Core Ventures Group
Venture capitalSan Francisco Β· SeedβSeries A Β· 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Core Ventures Group invests in curious, ambitious founders of high character and integrity who commit to assembling well-rounded business and technical teams. The firm views these qualities as the core strengths on which great companies are built. It primarily backs seed-stage companies that have proven business models and advanced technologies, drawing on the founders' operating experience and networks to help startups overcome early market challenges and develop breakthrough products as well as durable, category-leading businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team Β· 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 13 of 20 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ6Enterprise Software Γ4Cybersecurity Γ3Data & Infrastructure Γ3SaaS Γ3Developer Tools Γ2Fintech Γ2Marketing Tech Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ5MexicoΓ1
Investments Β· 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathLiftoff provides mobile marketing and monetization solutions including user acquisition, ad monetization, and programmatic advertising powered by Cortex, an AI-enabled growth platform designed for mobile app publishers and advertisers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Jeremy Bondy(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)Simon Robert Goldman(Director)Michael Puopolo(Director)Sachin Bavishi(Director)Phil Crosby(Executive Officer, Director)Harry Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)
Los Angeles, US
Board seatShinya AkamineΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $8.1M raise Β· filed Mar 2015
Concentric AI provides AI-powered data security and governance solutions that help organizations discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across cloud and on-premises environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Paolo Gaudiano(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)
Imperva provides cybersecurity solutions to protect customers from cyberattacks across applications, data, and identities during digital transformation.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Kueski provides digital lending and payment services in Mexico, offering personal loans and a buy-now-pay-later product (Kueski Pay) for online and in-store purchases without a credit card.
FintechMexico City, MX
Adalberto Flores Ochoa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Kellner(Director)Patrick Gallagher(Director)
Ockam is an open-source library that enables developers to build secure communication channels with end-to-end encryption and mutual authentication across any network, cloud, or on-premises infrastructure.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Bench provides small business bookkeeping through a dedicated bookkeeping team combined with software that produces monthly financial statements, expense reports, and real-time financial insights.
FintechSaaS
True Anthem uses AI to optimize and automate social media content distribution for publishers across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Joseph Saveri(Director)Chris Hart(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Jaffe(Director)
Wizeline is a consulting and implementation partner that helps brands adopt and scale AI solutions across their operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Matthew Pasienski(Executive Officer)Vidal Gonzalez(Executive Officer, Director)Bismarck Lepe(Executive Officer, Director)Marcelo Gigliani(Director)Bryan Gartner(Director)
Rows marked βSEC filingβ are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D β public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Core Ventures Group invest at?
- Core Ventures Group invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Core Ventures Group focus on?
- Core Ventures Group focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Core Ventures Group located?
- Core Ventures Group is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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Co-investors Β· 7
US Venture Partners (USVP) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in information technology and healthcare companies, with four decades of investing experience.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies, with a strong current focus on artificial intelligence.
SV Angel is an investment firm that partners with and supports founders building transformative companies, providing long-term backing and close advisory relationships.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
Unusual Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs enterprise founders from initial insight through market leadership, providing a proprietary playbook for finding product-market fit.
Magnify Ventures is a venture firm investing in early-stage companies transforming the care economy and family life, from caregiving to family systems and supporting technology.
Firms observed investing alongside Core Ventures Group, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Core Ventures Group's recorded portfolio.
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