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 25, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 46 of 60 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Fintech ×12SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×7Crypto & Web3 ×6Healthtech ×6Consumer ×5Robotics ×4
HQs:United States×24United Kingdom×3Canada×1Norway×1Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×103 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Duke University ×2The Wharton School ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
ISACA ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 42024 · 22022 · 22021 · 42020 · 118 dated
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Alex Shashou(Founder & CEO)Willie Litvack(Founder & General Partner)inSean Tolkin(Founder & General Partner)inAlexander Shashouin
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesCentre Street PartnersFemHealth VenturesFormus Capital+8 more
New York, US
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Dec 2022
Brooklyn, US
Ravi Sheth(Executive Officer, Director)Kendall Dabaghi(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D · $28.4M raise · filed Nov 2021
Polimorphic offers an AI platform for government service operations, handling resident requests from intake to resolution across departments and systems.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSNew York, US
Parth Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEthan Daly(Director)inLatif Peracha(Director)in
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesGeneral CatalystM13Pear VC
San Francisco, US
Benjamin Davis(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCraft VenturesSciFi VC
Antares Industries develops nuclear reactor technology, with teams spanning nuclear, reactor hardware, and mission engineering as well as manufacturing and regulatory operations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyParker, US
Jordan Bramble(Founder)inJulia DeWahl(Founder)DONALD G MACK(Executive Officer, Director)Rian Bahran(Chief Nuclear Officer)Mark Massie(Chief Engineer)
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalHumba VenturesIndustrious Ventures+7 more
Nuclear fission startup building transportable microreactors for U.S. defense and space customers.
EnergyRedondo Beach, US
Julia DeWahl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Bramble(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJack Altman(Director)Alexander Hartz(Director)inAlana Palmedo(Director)in
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalIndustrious VenturesParadigmParadigm CapitalPoint72 Ventures
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)in
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investorsCoho DeeptechDisney AcceleratorOrigin VenturesPrecursor VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBACKGROUND CAPITAL+1 more
Blackbird is a restaurant loyalty, membership and payments platform with a consumer dining-rewards app built on blockchain rails.
Ben Leventhal(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesMischiefMulticoin CapitalQED Investors+2 more
Bliss operates an online marketplace and concierge service that matches patients seeking cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures with board-certified surgeons, providing care advisors, financing options, and support through consultation, surgery, and recovery.
Mount Laurel, US
Joseph Buonadonna, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Buonadonna, Sr.(Director)Matthew Stevens(Director)
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesAngelPadB Capital GroupPareto HoldingsStellation CapitalSwish Ventures+2 more
Cedar is an AI platform for climate and sustainability specialists that automates decarbonization workflows, connecting siloed company data across platforms and file formats.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsTiger Global Management
Contour Health is a senior care matching service that researches and calls senior care facilities on behalf of families, then provides a personalized shortlist of options based on medical needs, budget, and preferences.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces
Co-investorsEDB Investments
Cosmos is a platform for organizing, searching, and managing personal image collections by visual characteristics like color and similarity.
Creator EconomyMarketing Tech
Maghnus Mareneck(Founder)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)MatrixAccel
Co-investorsK Street Capital
Curie.Bio is a biotech venture firm pairing seed capital with in-house drug discovery support for therapeutics founders.
Zach Weinberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpARCH Venture PartnersDNA CapitalF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Alley Robotics Ventures+1 more
Curio makes interactive toys that come to life as conversational characters for children.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Samuel Eaton(Founder)
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlue Wire CapitalDunbar CapitalKhosla VenturesOKX Ventures
Denki provides software that automates financial audit procedures—including planning, testing, and documentation—to help companies comply with regulations like SOX and SEC requirements.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Felipe Jin Li(Founder)inDavid Jin Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator20VC
Endaoment provides charitable giving tools and APIs that let donors give cash, stock, crypto, and other assets into donor-advised funds and grant them to any US 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Crypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsChapter OneCoinbase VenturesJDS Sports
Flamingo DAO is a member-based collector DAO that acquires and holds NFTs and digital art, including CryptoPunks and generative art.
Co-investorsArca FundsBR CapitalDeepTech VenturesDivergenceExpansion Venture CapitalGood Friends+2 more
Flare provides an AI-powered legal technology platform that supports client intake, case management, attorney workflows, and legal marketing, offered in partnership with Marble Law.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsGood FriendsSocial LeverageSummit Peak InvestmentsBase10 PartnersWhite Star Capital
Flashtract automates payment application math and required-document generation for general contractors and their subcontractors, checking for missing documents and calculation errors.
