About

At Shine, we call ourselves Lateralists.

Lateral Thinking is defined by the Maltese psychologist Edward de Bono as “the solving of problems by an indirect and creative approach, typically through viewing the problem in a new and unusual light.”

As Lateralists, we are particularly interested in the multidimensional trends that shape our world. We believe true innovation emerges from the dynamic intersections of technology, markets, and culture.

These are the lateral trends and principles underlying our current investment focus:

TRENDS

Great Expectations
Across all aspects of society, there is a growing demand for deeper service delivery and a refusal to accept mediocrity.

Merging the Digital and Physical
Massive distributed computing power allows us to dynamically consume, react, respond to, and shape the world.

Reimagining Security
From traditional infrastructure and manufacturing to identity, defense, and governance, nations are looking to protect the future of their citizens in a kinetic world.

Reestablishing Meaning
In a world where institutions have lost our trust, we increasingly seek new connections that confer meaning and well-being.

PRINCIPLES

Creative Reconstruction
Structural problems are solved by breaking down complex systems into ever-smaller pieces and reimagining them from the ground up to create entirely new paradigms.

Ultimate Alignment
Incentive misalignment within an economic ecosystem results in cost and pain; technology applied brilliantly and holistically brings all stakeholders into congruence.

Humanity Elevated
Human creativity will flourish as technology increasingly automates the mundane and the rote.

We invest in thematic applications of technology that tap into these trends and principles to create exponential value.

Many of our investing themes draw upon multiple trends and principles; this results in a powerful multiplier effect.

Our specific investing themes will evolve over time, but our expansive multidisciplinary approach will remain consistent.