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Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
Our Founders
upend the status quo.
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Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
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Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
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Our founders deliver returns that align for all.
We back teams with the big, bold ideas that we want to see in the world, driving real change for real people through the power of capital.
OUR PEOPLEAt Core, our vision is to create $1 trillion in new net worth for everyday people. Since 2010, our portfolio companies have delivered over $ billion in cumulative social impact.
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From Kafka to Clarity: How SaaS and AI Will Streamline Government Bureaucracy
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Can Advisory Boards Really Add Value?
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AI for Al(l)
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Redefining the American Dream: From House Keys to Business Keys
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The Unsung Hero: Why Financial Security Matters More Than You Think
Whenever I drive, I listen to whatever podcast my wife, Karin, was listening to (because…
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From Human to Bot, From Biased to…Fair?
Fairness in financial services remains an unsolved riddle Core has spent over a decade investing…
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The 6 Levels of Autonomous Finance
Yesterday I unlocked my phone, requested a Waymo, waited three minutes for it to arrive,…
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The New Reality: Everything is More Expensive
As we approach the end of 2023, the U.S. economy remains unsettled, with next year’s…
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Catching the Demographic Waves In Fintech
“A great investment opportunity occurs when a marvelous business encounters a one-time huge, but solvable…
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Back to the Fintech Future. Reflections on “Fintech for Good” today versus 15 years ago
On August 1st, I joined Core Innovation Capital as a General Partner following six years…
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The Opportunity for U.S. Fintech is by No Means Over. In Fact, It’s Just Beginning.
Have no doubt, the intersection of finance and technology in the U.S. will keep evolving…
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Core’s Impact Measurement, Open Sourced.
Since our inception in 2010, we have measured both our financial returns and our mission….
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Pioneering Fintech Firm Core VC Announces New Partners
Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 2023 — Core Innovation Capital, a fintech venture capital firm…
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Fintech gets SaaSy
At Core Innovation Capital, we focus on aligning profit margins with customer impact as we…
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Rates up, fintech down. Is it actually that simple?
After spending the start of my career as an interest rates trader at Morgan Stanley…
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How Missionary Are You … Actually?
Every startup appears on some grand social (or environmental) mission these days. And in fintech,…
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Mercenary Impact
The Core team has long said that while we respect shrewd mercenaries as well as tree-hugging missionaries, we…
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DeFi in Traditional Finance is Essential, not an Oxymoron (Part II)
Author: David Roos We are at a turning point in finance. High engagement and technological…
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