About Shine Capital
Shine Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Apr 2026, Shine Capital is an active investor, having invested in 53 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Zenskar Overall, Shine Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Notion, Dynamic and Flashtract. A lot of funds co-invest with Shine Capital, with names like Castle Island Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Shine Capital has team of 11 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Shine Capital's List of Top Investments
Shine Capital has a portfolio of 53 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Octup and Flashtract.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Blockchain Technology and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Shine Capital:1. Notion
Developer of an AI-powered workspace for team collaboration and productivity. The workspace provides tools for project management, knowledge base creation, and document sharing. It offers features such as AI meeting notes, enterprise search, and workflow automation. The platform integrates with various applications to centralize team operations.
Key facts about Notion
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $418M
- Employee Count: 5,698 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, Temasek and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 28, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. NALA
Online cross-border remittance platform for individuals. It enables users to send and receive money globally using banking channels. Users must link the debit and credit cards for transferring funds. It features multilingual customer support, recurring transfers, and more. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about NALA
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $50.1M
- Employee Count: 240 as on Jan 29, 2026
- Investors: DST Global, Acrew Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 09, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Dynamic
Wallet based authentication platform. Customizable solutions with wallet compatibility, wallet blocking, custom information collection, allow and block list, user management, and NFT based access. Provides multi chain interaction and more from the developer demo environment.
Key facts about Dynamic
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $43.3M
- Employee Count: 280 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Breyer Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Hivemapper
Network of contributors providing real-time street-level mapping data and applications. The network incentivizes the collection of imagery and verification of outputs. Data usage requires the redemption of tokens, a portion of which are permanently removed from circulation. Applications leverage geospatial data for various commercial and enterprise purposes.
Key facts about Hivemapper
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $23M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Harrison Metal, Google Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Polimorphic
Cloud-based suite solutions for government operations and administration. It usesw AI technology nd chat tool for constituents to get answers about municipal service. It provides a platform to manage email & file systems for local & state governments. Some of its features are CRM, calendar & dashboard management, process & task management, collaboration between government & citizens, etc.
Key facts about Polimorphic
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24.2M
- Employee Count: 58 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: General Catalyst, Pear VC and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Shine Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Shine Capital has invested in 53 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Gizmo and most recent follow-on round was in Zenskar.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Shine Capital's Investments by Stage
Shine Capital has made 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $17.3M, 15 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.98M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $26M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 17 |
Seed | 15 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shine Capital's Investments by Sector
Shine Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 46 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 32 Software companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
FinTech | 9 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
High Tech | 7 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 6 |
Others | 44 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shine Capital's Investments by Geography
Shine Capital has made most investments in United States (26), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 26 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Canada | 2 |
Spain | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shine Capital's recent investments
Shine Capital has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Zenskar and Gizmo are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Shine Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 17, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6251 | [+6] | |
Apr 15, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 5883 | [+3] | |
Mar 05, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4558 | [+2] | |
Jan 21, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2555 | [+4] | |
Nov 20, 2025 | United States | Series C | 1453 |
Unicorns in Shine Capital's Portfolio
Shine Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Notion. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Notion which became a unicorn in 2020, 6 years before Shine Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Shine Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Developer of an AI-powered workspace for team collaboration and productivity | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | osqxqmc |
Acquired companies in Shine Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from Shine Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Dynamic in Oct 2025 by Fireblocks.Here are Shine Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 28, 2022 | Seed | 2019 | |
May 08, 2024 | Jan 13, 2022 | Series A | 7537 |
Team profile of Shine Capital
Shine Capital has a team of 11 members including 4 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Shine Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Shine Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Austin | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Gallatin Gateway | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of Shine Capital
Over the past 5 years, 282 investors have co-invested in Shine Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Shine Capital: Y Combinator, Founder Collective and 95 others have invested in rounds before Shine Capital. There are 6 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Shine Capital and 2 companies where Founder Collective has invested before Shine Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Shine Capital: 152 investors entered a company along with Shine Capital. These include investors like Castle Island Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Shine Capital: A total of 33 investors have invested in Shine Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include QED Investors (2 companies), Founders Fund (1 company) and Breyer Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Shine Capital
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Gizmo Raises $22M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Apr 15, 2026•Gizmo, Shine Capital, Ada Ventures, SEEK Investments and 3 others
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RadixArk, the startup behind open source AI tool SGLang, valued at $400MTechCrunch+•Jan 22, 2026•Accel, Matrix, Cosmos, Shine Capital and 2 others
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Cosmos Raises $15M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jan 21, 2026•Cosmos, Shine Capital, Matrix, Plug and Play Tech Center and 3 others
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Antares Raises $96 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Nuclear Microreactor DevelopmentBusiness Wire•Dec 02, 2025•Alt Capital, Antares Industries, Shine Capital, Caffeinated and 9 others
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Numerai Secures $30M Series C Led by University Endowments, Valued at $500MCryptocurrency•Nov 21, 2025•Numerai, J P Morgan, Shine Capital, Union Square Ventures and 11 others
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AudioShake Raises USD 14M as Audio Becomes Data for Language and Voice AISlator•Nov 13, 2025•Thomson Reuters Ventures, Audioshake, Shine Capital, Background Capital and 3 others
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Turnout Secures $21M in Seed Funding to Fuel Mission to Simplify Government Bureaucracyintelligence360•Oct 03, 2025•Shine Capital
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Turnout Secures $21M in Seed Funding to Simplify Government BureaucracyPR Newswire•Sep 17, 2025•Shine Capital,
