Shine Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Shine Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses.
- Total investments:
- 80
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
- Fund size:
- $1M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Shine Capital invests in
Stages Shine Capital invests in
Countries Shine Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $3.5M–$21M
- Series A
- $12M–$25M
- Series B
- $10M–$71M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 20 (25%)
- Artificial Intelligence 17 (21%)
- FinTech 8 (10%)
- Information Technology 8 (10%)
- SaaS 7 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 35 (44%)
- Series A 23 (29%)
- Series B 6 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (4%)
- Series C 3 (4%)
Country
- United States 45 (56%)
- Israel 2 (3%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- Norway 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Hartz
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Amanda Niu
CFO & General Partner
|
CFO & General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Elie Seidman
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Ethan Daly
Partner; General Partner
|
Partner; General Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Jenna Greenspan
Head of Investor Relations & Comms; Head of Investor Relations & Communications
|
Head of Investor Relations & Comms; Head of Investor Relations & Communications | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
MEANT 2B
|
MeantToBe is an AI-powered matchmaking platform designed to move beyond swipe-based dating apps by using personalized recommendations and behavioral signals to suggest more compatible romantic and social connections. It leverages machine learning to understand user preferences over time, aiming to improve match quality, reduce swipe fatigue, andcreate more meaningful interactions between users in a modern, AI-driven social discovery experience. Focused on next-generation relationship discovery. | $10.5M / Seed / Sep 24, 2026 | |
Pilgrim
|
Pioneering a biologically enhanced future for humanity. | $25M / Seed / Sep 23, 2026 | |
| Designing and building fission microreactors | $370M / Series C / Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Walden Robotics is an industrial robotics company that builds and deploys general-purpose, semi-humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics. | $300M / Seed / Jul 15, 2026 | ||
|
Turnout
|
Turnout Technologies is a technology related company. | $35M / Series A / Jun 11, 2026 | |
| MOTHER Games is an art and media company that creates transformative experiences through play, blending creativity and innovation to craft unique and engaging interactive experiences. | $15M / Seed / May 05, 2026 | ||
| Zenskar provides a billing and revenue management platform for companies with usage-based and subscription pricing models. The system enables businesses to track customer usage, generate invoices, and manage pricing structures across different plans. It includes tools for revenue recognition, financial reporting, and integration with accounting andpayment systems. The platform also supports automation of billing workflows and handling of complex pricing scenarios such as tiered or metered charges. Zenskar serves organizations that require structured billing processes and visibility into revenue operations. | $15M / Series A / Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Gizmo develops educational software that utilizes generative AI learning to engage learners for better learning. The software generates quizzes from a user’s class notes, which can either be copied and pasted into the platform or the AI can pull out information from PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, web pages, or even a YouTube video, allowing themto adapt the study material faster and learn more. | $22M / Series A / Apr 15, 2026 | ||
| Denki is an AI-powered platform designed to automate internal auditing tasks, enhancing compliance with regulations like SOX 404 and BSA/AML through efficient evidence collection and financial reconciliation. The company integrates with existing systems such as Auditboard and Jira, automating control processes and facilitating bettercompliance through features mapped to frameworks like COSO. | $4.1M / Seed / Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Cosmos is a Pinterest alternative for creatives. Save anything on the web, curate into clusters, and share with the world. | $15M / Series A / Jan 20, 2026 | ||
| See all 80 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Shine Capital invest in?
Shine Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 80 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Shine Capital's check size?
Shine Capital typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$21M at Seed, $12M–$25M at Series A and $10M–$71M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shine Capital participates in.
How do I contact Shine Capital?
Public channels for Shine Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Shine Capital?
The team at Shine Capital includes Alex Hartz (General Partner), Amanda Niu (CFO & General Partner) and Elie Seidman (Venture Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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