Building robotic ike-jime fish harvesters; YC W22 alum.
About
Saif Khawaja is the founder and CEO of Shinkei Systems, a Y Combinator W22 robotics company automating the centuries-old Japanese ike-jime fish-slaughter method to deliver Michelin-quality seafood at scale.
Accomplishments
Founded Shinkei Systems (YC W22) to automate the Japanese ike-jime fish-harvest method
Raised $22M Series A in 2025 to scale the Poseidon harvesting robot and CPG brand
Built Poseidon, which kills fish humanely with a first-strike accuracy of ~98%
Launched Seremoni, a premium American-caught seafood brand on Shinkei's supply chain
Earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021
Pricing breakdown
Accomplishments21 · 35%
Funding · $22M raised
Mainstream popularity30 · 25%
Social popularity27 · 25%
X · 1.9K followers · 0.2 tweets/day · verified
Net worth32 · 15%
Composite
27/100
Intrinsic
$22.17
Market
+0.00%
Intrinsic price is set by the four-factor fundamentals score (35/25/25/15). Market price floats around it via a constant-product AMM — every trade moves the curve.
