Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses.
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Announcing Shine Luminaries
Artificial intelligence is reshaping every industry, and venture capital is no exception. We can now do in minutes what previously took days, and machines largely do it for us. This seismic shift has catalyzed us at @shinecapital to rethink how we work so we can best meet the moment.
Our belief is simple: as AI automates cognitive labor, tomorrow’s builders will be driven by individual agency, creativity, and judgment, all paired with unique insights. These insights come from being native to new technologies and in constant dialogue with peers.
We want to build the future together with the brightest minds. So today, we introduce Shine Luminaries, our new approach to collaborating with young builders as investors.
Luminaries will provide Shine with insight into fresh ideas, facilitate relationships with emerging talent, and build new AI tooling to help scale these efforts.
In return, Shine will offer unprecedented access to investor thinking and our collective networks, as well as visibility into the full venture investment process. We will provide a stipend and share economics with Luminaries for investments they source.
Luminaries will work with Shine while building their own companies or projects. This apprenticeship will give builders a lateral perspective of the market and access to our resources as they pursue their individual passions and build in the trenches.
For the inaugural group, we are bringing on three to five luminaries, each with unique skills and expertise in areas of mutual interest.
This program is dynamic – the world is changing fast, and we will change with it. We will evolve the program to meet the needs of Luminaries while creating value for Shine.
If you are interested in Shine Luminaries, please share a bit about yourself and your passions with [email protected].
The future is bright.
@mokoyfman @aehartz123 @ethdaly @elieseid
Robots are leaving the lab. The physical world needs its own safety and evaluation infrastructure for AI.
Proud to back @safeworldai. Congrats @kwong47, @zhao__ding, @Sim0Rachidi and the entire SafeWorld team on the launch! 💫
SafeWorld is out of stealth with $12.2M in seed funding.
Intelligent robots take on far more general tasks and environments, so they need far more tests. We build the safety testing infrastructure for physical AI at scale.
Story: techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/ca…
Congratulations to @jakeadler and @pilgrimlabs on their fundraise. Pilgrim develops, validates, and deploys battlefield-ready biotechnology, translating breakthrough science into mission-critical capabilities for warfighters at the edge. We are proud to be a part of the journey!
At @shinecapital we partner with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build the next-generation of iconic consumer businesses like @thecosmos, @TurnoutHQ, @gizmo_ai_ , @uuuntitleddd and more.
Congratulations @ethdaly on being recognized as a top VC in the consumer space!
The future is bright ⭐️
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In March, we announced Shine Luminaries, our new approach to partnering with AI-native builders as investors. Today, we are excited to introduce the initial Luminaries.
Shine Luminaries increase our surface area and provide ground cover across the communities where next-generation founders are forming the most ambitious ideas.
We are also excited to welcome @kamjamshidian as an Operating Partner at @shinecapital , supporting our growing talent network.
If you are an AI-native builder interested in joining Shine Luminaries, or if you are starting something and want to talk, we would love to hear from you at [email protected].
Read more about our initial Luminaries in our latest Substack:
lnkd.in/gW-rSFc6
Bureaucracy surrounds us in government, healthcare, education, and insurance services. When you enter one of these systems alone, you experience wasted time, unfair pricing, and a lack of transparency.
@TurnoutHQ was built on the thesis that navigating the system could be reimagined in a way that feels intuitive to the consumer. Turnout exists so dealing with bureaucratic systems does not have to be a full-time job.
Congratulations to @itai_hirsch and the entire Turnout team on your $35M Series A.
The birth of America’s nuclear industry has officially arrived.
@AntaresNuclear advanced reactor design, the Mark-0, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory. Criticality is the culmination of carefully planned and executed steps that result in a reactor going operational.
@shinecapital is proud of the entire team, led by @jordanbramble, for achieving one of the most significant technological advancements in nuclear energy in more than 40 years.
The future is bright ⭐️
Huge day for @AntaresNuclear and @jordanbramble! This is only the beginning.
Let’s go!! Today, @ENERGY and @GovNuclear approved our Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) for the Mark-0 reactor.
This is the FIRST-EVER approval for a new reactor. This marks the FINAL regulatory approval, confirming the reactor's as-built safety basis.
Now, we enter the final phase of readiness, fueling and commissioning the reactor.
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Companies hire consultants to cover their ass.
AI will not change this dynamic.
In fact, it may make it even more important.
More in the @WSJ below 👇
Today, we are thrilled to announce that @elieseid has joined us as a Venture Partner. Elie has served as a senior advisor to Shine since 2021. In his new role, Elie will lead investments and serve on the boards of portfolio companies, while continuing to provide strategic counsel to the ambitious founders in our portfolio.
Elie will remain in Austin, Texas, expanding our reach in the fast-emerging tech ecosystem. His lived experience as an entrepreneur and CEO is an invaluable resource to our partnership. Welcome Elie!
“10Beauty’s insight is that we are good enough today with computer vision, AI, and robotics to deliver a machine and a form factor that can perform a manicure as well as a human and can solve a lot of the labor issues in the market,” said @mokoyfman
Thank you @wwd for highlighting 10Beauty's core belief that technology can solve real customer pain points and unlock a brand-new experience.
Learn more about 10Beauty's vision to shape the future of beauty here: lnkd.in/eUYQapAm
@AntaresNuclear is building the engineering prime of strategic energy, a firm capable of delivering complete fission-powered solutions to the military, NASA, and other federal, commercial, and allied partners. @AntaresNuclear is focused on enabling high-value mission capabilities, not just a "box of power" that replaces a diesel generator.
With their Series B fundraise, they move one step closer to this vision. Congratulations to @jordanbramble, @juliadewahl and the whole @AntaresNuclear team. @shinecapital
is proud to back the team executing one of the fastest and most consequential nuclear development timelines in modern history.
We are proud today to announce the promotion of @ethdaly to the role of General Partner! Ethan joined the firm in 2020 as our first hire and has been an integral member of the team ever since. He will continue to lead investments and serve as a board director of portfolio companies on Shine's behalf. He will remain based in our New York City office.
“Ethan embodies Shine’s ethos. He fully immerses himself in technology and culture, is well-respected in the entrepreneurial and creative communities, and is of unflinching loyalty and integrity. He has a deliberate yet easy way with people, which enables him to strike a terrific balance with founders,” said @mokoyfman, founder and General Partner of Shine Capital. “Deeply complementary to @aehartz123 and me, Ethan has his finger on the pulse of the latest consumer trends, and is equally thoughtful in crypto as he is in artificial intelligence. It is my distinct privilege to recognize Ethan’s accomplishments with his promotion to General Partner.”
“I am honored to become a General Partner at Shine. I have been on this journey since day one, and I can’t wait to see where we are in a decade,” said Ethan Daly, General Partner at Shine Capital. “Shine has given me the platform to do what I love — be a loyal partner to singular entrepreneurs, innovating at the intersection of technology and culture. Building the firm with Alex and Mo is a privilege, and this just further cements our partnership. I am incredibly excited for Shine’s future.”
Congratulations, Ethan! 💫
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I love investing in culture shifts.
Once taboo, cosmetic and plastic dermatology is on the verge of mainstream adoption, further accelerated by the proliferation of GLP-1s.
Bliss provides an holistic AI-powered platform to ensure patients and doctors have a trusted and seamless aesthetic journey.
We @shinecapital are thrilled to partner with Bliss to revolutionize the aesthetic market, one of the fastest growing consumer markets in the world.
Link in the next post.