Shinkei Systems
About
About Shinkei Systems
Shinkei’s Poseidon system automates the Japanese ike jime process aboard fishing vessels and in processing facilities. Computer vision identifies the fish and guides robotic tools through the required neurological and bleeding steps, applying a consistent procedure shortly after capture rather than relying on scarce specialist labour.
The equipment records species, treatment and process data for each fish, connecting handling quality to later storage and sales decisions. Shinkei manufactures the robots in El Segundo and operates Seremoni as a distribution business for fish processed through the system. This links the automation to a commercial supply chain rather than selling equipment without a route to market.
Funding
- 2025-06-19 - Series A - $22M - Shinkei raises $22M Series A for seafood robotics
Shinkei Systems raised a $22 million Series A round to expand robotic seafood processing. - source: agfundernews.com
- 2024-04-29 - Seed - $6M - Shinkei raises $6M seed round for robotic fish harvesting
Shinkei raised $6 million in seed funding for sustainable robotic fish harvesting. - source: prnewswire.com
Investors
- 8VC - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- Cantos - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- Carya Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- CIV - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
- Founders Fund and Interlagos - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
- Impatient Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- Jaws - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
- Mantis - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
- Ravelin Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- Red & Blue Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-04-29
- Shrug - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
- Yamato Holdings - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-06-19
Team
- Saif Khawaja - Founder and CEO - He leads Shinkei's robotics and software work for humane fish processing, including the Poseidon system deployed on commercial fishing vessels.
Timeline
Events
- 2025-06-19 - Funding - Shinkei raises $22M Series A for seafood robotics
Founders Fund and Interlagos co-led the Series A round. The financing brought Shinkei total funding to about $30 million. The capital supports agricultural, food-production or outdoor automation workflows as Shinkei moves from product development toward broader commercial use.
Source - 2024-04-29 - Funding - Shinkei raises $6M seed round for robotic fish harvesting
Cantos led the round, with participation from 8VC and other investors. The company uses robotics to automate traditional fish-harvesting and processing techniques. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Shinkei moves from product development toward broader commercial use.
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