Shinkei Systems

Shinkei Systems

Robots for longer-lasting, better-tasting fish at scale.

Los Angeles, CA
80 employees
Hardware
Series A · $30M

About Shinkei Systems

1.2B lbs of fish are caught everyday yet as little as 1 in 3 fish make it to a plate — most of this waste arises because fish are suffocated on boats or electrocuted on farms.

Suffocation and inaccurate electrocution create stress and so acidify meat, damage quality and significantly reduce shelf-life.

Artisanal techniques in high-end sushi multiply shelf-life and taste but, because of the variation in fish, are difficult to perform in a mechanical fashion.

Shinkei automates traditional techniques using robotics to provide long-lasting and delicious fish for farmers and harvesters at scale.

Company details

Team Size80
LocationLos Angeles, CA
IndustryHardware

Funding

Total raised

$30M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Founders Fund
IInterlagos Capital
Y Combinator
CCantos
8VC

Founders

Saif Khawaja

Saif Khawaja

Co-founder and CEO of Shinkei Systems. Raised in Dubai, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics in 2021. Previously pursuing a Master's in Physics before dropping out to build Shinkei. YC W22 alumnus.

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Reed Ginsberg

Reed Ginsberg

Co-founder and CTO of Shinkei Systems. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's M&T program with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics, and an MSE in Robotics. Previously worked at SpaceX and Anduril.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.

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