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Shine Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 65 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.0M, Aug 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAgricultureB2BBuilt Environment

Deploying now
71%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque36days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$50K – $6.0MRounds led5 of 65Sole investor6 roundsMostly inUnited States, 90%
Pitch Shine Capital

Shine Capital highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $2.3M

What they do

Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $6.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AgricultureB2BBuilt Environment
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Sept
    RivetSeed · IN · Inc42$11MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    PilgrimSeed · US · TechStartups$25MWith 7 others
  4. Aug
    AntaresSeries C · US · TechCrunch$470MWith 5 others
  5. Jun
    TurnoutSeries A · US$35MWith 1 other
  6. May
    MOTHER.TechSeed · US · AlleyWatch$15MWith 3 others
  7. May
    10BeautyVenture · US$24MWith 3 others
  8. May
    Mother GamesSeed · US$15MWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    ZenskarSeries A · Ventureburn$15MWith 8 others
  10. Apr
    GizmoSeries A · US · TechCrunch$22MLed
  11. Mar
    DenkiSeed · US · Crunchbase News$4.1MLed
  12. Jan
    CosmosSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$15MLed
  13. 2025

    17 rounds

  14. Dec
    AntaresSeries B · US · TechCrunch$96MLed
  15. Dec
    Jingweida AutomobileVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. Nov
    NumeraiSeries C · US · TechStartups$30MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    iVerifyVenture · US$12MWith 4 others
  18. Oct
    AudioshakeSeries A · US$14MWith 5 others
  19. Sept
    ReggoraGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$18MWith 4 others
  20. Sept
    Orchard RoboticsSeries A · US · TechCrunch$22MLed
  21. Sept
    Jodell RoboticsVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    Digitgate Communication TechnologySeries C$14MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    TurnoutSeed · US$21MWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    EVT AerotechnicsVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. Aug
    CaremoVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. Jul
    RemarkSeries A · US · TechCrunch$16MWith 5 others
  27. Jun
    PolimorphicSeries A · US$19MWith 6 others
  28. May
    PlasmaToken sale · GB$373MWith 4 others
  29. May
    GlideSeries A · US$15MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    Bliss AestheticsSeed · US$18MWith 1 other
  31. 2024

    8 rounds

  32. Dec
    Baijiayun$50MWith 1 other
  33. Dec
    Suqian Times Energy StorageVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Oct
    [untitled]Venture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  35. Sept
    Mother GamesPre-seed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  36. Apr
    SIDANDASeries A$14MSole investor
  37. Feb
    10BeautySeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    BinItSeed · US$6.4MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    VisiaSeed · US$6.4MSole investor
  40. 2023

    8 rounds

  41. Nov
    VitaDAOSeed · CA$2.0MWith 1 other
  42. Oct
    Kaiosi Data TechnologySeries A$14MWith 1 other
  43. Oct
    GeniePre-seed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  44. Sept
    MentraSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

APAmanda Pei-Shiang NiuCFOiForm ADV
JMJosh MohrerManaging MemberiFiling they signed
MKMo KoyfmanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MJMoshe J KoyfmanManaging MemberiForm ADV

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$599Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Shine Capital, LLC
SEC number
CRD 311659

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

28 of 51 we have independently watched raise

10BeautyAntaresAudioshakeCosmosDenkiEndaomentGizmoGoldskyHivemapperMeowMoleculeNalaNumeraiOrchard RoboticsPlasmaPolimorphicRose RocketSika HealthSwanTropicTryNowTurnoutTwoUdhaar BookVisiaWalden RoboticsZenskariVerifyBlackbirdCedarContourCounter HealthCurie BioCurioFlamingo DAOFlareFlashtract Logo ExitedGivonGlideHopscotchKingdom SuperculturesLearned HandMentraMotherOctupPilgrimRemarkRivetSafeWorldSupergoodUntitled

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Shine Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Shine Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Shine Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Shine Capital

What does Shine Capital invest in?

Shine Capital invests most often at Series A and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, B2B and Built Environment.

How active is Shine Capital?

65 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Shine Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rivet (Seed, Sept 2026), Pilgrim (Seed, Sept 2026) and Antares (Series C, Aug 2026).

How big are Shine Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $6.0M.

Does Shine Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 65 investments on record (8%).

Where does Shine Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

Is Shine Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Shine Capital invest alongside?

Most often Bond (16 rounds together), BoxGroup (6 rounds together) and Lerer Hippeau (5 rounds together).

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