Shorewind Capital

Shorewind Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2021 and located in Burlingame, California. The firm focuses on making Seed and Series A investments in startups that leverage science and technology to drive significant advancements in health and climate. Shorewind Capital actively seeks innovative teams developing frontier technologies across various sectors, emphasizing the interconnectedness of human activity and its impact on the planet.

Nick Fragnito

Co-Founder and Investor

Jacob Poliskin

Founder

Andrew Rubenstein JD

Co-Founder and Investor

11 past transactions

Prolific Machines

Series B in 2024
Prolific Machines is a biotech company founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in developing advanced cell technologies aimed at transforming the production of cells for sustainable applications, particularly in the cultivated meat industry. By leveraging high-scale precision cell-differentiation techniques, Prolific Machines focuses on research and development in clean meat, cell therapies, and sustainable solutions for multi-planetary existence. Its innovations enable partners to adopt more sustainable practices, thereby enhancing human and planetary health while improving efficiency, quality, reproducibility, and sustainability in cell production.

Cedar

Seed Round in 2023
Cedar is the operator of a platform designed to shorten the time between land acquisition and permitting. The web-based explorer of the company simplifies property search, site analysis, zoning, code compliance, and financial modeling, allowing clients to select the best design options for the site.

Hypervolt

Series A in 2023
Hypervolt is a vertically integrated energy transition company focused on advancing grid management technologies and facilitating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) while promoting the decarbonization of transportation in the mobility sector. The company operates electric charging networks that allow EVs to be charged conveniently and efficiently at any time and place. Hypervolt's technology employs cloud-based software and Internet of Things communication networking, offering a smart charging solution that includes a specialized charging cable and device equipped with artificial intelligence for vehicle recognition and electrical safety. This innovation enables customers to access affordable and reliable smart charging services.

SiPhox Health

Series A in 2023
SiPhox Health, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative diagnostic solutions. The company develops next-generation diagnostics infrastructure, including at-home test kits and central lab systems. Their flagship product is a disposable biosensor cartridge that assesses 17 blood biomarkers, providing insights into inflammation, hormonal health, metabolic fitness, and cardiovascular health. SiPhox Health's platform merges biochemistry, photonic chip technology, integrated photonics, electronics, and microfluidics to enable sensitive readouts of immunoassays and nucleic acid tests, facilitating point-of-need and at-home diagnostics.

Type One Energy Group

Seed Round in 2023
Type One Energy Group is dedicated to developing sustainable and affordable fusion power solutions. Established in 2019 by a team of esteemed fusion scientists and experienced business leaders, the company focuses on creating advanced stellarator fusion energy systems. Utilizing cutting-edge manufacturing techniques, modern computational physics, and high-field superconducting magnets, Type One Energy aims to optimize its reactor design. The company's FusionDirect program seeks to establish a fusion power plant within the next decade, employing a strategy that emphasizes collaboration with partners and efficient use of capital. By pursuing this innovative approach, Type One Energy aspires to deliver reliable and abundant power to meet the growing energy demands globally.

Kodama Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Kodama Systems is a technology company focused on forest management, aiming to enhance forest resilience and carbon sequestration. Its innovative solutions streamline in-field operations through a comprehensive approach that improves productivity in forest thinning. The company's technology leverages simulation, teleoperation, and equipment integration to provide valuable feedback and insights. By addressing the challenges posed by wildfires and carbon emissions, Kodama Systems supports the construction and mining industries in their efforts to mitigate climate impacts while promoting sustainable forestry practices.

Any Distance

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Any Distance is an online platform that enables users to share their workouts through customizable story templates. The company's fitness application focuses on privacy and compatibility with popular fitness apps, allowing users to track distance goals, earn achievements in the form of medals, and build a social network centered around active lifestyles. It also provides support services to help users maintain an engaged and motivated community.

Charma

Venture Round in 2022
Charma is a company that offers a people management application platform aimed at enhancing team communication and accountability within organizations. The platform facilitates effective work relationships by guiding interactions between managers and employees. It provides structured processes for one-on-one meetings, continuous feedback, employee recognition, goal setting, and performance evaluations. Through these features, Charma seeks to improve team performance and support the development of human capital in the workplace, ultimately helping organizations unlock their full potential.

Neutral

Series A in 2022
Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company based in Portland, Oregon, established in 2018. The company focuses on creating a sustainable food ecosystem, starting with its offerings of organic milk and half-and-half. Neutral aims to reduce the carbon footprint associated with food production by utilizing a carbon-neutral process, which includes sourcing products from pasture-raised cows. Their product line not only emphasizes nutritional value, featuring high levels of omega-3 and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), but also encourages consumers to participate in environmental sustainability by opting for products that contribute to lower carbon emissions.

Emerge

Venture Round in 2022
Emerge, Inc. is a consumer technology company founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in developing a multi-sensory communication platform designed to enhance virtual interactions by integrating touch, sight, sound, and emotional connectivity. Emerge's flagship product line, the Wave-series, utilizes patented technology to create ultrasonic forcefields that users can physically feel, enabling experiences such as a "virtual high five" or the sensation of holding hands across distances, all without the need for gloves or controllers. This innovation aims to address the widespread feelings of disconnection experienced by over two billion people globally, focusing on fostering emotional connections in communications. Emerge boasts a diverse team of industry veterans and former entrepreneurs with expertise in consumer electronics, augmented reality, gaming, and brain-computer interfaces.

Emerge

Series A in 2021
Emerge, Inc. is a consumer technology company founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in developing a multi-sensory communication platform designed to enhance virtual interactions by integrating touch, sight, sound, and emotional connectivity. Emerge's flagship product line, the Wave-series, utilizes patented technology to create ultrasonic forcefields that users can physically feel, enabling experiences such as a "virtual high five" or the sensation of holding hands across distances, all without the need for gloves or controllers. This innovation aims to address the widespread feelings of disconnection experienced by over two billion people globally, focusing on fostering emotional connections in communications. Emerge boasts a diverse team of industry veterans and former entrepreneurs with expertise in consumer electronics, augmented reality, gaming, and brain-computer interfaces.
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