their understanding that AI fragmentation is the single biggest barrier to success in enterprise AI. While others build more tools, Shieldbase has built the operating system that makes all tools work together. This is the infrastructure the market needs to shift from experimentation to transformation.

Driving Measurable Business Impact Through AI Unification

Shieldbase is already delivering meaningful results across sectors. Early adopters are seeing gains in productivity, faster decision-making, and reduced operational costs by replacing fragmented systems with a unified, intelligent platform.

In healthcare, data ingestion and processing workflows that once took days are now completed in minutes. A financial firm reclaimed hours of daily productivity through AI search across decades of siloed data. In heavy industries, the AI OS is enabling the shift from reactive to predictive operations, optimizing costs while unlocking new revenue streams.

This is just the beginning of what's possible when enterprises move from AI sprawl to AI orchestration — and Shieldbase is making it happen.

Accelerating Expansion and Innovation

With this momentum, Shieldbase is scaling its presence across Asia-Pacific and expanding its operating system to deliver deeper contextual understanding and end-to-end automation. Upcoming product releases will introduce enhanced MCP connectors, advanced data synthesis processing, and ready-to-deploy workflow automation blueprints — all designed to simplify AI adoption and drive business impact.

Organizations looking to unlock the full potential of their AI investments are encouraged to connect with Shieldbase and explore how the platform can unify, govern, and accelerate their enterprise AI journey.

About Shieldbase AI

Shieldbase is an enterprise AI operating system built to unify fragmented AI tools, data systems, and agentic applications into a single, intelligent automation platform. With a focus on privacy, governance, and rapid deployment, Shieldbase enables organizations to drive measurable business outcomes from their AI investments. Headquartered in Southeast Asia, Shieldbase is on a mission to solve the biggest barriers to drive enterprise AI adoption. 

Learn more or request a demo at shieldbase.ai, hi@shieldbase.ai

About First Move

First Move is a founder-led venture capital firm investing in AI-first founders at the earliest stages and co-building new companies alongside industry experts. Built by experienced operators, the fund backs second-time founders and domain experts with high conviction, speed, and hands-on support. Since launching in 2023, First Move has invested in over 20 startups across sectors including artificial intelligence, healthtech, fintech, consumer, and enterprise software — often as the first institutional partner. 

About GenAI Fund

GenAI Fund is Southeast Asia’s first AI-focused venture fund, on a mission to accelerate responsible AI adoption by driving real enterprise impact. Founded by former AWS executives, we invest in high-potential AI startups, publish actionable research and insights, nurture a grassroots community of AI builders, and run AI-focused corporate innovation programs that turn enterprise needs into real-world solutions. Our goal is to foster meaningful collaboration between startups and enterprises—so AI doesn’t stall at PoC, but gets deployed and scaled.