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Shelf

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Rocket Ship Rating: 79 out of 100

Shelf turns scattered enterprise knowledge into high-quality, structured, contextualized information — so people get accurate answers and AI can reason and act with precision.

Also known as GemShelf Inc., The Shelf

  • Data & analytics
  • Productivity & collaboration
  • AI native
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-19
Business model
B2B
Founded
2017
Customers
business and KM teams
Legal name
GemShelf Inc.
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

Today, Shelf provides the knowledge and data foundation enterprises need to make AI work reliably and accurately. By structuring, contextualizing, governing, and continuously improving enterprise information, Shelf helps people get the accurate answers they need while enabling AI to retrieve, reason, take action, and operate with greater precision at scale.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$2.3MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Round, $2.3M2017-01-05

Funding rounds

Round, 2017
$2.3M2017-01-05, SEC form D sold, 32 investors

Products

Web
Shelf Cortex
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