# Shine Capital

> Shine Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 78 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 78
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Jun 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shinecapital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ShineCapitalNYC
- Website: https://shine.vc

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Shine Capital. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Shine Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/shine-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$21M |
| Series A | $12M–$25M |
| Series B | $10M–$71M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 17 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |
| Blockchain | 6 | 8% |
| SaaS | 5 | 6% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 29% |
| Series A | 22 | 28% |
| Series B | 6 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 36 | 46% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Hartz | General Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-hartz |
| Amanda Niu | CFO & General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-niu-c972 |
| Elie Seidman | Venture Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elie-seidman |
| Ethan Daly | Partner; General Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethan-daly-5522 |
| Jenna Greenspan | Head of Investor Relations & Comms; Head of Investor Relations & Communications | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jenna-greenspan-4842 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antares | Designing and building fission microreactors | $370M | Series C | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Walden Robotics | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| GIVON DEFENSE | Givon Defense is a defense technology venture platform that builds and accelerates mission-ready national security solutions. It identifies operational gaps in modern defense and develops integrated systems through venture building, partnerships, and rapid deployment. The company focuses on counter-UAS, autonomous systems, AI-driven defensesoftware, and critical infrastructure protection, bridging innovation with real-world military and security needs. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| 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. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |

10 of 78 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Caffeinated Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caffeinated-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Union Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Castle Island Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-island-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Shine Capital invest in?

Shine Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 78 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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