Ethan Daly

Ethan Daly is a General Partner at Shine Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

Ethan joined Shine Capital as its first hire in 2020 and was promoted to General Partner in September 2025.

At Shine Capital, Ethan leads investments and serves as a board director for portfolio companies, partnering with entrepreneurs innovating at the intersection of technology and culture.

Ethan is recognized for a deep understanding of the latest consumer trends and is equally thoughtful in crypto and artificial intelligence.

Ethan embodies Shine Capital's ethos of backing creative, convincing, and relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses, embracing "lateralism" by identifying innovation through non-linear logic at the dynamic intersections of technology, markets, and culture.

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