Construction TechFintechSaaSAuburn, US
ROBERT B. (BEN) CONRY(Executive Officer, Director)BLAIR CHENAULT(Executive Officer, Director)
Givon Defense identifies operational gaps in national security and develops mission-ready defense capabilities across three verticals: autonomous warfare, border and critical infrastructure protection, and end-to-end solutions.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Gizmo is a study app that helps students learn and revise for exams such as GCSEs, A-levels, and AP tests.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechLondon, GB
Paul Evangelou(Founder)inPetros Christodoulou(Founder)
Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesCapitalTNFXAda VenturesSEEK Investments
Glide provides AI-powered software for financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, covering loan and deposit origination, customer onboarding, and back-office automation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Sameer Kapur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalNextView VenturesNOMO VenturesPathlight VenturesPear VC
Goldsky provides blockchain data infrastructure that lets developers build real-time data pipelines from on-chain sources, transform them with SQL, TypeScript, and HTTP handlers, and deliver them to destinations like webhooks, databases, and object storage.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Kevin Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis Ventures
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)
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBorderless VentureFounder CollectiveHemisphere Ventures LLCHomebrewMulticoin Capital+6 more
Co-investorsDunbar CapitalNOEMIS VenturesRed & Blue VenturesSwitch Ventures
iVerify offers a mobile endpoint detection and response (EDR) product that uses operating system telemetry, behavioral baselining, and threat hunting to detect malware, spyware, and account takeover attacks on employee mobile devices.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Rocky Cole(Co-founder & COO)inDanny Rogers(Co-founder & CEO)Matthias Frielingsdorf(Co-founder & VP of R&D)Spencer Parker(CPO)Dustin Moring(Director)
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsMantis CapitalParameter VenturesPathlight Ventures
Kingdom Superculture develops functional health ingredients derived from natural microbes, targeting consumers seeking effective nutritional and health products.
BiotechConsumerHealthtechNew York City, US
Kendall Dabaghi(Founder)inRavi Sheth(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAnchorless BangladeshF6 VenturesHuman Venturesi2i VenturesOrbit Startups
Kingdom Supercultures develops functional health ingredients using natural microbes, aiming to improve consumer health.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Co-investors4DX VenturesFour Acres CapitalDigitalis VenturesLux CapitalSALTSupernode Ventures+1 more
Learned Hand is a case preparation platform for judges that integrates with court case management systems to extract facts, map disputed issues, structure arguments by motion type, and generate first-draft orders with citations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechLegalTech
Mentra is a talent-matching platform that connects neurodivergent individuals with employers, aiming to match candidates to careers based on their skills, work ethic, personality, and workplace preferences.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social Good
Jhillika Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsMPG FundFullCircle
Meow is a financial technology company offering a business banking platform for companies and AI agents, combining checking accounts, corporate cards, global payments, invoicing, financing, and crypto.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMiami Beach, US
Brandon Arvanaghi(Executive Officer, Director)inBryce Crawford(Director)
Co-investorsArchetypeCoinbase VenturesEarl Grey CapitalQED InvestorsTq Ventures Llc
Molecule builds a blockchain-based ecosystem that connects scientists and entrepreneurs working on decentralized science projects, with a focus on AI-driven drug discovery and research funding.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Co-investorsFifty YearsInflection.xyzAME Cloud VenturesCherubic VenturesKdT VenturesLunar Ventures
NALA operates two payment platforms: one enables consumers to send money across borders to emerging markets, while the other provides stablecoin-based payment infrastructure for businesses in those regions.
FintechNew York City, US
Benjamin Fernandes(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAmplo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDigital Currency GroupLiquidity CapitalNorrsken22+6 more
Notion offers a workspace platform for teams to manage projects, documentation, and tasks through customizable views like Gantt charts and Kanban boards.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Draft Ventures LlcFirst Round CapitalKearny JacksonLong Journey Ventures+10 more
Numerai runs a data science tournament where participants build machine learning models on obfuscated, regularized financial datasets and stake cryptocurrency on their predictions to earn or burn based on performance.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Richard Craib(Managing Member of the Issuer.)Richard C.(Founder)in
BoardAndrew Weissman(Director of the Issuer.)in
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Air Street CapitalDigital Currency GroupLong Venture PartnersOyster VenturesSora Ventures+2 more
Octup is a platform for third-party logistics (3PL) providers that combines billing automation with warehouse analytics, capturing every billable activity, uniting WMS, TMS, OMS, and ecommerce data into real-time dashboards, and offering client-facing portals plus an AI query engine.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsJAL Ventures Ltd.Tal Ventures
Orchard provides advertising and ad-tech services that use tracking technologies and interest-based advertising across websites and platforms.
