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Shine Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Also known as Shine · SHINE CAPITAL, LLC
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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.
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Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 51 of 68 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×16Fintech ×13Enterprise Software ×10Consumer ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Crypto & Web3 ×6Healthtech ×6
HQs:United States×29United Kingdom×3Canada×2European Union×1Norway×1Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 35 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×192 founders×133 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Georgetown ×3The Wharton School ×3Duke University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Cape Town ×2University of Pennsylvania ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×16Humanities ×7Business & Management ×6Engineering ×5Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 39 founders with career history
Google ×5ISACA ×2Microsoft ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 37 with degree data)
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 82024 · 42023 · 62022 · 62021 · 72020 · 239 dated
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Willie Litvack(Founder & General Partner)inSean Tolkin(Founder & General Partner)inAlexander Shashou(Founder & CEO)in
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesCentre Street PartnersFemHealth VenturesFormus Capital+8 more
Blackbird Laboratories is a nonprofit life sciences incubator that translates university research breakthroughs into venture-ready biotech companies focused on developing new medicines and enabling technologies.
BiotechDeep TechBaltimore, US
Ben Leventhal(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Tremblay, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)inEddie Cherok, PhD(Chief Business Officer)in
BoardFred Wilson(Director)inMarguerite Mariscal(Director)
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)University System of Maryland Momentum FundAmex VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBrooks ReitzCircle Ventures+6 more
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)inDaniel Smith(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEthan Daly(Director)inLatif Peracha(Director)in
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesGeneral CatalystLooking Glass CapitalPear VCAlloy FundM13
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San Francisco, US
Benjamin Davis(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatMo Koyfman· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCraft VenturesSciFi VCThird Kind Venture Capital
Advocate provides AI-powered policy processing and servicing tools for insurance professionals, automating the extraction and analysis of insurance policies, certificates, and coverage documentation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesVestigo VenturesHoneystone VenturesLGVPMangusta Capital
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(CEO & Co-Founder)inJulia DeWahl(Founder)inRian Bahran(Chief Nuclear Officer)inMark Massie(Chief Engineer)inDONALD G MACK(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJack Altman(Director)
Co-investors53 StationsAtacama VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalHeartfelt Capital+20 more
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)inLuke Miner(CTO & Co-Founder)in
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoho DeeptechCrush VenturesDisney AcceleratorOrigin VenturesPrecursor Ventures+4 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 HorowitzCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesMischiefMulticoin Capital+8 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
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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
Compri builds AI agents that integrate with ERPs and data sources to automate procurement tasks such as sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMilan, EU
Edoardo Arbizzi(Co-Founder)inEdoardo Gava(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsDFF VenturesItalian Founders FundGlobal Founders CapitalPICUS CAPITALShapers
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
Amitav M.(Founder)in
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)MatrixAccelBlueYard CapitalDraft Ventures LlcDragonfly+5 more
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 PartnersBoxGroupDNA CapitalF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+5 more
Curio makes interactive toys that come to life as conversational characters for children.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Samuel Eaton(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlue Wire CapitalDunbar CapitalMute VenturesKhosla 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 Combinator20VCBase10 Partners
Eater is a digital media brand covering food and dining culture through a national website, iOS app, local city sites, YouTube channel, podcasts, and newsletters.
ConsumerFoodTechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Stephanie Wu(Editor-in-Chief)inJill Dehnert(Publisher)
Co-investorsGotham Gal VenturesThe Vertical GroupAndreessen HorowitzBrooks ReitzQED InvestorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Elastio provides ransomware detection and verified data recovery software that inspects live data, replicated data, and backup data across enterprise environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesUncorrelated VenturesVenture Guides Management, L.P.Bain Capital VenturesBascom Ventures+4 more
Endaoment provides blockchain-based philanthropic services that enable donors and nonprofits to manage charitable giving with lower fees and greater transparency through smart contracts.
Crypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Robbie Heeger(President & CEO)inCarter Wilkinson(Treasurer & Secretary)in
Co-investorsChapter OneCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesHigher Ground LabsJDS SportsAdam Nash+4 more
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+5 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)in
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalAddition
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
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Glide builds AI agents and analytics tools for financial institutions such as banks and lenders, automating tasks like data reporting, prospect list building, and loan document collection.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaS
Sameer Kapur(Founder)inVishnu ChakrobortyGautam Ajjarapu
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCanonical CryptoNextView VenturesNOMO VenturesPathlight VenturesPear VC
Goldsky is a blockchain data infrastructure platform that provides streaming and querying capabilities for crypto and fintech applications, offering real-time access to onchain data with sub-second latency and high throughput.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersDragonflyFelicis VenturesLattice CapitalLattice CapitalLux Capital+3 more
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)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBorderless VentureFounder CollectiveHemisphere Ventures LLCHomebrewLDA Capital+9 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)inMatthias Frielingsdorf(Co-founder & VP of R&D)inSpencer Parker(CPO)inDustin Moring(Director)
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsBoxGroupMantis CapitalMischiefParameter 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-investorsPioneerValor Equity PartnersY Combinator4DX VenturesAllison Pickens VenturesAlmanac Insights+22 more
Kingdom Supercultures develops functional health ingredients using natural microbes, aiming to improve consumer health.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness
Co-investors4DX VenturesFour Acres CapitalSupernode VenturesBrand Foundry VenturesDigitalis VenturesLakehouse Venture Partners+5 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
Shlomo Klapper(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupCorrelation Ventures
Lightning AI, creator of PyTorch Lightning, runs an end-to-end AI development cloud and merged with GPU provider Voltage Park in 2026.
San Francisco, US
William Falcon(Founder)inSaurabh Giri(Executive Officer)inOzan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)inSam Yagan(Director)inCarlos Delatorre(Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCapital B Private HoldingsCisco InvestmentsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesK5 Global+23 more
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-investorsCharlotte FundMPG FundVerissimo VenturesAlexa FundDAVID APPLEFullCircle+5 more
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-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Acrew CapitalArchetypeCoinbase VenturesEarl Grey CapitalKairos Angels+16 more
Molecule operates a blockchain-based platform supporting decentralized science (DeSci), funding research projects and connecting scientists and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Paul Kohlhaas(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtria VenturesBackedBoxGroupCompoundFifty YearsIncrypt Blockchain+13 more
MOTHER Games creates transformative gaming experiences and media content designed to inspire imagination and personal growth in players worldwide.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Raissa Chagas(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupGV (Google 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 CapitalAlumni VenturesAmplo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDFS Lab FrontierDigital Currency Group+22 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
Ivan Zhao(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Base10 PartnersCoatue ManagementCraft VenturesDesigner Fund+33 more
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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 CapitalCoinFundDigital Currency GroupFirst Round CapitalFJ Labs+6 more
Octup provides software for third-party logistics (3PL) providers to improve visibility, billing automation, and operational analytics.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Alon Partuk(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsJAL Ventures Ltd.Tal Ventures
Orchard sells premium pre-owned smartphones that pass two rounds of 30-point quality inspections, at discounts of up to 70% off new prices.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerce
Bruno WongAlex Sebastian(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalMaple Leaf AngelsContraryCorrelation VenturesGeneral CatalystGenius Ventures+4 more
Orchard provides advertising and ad-tech services that use tracking technologies and interest-based advertising across websites and platforms.
AdTechPropTechNew York City, US
Court Cunningham(Co-Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAccompliceAlumni VenturesCanaan PartnersEvolution VC PartnersNavitas CapitalRevolution+6 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
Charlie Wu(Founder)
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersContraryCorrelation VenturesGeneral CatalystHumba VenturesMythos Ventures Management, Llc+5 more
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Remark provides AI-powered customer support and shopping assistance for e-commerce businesses, using AI personas to answer shopper questions and resolve support tickets while routing complex cases to human agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Theo Satloff(Co-founder & CEO)inCarl-Philip Majgaard(Co-founder & Tech Lead)Ian Patterson(Co-founder & Sales)in
Co-investorsInspired CapitalSpero VenturesVisible VenturesStripeSugar CapitalTwelve Below
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-investorsFundersClubHighsage VenturesRipple VenturesScale Venture PartnersY CombinatorAddition+6 more
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-investorsPioneerTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundTuesday CapitalVortex Capital PartnersWave VenturesY Combinator+11 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
Skillshare is a New York-based subscription online learning community offering video classes in creative disciplines.
