Shinami
San Francisco, US Β· 9 employees on LinkedIn Β· 3 known investors
Shinami provides developer infrastructure for building decentralized applications, including a gas station service that lets apps sponsor gas fees for users and wallet services that abstract Web3 complexity. Its tools support the Movement, Aptos, and Sui blockchains.
Also known as Shinami inc.
Founders & leadership
Investors Β· 3
Also in the syndicate Β· 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Shinami (Shinami inc.) is a developer infrastructure platform for Move-based blockchains, supporting the Aptos, Sui and Movement networks. Its product line comprises a Node Service, a Gas Station that lets applications sponsor transaction fees so end users do not need to hold gas tokens, and Wallet Services that create and manage wallets on behalf of users.
The Gas Station is offered as APIs for Aptos, Movement and Sui, with features described as one-time setup with no ongoing maintenance, real-time sponsorship status and spend monitoring in a dashboard, and automated handling of budgeting, coin recycling and coin-size management. Wallet Services include app-controlled "Invisible Wallet" APIs for Aptos, Movement and Sui, and a user-controlled zkLogin wallet API for Sui. The wallet stack is designed so that end users authenticate with familiar Web2 methods β social login, username/password, passcode or magic link β while a wallet is created behind the scenes, eliminating seed phrases and signing pop-ups. Client SDKs (@shinami/clients) expose key, wallet and zk prover clients, and wallet transactions can be executed gaslessly against a connected Shinami Gas Station account.
At the time of its 2024 seed announcement, the company positioned itself as the "Consensys for Move" and described a one-stop-shop developer platform built around tooling, APIs and documentation.
Founding story
Co-founder and CEO Nikhil Chari has stated that the team's experience building developer platforms at Twilio, Microsoft and Alchemy, together with an early conviction in Move, shaped how it supports builders in the ecosystem. Chari previously held business development and sales leadership roles at Circle, Alchemy, Kloudless, Sift and Twilio, and holds a B.A. in economics from New York University.
Business model
Shinami sells developer infrastructure as APIs and managed services (node access, gas sponsorship, wallet issuance and management) that applications integrate via SDKs and API keys. The sources do not state pricing terms.
Not stated in the available sources; the platform is offered to developers through API-key-based services and a dashboard.
Traction
As of the November 2024 seed announcement, the Node Service powered billions of monthly on-chain reads across hundreds of applications, the Gas Station had sponsored more than 100 million transactions cumulatively, and Wallet Services supported more than 2 million monthly active users.
Latest developments
Most recent documented milestone is the November 2024 seed financing and Move Collective membership; the company's site as of 2025 lists Gas Station and Wallet Services across Movement, Aptos and Sui.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Described in its own seed announcement and in trade coverage as a leading developer platform across Move-based blockchains (Aptos, Sui, Movement), with a stated analogy to Consensys for the Move ecosystem.
Coverage of multiple Move-based chains from a single platform, combining node access, gas sponsorship and wallet abstraction; wallet flows that hide blockchain mechanics (no seed phrases, no signing pop-ups) and Sui zkLogin support.
Technology
APIs and TypeScript client SDKs (@shinami/clients for Aptos and Sui) covering key/session management, app-controlled invisible wallets, Sui zkLogin wallets and zero-knowledge proof generation, plus fee-payer/gasless transaction execution and node RPC access for Move-based chains. The Gas Station automates budgeting, coin recycling and management of differently sized gas coins.
Go-to-market
Self-serve developer onboarding via API keys, SDKs and documentation, promoted through "Powered by Shinami" customer references, ecosystem participation such as the Move Collective, and backing from ecosystem investors including Mysten Labs, Coinbase, Circle and the Aptos Foundation.
Developers and companies building decentralized applications β including games and consumer apps with Web2-native users β on Aptos, Sui and Movement.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States; products serve Move blockchain ecosystems (Aptos, Sui, Movement) without stated regional limits.
History
Shinami announced a $5.645 million seed round on 20 November 2024, led by Race Capital with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Coinbase, Circle and Mysten Labs, plus an undisclosed additional investment from the Aptos Foundation; it joined the Move Collective around the same time. The company's website carries a 2025 copyright notice and continues to market Gas Station and Wallet Services for Movement, Aptos and Sui.
Risks & controversies
No controversies are reported in the available sources. The sources indicate concentration on Move-based blockchain ecosystems, which ties demand to activity on Aptos, Sui and Movement.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 2
launches, deals, and filingsShinami announced the close of a $5.645 million seed funding round led by Race Capital, with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Coinbase, Circle and Mysten Labs; Aptos Foundation provided an additional undisclosed investment. The company said funds would go toward infrastructure and tooling for Move developers on Sui, Aptos and Movement.
$5.6M source β
As part of its stated commitment to the Move ecosystem, Shinami joined the Move Collective, which the company said strengthens its ability to support developers building on Movement.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Shinamishinami.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Shinami do?
- Shinami is a San Francisco developer platform providing node, gas sponsorship and wallet APIs for Move blockchains.
- Who founded Shinami?
- Shinami was founded by James C, Nikhil C, Hao Xia.
- Who are Shinami's investors?
- Shinami's investors include Coinbase Ventures.
- Where is Shinami headquartered?
- Shinami is headquartered in San Francisco, US.