Alex Hartz
InvestorPartner at Shine Capital · Partner at SciFi VC · Board director at iVerify · Board director at Antares Nuclear · Board director at AudioShake
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Alex Hartz combines Caltech-trained applied physics and hands-on photonics research with eight years of venture experience building embedded lending and credit infrastructure expertise—ideal for founders of technically complex financial products.
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- a•••@shine.vcreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Board director at iVerify
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iVerify's investors · 5
Co-founders at iVerify
RC
Rocky ColeCo-founder & COO
DR
Danny RogersCo-founder & CEO
MF
Matthias FrielingsdorfCo-founder & VP of R&D
Board director at Antares Nuclear
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Antares Nuclear's investors · 6
Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026Industrious VenturesDenver · since 2026ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Paradigm CapitalToronto · since 2026Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2026Shine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026
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Co-founders at Antares Nuclear
JD
Julia DeWahlExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JB
Jordan BrambleExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at AudioShake
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AudioShake's investors · 8
BACKGROUND CAPITALMadison · $100K – $250K checks · since 2025Coho DeeptechSan Francisco · since 2025Disney Acceleratorsince 2025Indicator VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Origin VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Precursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2025Shine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Thomson Reuters VenturesNew York · since 2025
Co-founders at AudioShake
JP
Jessica PowellCEO & Co-Founder
LM
Luke MinerCTO & Co-Founder
Experience
- Shine CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Shine CapitalPartner2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- SciFi VCPartner2018 — 2023San Francisco, California
- SciFi VCAssociate2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- HVF LabsAnalyst2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Glow, IncStrategist2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- HVF LabsSummer Analyst2014San Francisco Bay Area
- CaltechSummer Undergraduate Research Fellow2013Pasadena, CA
- Vision TechnologiesSoftware Engineering Intern2011 — 2012Glen Burnie, MD
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthComputational Genetics Research Intern2010Baltimore, Maryland Area
Investments
Investor
BrexCoinbaseLoftVirta Health
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Shine Capital
Adam Hanft
Operating Partner at Shine Capital
Amanda Niu
General Partner and CFO at Shine Capital
Arinjay Singhai
Investor at Shine Capital
Arthur Matuszewski
Venture Partner at Shine Capital
Carl Tremblay
Operating Partner at Shine Capital
Elie Seidman
Venture Partner at Shine Capital
Emma Sokoloff
Partner at Shine Capital
Ethan Daly
General Partner at Shine Capital
Network10
Max LevchinScout
Co-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC
Bradley HorowitzScout
Investor at Wisdom Ventures
Charlie SonghurstScout
Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Olivia ZhangScout
Partner at Shine Capital
Amanda Niu
General Partner and CFO at Shine Capital
Arthur Matuszewski
Venture Partner at Shine Capital
Carl Tremblay
Operating Partner at Shine Capital
Emma Sokoloff
Partner at Shine Capital
Ethan Daly
General Partner at Shine Capital
Investors connected to Alex in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Hartz?
- Alex Hartz combines Caltech-trained applied physics and hands-on photonics research with eight years of venture experience building embedded lending and credit infrastructure expertise—ideal for founders of technically complex financial products.
- Where does Alex Hartz work?
- Alex Hartz is Partner at Shine Capital and Board director at iVerify and Board director at Antares Nuclear and Board director at AudioShake.
- What does Alex Hartz invest in?
- Alex Hartz invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Alex Hartz write?
- Alex Hartz typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What companies has Alex Hartz invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Brex, Coinbase, Loft, Virta Health.
- Where did Alex Hartz go to school?
- Alex Hartz studied at Caltech (Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Physics); McDonogh School.
Same school
Also attended Caltech144
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at SciFi VC7
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCNellie LevchinInvestor at SciFi VCEric ScottAdvisor at 8VCBrooks HosfieldPartner at SciFi VCAndrew HanAssociate at SciFi VCMatt TherianPartner at SciFi VC
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Also worked at HVF Labs4
Also worked at Glow, Inc3
Also worked at Caltech77
Alex BlaniaCo-founder & CEO of Tools for HumanityHaomiao HuangFounding Partner at Matter Venture PartnersConnor CooleyVenture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcHelen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD LongevityDeb RayCo-founder and Chief AI Officer, InferenceCloud.ai at SignalFireIlya FushmanPartner at KPCB
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