Shine Capital
Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
10 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 59 additional investments, funds and LPs, 9 events, 11 verified contacts (8 professional url, 2 firm phone, 1 general firm email)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 vehicleson Form D, 18 months
$26M reported sold so far.
A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.
- 1 companynew in 12 months
1 new company in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 3 dealswith Union Square Ventures
Invests most often alongside Union Square Ventures (3 shared deals) and Honeystone Ventures (3 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 30 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
- 0 of 3enter at seed or A
Enters mostly at seed to Series A: 3 of 3 first entries on record, in line with the early stage its site states.
rounds to 11 Jun 2026 · Tells a founder whether their round is one this firm writes.
People to know
View all people- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
130 connected entities13 observed rounds6 repeat counterparties6 dated rounds shown here, 2022 to 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
- Sponsor
- Company
- Fund or vehicle
- Person
›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Shine Capital: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
See how you connect to Shine Capital
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Investing
54 companies on record, 1 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Beauty, Inc. | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Antares Corp. | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Audioshake Inc. | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- new york
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
14 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
Who else at this firm · 2 people, grouped by function
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member
- Operating Partner
- Operating Partner
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Joshua Mohrer · Non-Managing Member · Mar 1, 2020 to Aug 16, 2021 Inference
Contacts
1 general firm email, 2 firm phone, 8 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
10 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shine Capital SPV A-2, L.P. | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2026 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $1.0M of $1.0M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Shine Capital SPV A-1, L.P. | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2026 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $25.0M of $25.0M | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Shine Capital Advisor Fund II, L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $958,497 Mar 31, 2026 | 17 | $0 | May 27, 2022 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | Shine Capital I L.P. | $1.5M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Apr 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | Shine Capital II, L.P. | $1.2M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Apr 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | Shine Capital Opportunities Fund I, L.P. | $305,634 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Apr 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
60 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-09-303 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-09-303 shared deals · recurring · this firm led 1
- 2026-06-112 shared deals · recurring · they led 1 · this firm led 1
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 2 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, Allocators, matched by identifier. See which records
Shine Capital is the same institution as 2 records in RIA and Wealth and Allocators.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Shine Capital sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Checking your plan…
Evidence and history
14 dated events, 95 observations from 5 sources
Timeline
- Mar 31, 2026Shine Capital III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Shine Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $169,404,569
- Mar 3, 2025Shine Capital filed the first Form D for Shine Capital III, L.P. (fund 3), its next fund after Shine Capital II, L.P. (vintage 2022); offering $200.0M
- Mar 29, 2023Shine Capital Advisor Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Shine Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $897,642
- Mar 29, 2023Shine Capital Opportunities Advisor Fund I, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Shine Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $446,320
- Mar 31, 2022Shine Capital II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Shine Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $142,302,383
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 7 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- shine.vc
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 31, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 7 (7 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $599Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $599M
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $429M
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2020-11-20 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2020-11-20 | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-04-30 | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2020-11-20 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Entity type | Limited Partnership | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Entity type | Limited Partnership | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Form D fund type | Venture Capital Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Form D fund type | Venture Capital Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Form D industry group | Pooled Investment Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Form D industry group | Pooled Investment Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Amendment | false | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Amendment | false | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Revenue range (Form D) | Decline to Disclose | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Revenue range (Form D) | Decline to Disclose | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Headquarters | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Headquarters | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Incorporated | withinFiveYears | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Incorporated | withinFiveYears | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Jurisdiction | Delaware | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Jurisdiction | Delaware | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Amount sold (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Amount sold (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Offering amount (Form D) | 18,000,000 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Offering amount (Form D) | 100,000,000 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Exemptions | 06b, 3C, 3C.1 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Exemptions | 06b, 3C, 3C.7 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Investors (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Investors (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Minimum investment (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Minimum investment (Form D) | 0 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Securities offered | Equity, pooled | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Securities offered | Equity, pooled | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Office address | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D | |
| Office address | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 7 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 6 | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $599M | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $599M | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $429M | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | new york “geography words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 7 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Apr 30, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Year of incorporation | 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
| Year of incorporation | 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fact | Form D |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $599M
- importance
- gav: 0.54 · funds: 0.83 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0.67 · co investors: 0.72
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-06-11
- emerging manager
- fund count: 10 · reported gav: $599M · first adv filing: 2020-11-20 · years since first filing: 5.9
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Fits
- score 15.4confidence 80%Why: activity; cap table
Scored by DFX match engines from the record's observed portfolio, stage, geography and recent activity. A fit is a reason to look, not a mandate; the blockers say what the model could not confirm. Names and the evidence sentences show with the names on this page.
Record history
- Form D filed2020-09-22source on record
- Form D filed2020-09-22source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.