Shinkei Systems
YC W22Los Angeles, US · Founded 2021 · 80 employees · 11 known investors
Shinkei deploys robotics and computer vision hardware on commercial fishing vessels to process seafood at sea, improving quality and traceability while reducing America's seafood import reliance. The company vertically integrates the supply chain from harvest to consumer, offering real-time visibility and quality control through onboard and fleet-wide software systems.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Investors · 11
Cantos VenturesSan Francisco
Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K
Global Brain$100K
Impatient VenturesVenice
MARKHAM VALLEY VENTURESMarkham
Ravelin CapitalSausalito
Spacecadet VenturesKent County
Undeterred CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $1M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K – $500K
Founders FundreportedSan Francisco
InterlagosreportedEl Segundo
In the news
- Shinkei Systems raises $22M Series A | Venture5venture5.com · 2026
- Founders Fund's outlier bet on humanely killed fish | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2026
- Seafood robotics firm Shinkei Systems raises US$22 million in Series A funding | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Food & Beverage Formulation, Processing & Packaging Publicationfoodbusinessmea.com · 2025
- Shinkei Systems, launched in 2021, is expanding rapidly with new headquartersfoodnavigator-usa.com · 2025
- Shinkei Systems will expand its robotic fishing operation thanks to a fresh catch of fundingagfundernews.com · 2025
- Seafood automation start-up Shinkei Systems hooks $22m in Series A fundingagtechnavigator.com · 2025
- Our 11 favorite companies from YC's S22 Demo Day: Part 1 • TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2022
- Shinkei Systems’ AI-guided fish harvesting is more humane and less wasteful – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2022