Core Venture Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingLos Angeles · Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as Core Innovation Capital · CORE VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Core invests in the infrastructure that powers wealth and health for everyday, mass-market consumers, backing founders who modernize significant forces of daily life across the real economy. The firm's stated vision is to create $1 trillion in new wealth and cost savings for ordinary people. Over roughly 15 years it emphasizes both financial returns and measurable mission-driven impact, with concentrations in fintech and healthcare, including applications of AI and SaaS. Its portfolio companies are cited as delivering benefits to tens of millions of Americans.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 52 of 61 portfolio companiesFintech ×32Enterprise Software ×15SaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×11Healthtech ×10Data & Infrastructure ×7InsurTech ×6HR Tech ×5
HQs:United States×24Canada×2
Investments · 61 tracked
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ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Tim Chen(Executive Officer, Director)Jules Maltz(Director)Thomas Loverro(Director)
Sandy, US
Scott Weinert(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jordan Wright(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatArjan Schutte· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Dec 2020
OnePay is a financial technology app that provides banking services including savings, earning options, and card management to consumer users.
FintechSacramento, US
Cory Ruell(Executive Officer)Brian Hamilton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sarah Elliott(Executive Officer)Jay Shah(Director)Arjan Schutte(Director)Barbara Yastine(Director)
Board seatArjan Schutte· per SEC Form D
Assured Allies provides insurance and health engagement solutions for older adults, partnering with financial institutions to deliver preventive care and protection services.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLongevity
Authentic builds technology infrastructure for specialized insurance programs, enabling brokers and carriers to develop tailored coverage for specific niches and classes.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Cole Riccardi(CEO & Cofounder)Kyle Babirad(COO & Cofounder)Saravana Kumar(CTO)
Seeko is an AI consulting practice that advises leadership teams on implementing artificial intelligence and operates a proficiency model called AI Ready alongside production software called Clutch.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Haroon Choudery(Founder)
Blueprint Income is an online marketplace where customers can compare and purchase fixed annuities from multiple insurance companies for retirement income planning.
Fintech
Ricardo Diaz(Head of Blueprint Income)
Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families.
FemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Cherry is a point-of-sale financing platform that enables healthcare practices to offer patients buy-now-pay-later payment plans with instant approval and competitive rates.
FintechHealthtechSaaS
Column Tax provides tax services with a focus on transparency and ethical practices, serving individuals and businesses seeking honest alternatives to predatory tax industry practices.
FintechSaaS
FORWARD provides software for service delivery management in the public sector, helping government and nonprofit organizations simplify program administration and reporting.
Data & InfrastructureGovTechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSeattle, US
Freemodel operates a software-based marketplace that handles pre-sale home renovations for homeowners, managing design, contractor coordination, and project delivery.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechCalifornia, US
Groundswell is a CSR (corporate social responsibility) platform that provides employees with tax-advantaged personal giving accounts, volunteer program management, and employee assistance funds integrated into a single workplace experience.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Jared Hecht(Cofounder)
HealthSherpa operates an online exchange for individual ACA and Medicare health plans, connecting consumers to coverage from more than 70 carriers.
HealthtechInsurTechMarketplacesSacramento, US
George Kalogeropoulos(Founder/CEO)Ning Liang(Founder)in
Lumanu provides a platform for teams to manage vendor relationships with creators and influencers, handling onboarding, compliance, and payments.
Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBurlingame, US
Tony Tran(CEO and Founder)Kevin Katari(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Sachse(Director)Hieu Tran(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Johnson(Director)
NeuroNav provides person-centered planning and independent facilitation services to help individuals with developmental disabilities navigate and utilize self-determination services in California's regional centers.
GovTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodCalifornia, US
Kimberly Schreiber(CEO & Co-Founder)
Nova Credit provides a unified platform for consumer credit underwriting and income verification, aggregating data from credit bureaus, banks, payroll systems, and documents.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
PayJoy provides financial services and credit access to unbanked and underbanked populations in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Douglas Ricket(Executive Officer, Director)Gilberto Lopez(Executive Officer)Mark Heynen(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn ButtrickJosh McFarlandTodd Schell
Reelist automates social media recruitment campaigns for hiring teams, sourcing and qualifying candidates from platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, then delivering them directly to ATS systems like Teamtailor.
AdTechHR TechMarketing TechSaaSNorfolk, US
Sean Worden(Executive Officer, Director)Catherine Schuck(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStephanie Campbell Doran(Director)
H1 is an AI-powered platform that helps life sciences, pharmaceutical, payer, and provider organizations identify and engage healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechNew York City, US
SavvyMoney provides a digital banking platform that integrates credit insights and financial tools into financial institutions' digital experiences.
FintechSaaS
JB Orecchia(President & CEO)
SAY Technologies provides a platform for shareholders to directly communicate with publicly-traded companies they own stock in.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Spinwheel provides an API platform delivering real-time consumer credit data and embedded payments for lenders, personal finance managers, and debt management platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Tushar Vaish(Executive Officer, Director)Tomas Campos(Executive Officer, Director)
Transparency Analytics provides quantitatively driven credit ratings for corporate issuers and private credit transactions.
Fintech<UNKNOWN>, US
Christopher Tolles(CFO)Michael Brawer(CEO)inRobert Boresta(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Fedorochko(Director)Christopher Gottschalk(Director)
Trim is a personal finance platform that helps customers save money, primarily through comparison and recommendation of financial products and services.
Fintech
Upwage builds an AI-powered job marketplace that uses AI interviewing agents to reduce bias and increase fairness in hiring for jobseekers, employers, and workers displaced by AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechPowell, US
Diana Tsai(Co-Founder and CEO)Greg Call(Co-Founder and COO)Santiago Leon(Product Manager and Founding Member)Nate Babbel(CTO and Founding Member)Elliot Manson(Head of Marketing and Founding Member)Tanya Beja(Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Core Venture Capital invest at?
- Core Venture Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Core Venture Capital's typical check size?
- Core Venture Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Core Venture Capital focus on?
- Core Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, Fintech, Future of Work, GovTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Core Venture Capital located?
- Core Venture Capital is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Core Venture Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Core Venture Capital leads investment rounds.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Core VC has written about AI's transformative role in healthcare and the economy: building value-based care infrastructure powered by AI agents to improve outcomes, and framing AI disruption as requiring a New Deal-scale response from private sector builders. AI summary
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