# Alex Hartz

> Alex Hartz is a General Partner at Shine Capital, a New York seed-stage venture firm with about $435M across three funds. He came up at SciFi VC over eight years, trained as an applied physicist at Caltech, and writes checks into ambitious founders working at the intersection of hard sciences, financial infrastructure, and applied AI.

- **Role:** General Partner at Shine Capital
- **Organizations:** Shine Capital, SciFi VC, Caltech
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- **Known for:** Eight-year run at SciFi VC, the early-stage fund founded by Max Levchin, General Partner role at Shine Capital, a firm managing about $435M across three funds, Known for early conviction in embedded lending and credit infrastructure

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Photonics research at Caltech and early venture work
- **2017** — Joins SciFi VC as Partner, investing in fintech, marketplaces, and science
- **2023** — Joins Shine Capital as General Partner, based in San Francisco

## Achievements

- Eight-year run at SciFi VC, the early-stage fund founded by Max Levchin
- General Partner role at Shine Capital, a firm managing about $435M across three funds
- Known for early conviction in embedded lending and credit infrastructure
- Led initial funding rounds for companies including AccessOS and Peach Finance

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — Joined Shine Capital as General Partner after eight years at SciFi VC

## Links

- Website: https://shine.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhartz/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aehartz123

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Last updated: 2026-05-20