Portrait of Isaiah Udotong, Co-founder and COO of Shield
Co-founder & COO, Shield

Isaiah Udotong

MIT engineer and 2x founder — moving machinery, commodities and now stablecoins across borders.

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TechCrunch: a16z crypto-backed Shield raises $5M to help facilitate international business transactions in cryptoTechCruncha16z crypto-backed Shield raises $5M to help facilitate international business transactions in cryptoRefresh Miami: From jammed wires to stablecoins, Shield lands $5M to fix global trade paymentsRefresh MiamiFrom jammed wires to stablecoins, Shield lands $5M to fix global trade paymentsThe Congressional Award: Congress honors Isaiah & 300+ young people with the Congressional Award Gold Medal in Washington, D.C.The Congressional AwardCongress honors Isaiah & 300+ young people with the Congressional Award Gold Medal in Washington, D.C.Burlington County Times: Young Scholar lands MIT education at no costBurlington County TimesYoung Scholar lands MIT education at no costDuke Today: How MIT, Duke, and Yale Helped Support a Growing CompanyDuke TodayHow MIT, Duke, and Yale Helped Support a Growing Company
About

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Isaiah Udotong is COO and co-founder of Shield, the banking and payments platform for importers, exporters and wholesalers. Shield processes hundreds of millions of dollars annually across the US-LatAm corridor and is backed by a16z crypto, Giant Ventures, Kraken, MoonPay, and angels from JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Coinbase.

Isaiah is an MIT engineer and 2x founder. His ventures have processed hundreds of millions in trade volume working primarily with wholesalers, factories, and trade businesses internationally. Before Shield, he co-founded Releaf, a Y Combinator and Breakthrough Energy Ventures-backed company that develops industrial food-processing systems and has moved machinery and commodities across 4 continents.

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