Arjan Schütte
InvestorManaging Partner at Core Innovation Capital · Founder and Managing Partner at Core Venture Capital · Board director at One Finance · Board director at PadSplit
Los Angeles, California, United States
Writes $100K – $10M checks
About
Arjan Schütte is a General Partner at Core Innovation Capital (Core), a venture firm he joined and helped build over roughly 15 years, focused on investing in fintech and health infrastructure that serves the mass market. Before venture, he had an operating career in fintech. At Core, the firm invests in founders modernizing wealth and health for everyday people, backing companies such as NerdWallet, Ripple, Unit21, HealthSherpa, PayJoy, and Klover. He writes frequently on fintech, healthcare, and AI, and the firm has open-sourced its impact measurement approach since its 2010 inception.
Contact· published on Arjan's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechInsurTechPropTech
Beyond investing
- Family
- His wife is named Karin.
From Arjan's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at One Finance
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One Finance's investors · 4
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Co-founders at One Finance
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Brian HamiltonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at PadSplit
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PadSplit's investors · 14
Alate PartnersTorontoBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksCore Innovation CapitalLos Angeles · since 2019Core Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Flow CapitalTorontoImpact EngineChicago · $250K – $3M checksKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checksKern Venture GroupBakersfieldMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkOverlineAtlanta · $250K – $1.5M checksRelay VenturesToronto · $500K – $10M checksStand Together Ventures LabArlingtonTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks
Co-founders at PadSplit
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Atticus LeBlancExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Core Innovation CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2010 — presentLos Angeles and San Francisco
- ArrivedVenture Investorcurrent2021 — present
- YottaInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 — present
- Federal Reserve BoardConsumer Advisory Council Membercurrent2020 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- SpinwheelVenture Investorcurrent2020 — present
- KloverInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- OneInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- AtomicInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- PadSplitInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Mosaic (joinmosaic.com)Investor and Board Observercurrent2018 — present
- SynapseFIVenture Investorcurrent2017 — present
- Hugo InsuranceInvestor and Board Observercurrent2017 — present
- Bestow Life InsuranceVenture Investorcurrent2017 — present
- NerdWalletVenture Investor and Advisorcurrent2015 — present
- PayJoyInvestor and Board Observercurrent2015 — present
- RippleInvestor and (former) Board Membercurrent2013 — present
- SavvyMoneyInvestor and (former) Board Membercurrent2010 — present
- Financial Health NetworkSenior Advisorcurrent2004 — present
- FunderaInvestor and Board Observer (Acquired by Nerdwallet)2017 — 2020
- CoverHoundInvestor and Board Observer (Acquired by Brown & Brown)2014 — 2020
- OportunVenture Investor2007 — 2020
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)Consumer Advisory Board Member2016 — 2018Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- TIO NetworksInvestor and Board Member (Acquired by PayPal)2013 — 2017
- Honest DollarVenture Investor (Acquired by Goldman Sachs)2015 — 2016
- L2C, Inc.Venture Investor (Acquired by TransUnion)2012 — 2014
- AccountNowVenture Investor (Acquired by Green Dot Corporation)2008 — 2014
- Circle LendingVenture Investor (Acquired by Virgin Group)2006
- Various start-upsEarly Days Various and Sundry1993 — 2004All around the US
- MIT Media LabInterval Fellow1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship95Business Development23Payments14Financial Services56Strategic Partnerships41Start-ups99Due Diligence15Financial Technology4Impact Investing2Mergers5Emerging Markets10
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Management ConsultingAnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentVenture FinancingStrategyPrivate EquityAngel InvestingProduct ManagementExecutive ManagementLeadershipTeamworkLanguages Dutch
From Arjan's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
HealthSherpaKloverNerdWalletPayJoyRipple LabsUnit21
Per the investor's own website.
Writing
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From Volume to Value: Building the Infrastructure for a New Era of Healthcare2026-03-25
Argues that US healthcare must shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, driven by AI, home health growth, and health-system adoption, likening it to fintech's interoperability transformation..",[0
The New, New Deal2026-03-15
Contends that AI's economic disruption requires a modern equivalent of Roosevelt's New Deal institutions, but built by founders and technologists rather than a slow government.
Colleagues at Core Innovation Capital
Alicia Bassuk
Senior Advisor at Core Venture Capital
David Roos
Partner at Core Venture Capital
Davis Roos
Vice President at Core Innovation Capital
Edwin Loredo
Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Jack Kelly
AI Tech Lead at Core Venture Capital
Michael Hsu
Venture Partner at Core Venture Capital
Susan Ehrlich
Partner at Core Venture Capital
Will Oberndorf
Venture Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Network9
Ali PartoviScout
CEO at Neo
Brian JacobsScout
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'MalleyScout
Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures
Evonne JohnsonScout
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Andrew McCormack
Strategic Advisor at Valar Ventures Llc
Charles Hudson
Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures
Davis Roos
Vice President at Core Innovation Capital
Edwin Loredo
Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Will Oberndorf
Venture Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Investors connected to Arjan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arjan Schütte?
- Arjan Schütte is a General Partner at Core Innovation Capital (Core), a venture firm he joined and helped build over roughly 15 years, focused on investing in fintech and health infrastructure that serves the mass market. Before venture, he had an operating career in fintech. At Core, the firm invests in founders modernizing wealth and health for everyday people, backing companies such as NerdWallet, Ripple, Unit21, HealthSherpa, PayJoy, and Klover. He writes frequently on fintech, healthcare, and AI, and the firm has open-sourced its impact measurement approach since its 2010 inception.
- Where does Arjan Schütte work?
- Arjan Schütte is Managing Partner at Core Innovation Capital and Board director at One Finance and Board director at PadSplit.
- What does Arjan Schütte invest in?
- Arjan Schütte invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, PropTech.
- What check size does Arjan Schütte write?
- Arjan Schütte typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What companies has Arjan Schütte invested in?
- Investments tracked here include HealthSherpa, Klover, NerdWallet, PayJoy, Ripple Labs, Unit21.
- Where did Arjan Schütte go to school?
- Arjan Schütte studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Media Laboratory); Lewis & Clark College (BA, Philosophy); Mounds Park Academy.
- What has Arjan Schütte written?
- Arjan Schütte has 2 tracked posts on corevc.com, including "From Volume to Value: Building the Infrastructure for a New Era of Healthcare", "The New, New Deal".
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Shared employers
Also worked at One7
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Also worked at Financial Health Network5
Susan EhrlichPartner at Core Venture CapitalMichael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture CapitalRyan FalveyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Restive VenturesTyler GriffinCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Restive VenturesJennifer TescherAdvisory Board; Founder & CEO, Financial Health Network at Zeal Capital Partners
Also worked at CoverHound6
David J. BlumbergFounder and Managing Partner of Blumberg CapitalBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalRyan KatzFounding Partner at Route 66 VenturesBen BrittManaging Partner at Route 66 VenturesPeter GunderVenture Partner at American Family VenturesKyle AlwynFounder/Chief Technical Officer at Hey Doctor
