# Effective Shields

> Effective Shields is a VC fund backing FinTech and E-Commerce. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Effective Shields is a investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PayHalal | Islamic Fintech in internet payments gateway space and ewallet issuing space . Services include merchant acquiring. We are licensed by Malaysian Central Bank for merchant acquiring. PayHalal offers PSaaS for Islamic Digital Banks and payment gateways in the halal space. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 27, 2023 | https://payhalal.com.my |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asad Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asad-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crescent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crescent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Q Cap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/q-cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Effective Shields invest in?

Effective Shields invests primarily in FinTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Effective Shields last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Effective Shields closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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