Shine Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked
Also known as Shine Capital Advisor · SHINE CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Shine Capital focuses on early-stage venture investing, partnering with founders it describes as creative, convincing, and relentless to help them build iconic, category-defining companies. The firm positions itself as a hands-on partner to entrepreneurs at the earliest phases of company building.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 24 of 59 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Fintech ×7Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×6Crypto & Web3 ×4Healthtech ×4Biotech ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×19Canada×1United Kingdom×1Pakistan×1
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Alex Shashou(Founder & CEO)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Dec 2022
Brooklyn, US
Mo Koyfman(Director)Ravi Sheth(Executive Officer, Director)Kendall Dabaghi(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D · $28.4M raise · filed Nov 2021
New York, US
Parth Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Latif Peracha(Director)Daniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Mo Koyfman(Director)
BoardEthan Daly(Director)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Mo Koyfman(Director)Benjamin Davis(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
EnergyRedondo Beach, US
Julia DeWahl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Bramble(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexander Hartz(Director)Alana Palmedo(Director)
BoardJack Altman(Director)
AudioShake develops sound separation technology that splits audio into component parts for media, entertainment, and speech workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Jessica Powell(CEO & Co-Founder)Luke Miner(CTO & Co-Founder)Alexander Hartz(Director)
Mount Laurel, US
Joseph Buonadonna, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Buonadonna, Sr.(Director)Matthew Stevens(Director)
Auburn, US
ROBERT B. (BEN) CONRY(Executive Officer, Director)BLAIR CHENAULT(Executive Officer, Director)
Hivemapper is a decentralized mapping network built on Solana that enables contributors to map the world in real time using cameras and apps while earning rewards through a token-based incentive system.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Ariel Seidman(Founder)
iVerify provides a Mobile Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform for iOS and Android that detects advanced threats such as spyware, exploitation, and identity-driven attacks like smishing and SIM swaps without requiring intrusive device management.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Chris Eng(Director)Rocky Cole(Co-founder & COO)Daniel Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Hartz(Director)Dustin Moring(Director)Danny Rogers(Co-founder & CEO)
Kingdom Supercultures develops functional health ingredients using natural microbes, aiming to improve consumer health.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Meow Technologies is a financial technology platform providing business banking, corporate cards, and payments infrastructure for AI agents and global teams.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Brandon Arvanaghi(Executive Officer, Director)Bryce Crawford(Director)
Numerai operates a quantitative global equity market-neutral hedge fund built on a data science tournament, where participants build machine learning models on obfuscated financial data to predict market targets.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Andrew Weissman(Director of the Issuer.)Richard Craib(Managing Member of the Issuer.)
Orchard builds hardware and software systems that collect and process farm data to enable autonomous decision-making for fruit and specialty crop growers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardware
Rose Rocket provides software that enables transportation and trucking companies to conduct logistics operations through digital tools rather than traditional phone and email communication.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainToronto, CA
Alexander Luksidadi(Founder/CTO)in
Sika is a marketplace platform that allows consumers to purchase wellness and health products using pre-tax HSA/FSA funds.
HealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessMountain View, US
Ami Kumordzie(Executive Officer, Director)
Swan provides a modular autonomy platform for autonomous systems to operate in contested environments with degraded or denied GPS/GNSS signals.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Dima Kislovskiy(Co-founder & CEO)Narek Melik Barkhudarov(Co-founder & CTO)
Plasma is a fintech platform providing global account services and cryptocurrency-linked financial products, including a Visa card and stablecoin account features for users internationally.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Udhaar provides a mobile app for Pakistani businesses to receive payments via bank transfers and wallets, manage finances including cash flows and inventory, and track business transactions.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSKarachi, PK
Cambridge, US
Russell Louis Tedrake(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Clark Malloy Burchfiel(Executive Officer, Director)Kerri M. Fetzer-Borelli(Executive Officer)David Marvin Slaughter Johnson(Executive Officer)Adrien David Gaidon(Executive Officer)Colin Beirne(Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Shine Capital invest at?
- Shine Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Shine Capital's typical check size?
- Shine Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Shine Capital focus on?
- Shine Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Shine Capital located?
- Shine Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Shine Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Shine Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamImmigrant Roots to VC success: Conversation with Mo Koyfman, Shine Capital
Founder Storiez · Mo Koyfman
Empowering Visionaries: Mo Koyfman of Shine Capital
Grace Gong · Mo Koyfman
Mo Koyfman from Shine Capital on Embedded FinTech as the new SaaS 3.0
Tank Talks by Ripple Ventures · Mo Koyfman
Co-investors · 16
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Caffeinated Capital is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York that leads seed and Series A rounds and continues investing throughout the life of technology companies.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company creation, pairing active partners (many former founders) with functional teams for go-to-market, recruiting, and other support.
SciFi VC is an early-stage generalist venture fund founded by Max and Nellie Levchin that backs founders tackling hard problems requiring curiosity, intellectual depth, and often science.
Nyca Partners is a fintech-focused venture capital firm that invests primarily in early-stage financial services and technology companies, offering founders strategic support and access to a large advisor network.
Thomson Reuters Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Thomson Reuters, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies and leveraging Thomson Reuters' assets and expertise to support founders.
Rafael Corrales operates multiple venture funds (Fund 1 through Fund 4), with a track record that includes early involvement with Instacart.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building transformative technologies across defense, space, data analytics, and other frontier sectors.
Notable Capital is an early-stage venture firm that partners closely with founders, providing hands-on operational support through a platform team of experienced operators across hiring, sales, leadership development, storytelling, and engineering.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.
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Firms observed investing alongside Shine Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Shine Capital's recorded portfolio.
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