New York, US
Michael Karnajaprakorn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Karnjanaprakorn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlex Finkelstein(Director)inAlbert Wenger(Director)inRamanan Raghavendran(Director)inMoshe Koyfman(Director)
Co-investorsBoxGroupBurda Principal InvestmentsCollaborative FundFounder CollectiveKickstart VenturesMenlo Group+16 more
Supergood generates real backend APIs for enterprise platforms that lack them by reverse-engineering the underlying network calls behind logins, handling MFA and CAPTCHAs via service accounts.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSciFi VCBACKGROUND CAPITAL
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 CapitalGandel InvestLMNT VenturesScout VenturesScout Ventures+9 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 CapitalImpossible FinanceMercury FundMirana Ventures+12 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)inDavid Campbell(Founder)in
Co-investorsFOG VenturesFounder CollectiveCanaan PartnersForbionGenoa VenturesInsight Partners
Turnout provides human advocates paired with AI assistance to help individuals navigate government systems, including disability claims, VA benefits, healthcare navigation, and education advocacy.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechHealthtech
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 VentureAlumni VenturesAntlerBring VenturesIdékapital+10 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 VenturesFirst Check VenturesGobi PartnersImmeasurableIntegra PartnersSoma Capital+11 more
Visia builds real-time monitoring infrastructure for heavy supply chains and physical operations, using cameras and X-ray systems to provide visibility into material events and operational risk.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyData & InfrastructureHardware
Co-investorsNeotribe Ventures
Walden Robotics develops general-purpose robots that combine hardware, software, and physical AI systems for deployment in manufacturing and logistics environments.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCambridge, US
Russell Louis Tedrake(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Burchfiel(Founder)inKerri M. Fetzer-Borelli(Executive Officer)David Marvin Slaughter Johnson(Executive Officer)Adrien David Gaidon(Executive Officer)
BoardColin Beirne(Director)in
Co-investorsDeviation CapitalCalibrate VenturesColle Capital PartnersNextView VenturesThe E14 FundGlasswing Ventures+6 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-investorsAlumni VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersConvergeFuture Back VenturesMaterialized View CapitalRho Ventures+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Imvela Corp.Bliss AestheticsCosmos Entity, Inc.Counter HealthFilloutUntitledinbrackets
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 companiesAdvocate · finsmes.com · Aug 5, 2026
Antares · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 27, 2026
Walden · finsmes.com · Jul 15, 2026
10Beauty · finsmes.com · Jul 2, 2026
Compri · thesaasnews.com · Jun 29, 2026
NALA · fintech.global · May 28, 2026
Zenskar · pymnts.com · May 11, 2026
Gizmo · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Shine Capital made?
- Shine Capital has 68 tracked investments, including 15 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 BoxGroup, Alumni Ventures, Y Combinator, among 200 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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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
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Co-investors · 16
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm partnering with founders at the very first stages of company creation, backing companies from angel through seed with hands-on support across GTM, recruiting, and operations.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
SciFi VC is Max and Nellie Levchin's early-stage generalist venture fund that backs founders tackling hard problems, with an emphasis on fintech, artificial intelligence, and science.
Rafael Corrales operates multiple venture funds (Fund 1 through Fund 4), with a track record that includes early involvement with Instacart.
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.
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.
Bedrock is an investment firm whose stated approach centers on identifying opportunities that run counter to prevailing market narratives.
Nyca Partners is a thesis-driven fintech venture capital firm that partners with founders modernizing the financial system.
Thomson Reuters Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Thomson Reuters, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies and giving founders access to Thomson Reuters' assets and expertise.
DFF Ventures is an early-stage investment fund with a hands-on, no-nonsense approach to company building, backing founders known for grit and execution. Its team draws on experience building companies such as WeTransfer, Just Eat, Hiber, Treatwell, and fonQ.
This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).
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