AdTechPropTech
Court Cunningham(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccompliceCanaan PartnersEvolution VC PartnersNavitas CapitalRevolutionSprint Vc+4 more
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
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersContraryHumba VenturesMythos Ventures Management, LlcRavelin CapitalVU Venture Partners+2 more
Remark builds digital clienteling and commerce tools for prestige luxury brands ("Maisons"), offering tailored product recommendations, curated styled edits, and on-brand client interaction handling.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsInspired CapitalSpero VenturesStripeSugar CapitalVisible Ventures
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
Co-investorsFundersClubRipple VenturesY CombinatorScale Venture PartnersScaleUP Ventures
Seam provides an API platform that enables developers and businesses to connect applications with IoT devices and orchestrate their use.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dawn Ho(Founder)inSy Bohy(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrunchFundTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundTuesday CapitalY CombinatorBessemer Venture Partnersf7 Ventures+2 more
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)
Co-investorsOne Planet GroupUlu Ventures
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)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBeyond CapitalLMNT VenturesScout VenturesScout Venturesfresh.fund+7 more
Plasma is a financial technology company offering Plasma One, a stablecoin-based account and Visa card that supports USD₮ transfers, cashback, and yield through third-party DeFi protocols.
Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Co-investors1/1 Capital6th Man VenturesBeni Venture CapitalMercury FundMirana VenturesPharsalus Capital+9 more
Tropic is a procurement platform that gives finance and procurement teams pricing intelligence, negotiation playbooks, and expert support to reduce spend on SaaS and AI software.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Justin Etkin(Founder)David Campbell(Founder)in
Co-investorsForbion
Turnout provides expert assistance and technology to help individuals win disability claims, navigate the healthcare system, obtain VA benefits, and support their children's needs.
GovTechHealthtech
Co-investorsConversion CapitalFour Acres CapitalHoneystone VenturesLGVPMangusta CapitalSwish Ventures
Two provides net terms (buy-now-pay-later) infrastructure for B2B sellers, automating the order-to-cash lifecycle including invoicing, reminders, dunning, credit decisioning, and fraud prevention through AI risk engines.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSOslo, NO
Edward Brandler(Founder)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureBring VenturesIdékapitalNordstarSequoia Capital+3 more
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
Fahad Kamr(Founder)inShahjahan Warraich(Founder)in
Co-investorsFatima Gobi VenturesGobi PartnersImmeasurableIntegra PartnersY CombinatorACE & Company+1 more
Visia builds AI-powered systems that use X-ray imaging and laser marking to detect and flag items by atomic density on waste and recycling conveyor belts, including buried battery cells that pose fire risks.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyHardware
Co-investorsNeotribe Ventures
Walden Robotics builds general-purpose robots as a full-stack Physical AI company, combining hardware, software, AI, and an application layer.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsDeviation CapitalCalibrate VenturesColle Capital PartnersNextView VenturesThe E14 Fund
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)
BoardColin Beirne(Director)in
Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesDeviation CapitalMenlo VenturesNextView VenturesNVIDIAPrologis Ventures+2 more
Zenskar offers an AI-native platform that automates billing, invoicing, usage-based and subscription pricing, revenue recognition, and financial analytics for finance teams at growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Apurv Bansal(Cofounder, CEO & CFO)inSaurabh Agarwal(Cofounder & CPTO)Saurabh Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersConvergeRho VenturesRocketship.vcJ-Ventures
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCedar · payloadspace.com · Aug 24, 2026
Walden · timesfreepress.com · Aug 18, 2026
Antares Nuclear · intelligence360.news · Aug 18, 2026
Curio · finsmes.com · Aug 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Shine Capital made?
- Shine Capital has 49 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Shine Capital co-invest with?
- Shine Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures, Good Friends, among 139 tracked co-investors.
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
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