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Core Innovation Capital — Seed & Series A VC Firm

VC
Los Angeles, CA

Core Innovation Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Fintech, Enterprise, Other. The firm has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Fintech, Enterprise, Other, Consumer, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Real Estate, Healthcare
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Core Innovation Capital is a fintech-focused investor backing infrastructure and software in financial services. The fund has experience with compliance-heavy and regulated market segments.

How Core Innovation Capital invests

Core Innovation Capital is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Fintech, Enterprise, Other, Consumer, AI / ML.

Core Innovation Capital has backed 10 companies in our records, including GoalSpring Financial, Wipit, Ripple Labs.

Partners & Team

AS

Arjan Schütte

Founder & Managing Partner

Fintech
Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Enterprise
Other
Consumer
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Real Estate
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

GO

GoalSpring Financial

Consumer fintech / debt management·Early investment; exact round label not stated·Core Innovation Capital I, L.P.

Operated DebtGoal, an online debt-management service that helped consumers organize and repay credit-card and other loan balances.

WI

Wipit

Payments / financial inclusion·Series A

Provided mobile-wallet and payment services aimed at underbanked and cash-preferred consumers, including through Boost Mobile.

RI

Ripple Labs

Payments infrastructure / blockchain·Series A

Developed blockchain-based infrastructure for global payments and financial settlement.

NE

NerdWallet

Consumer fintech / financial information·Series A

Provides personal-finance information, comparison tools, and financial-product recommendations.

HU

Hugo Insurance

Insurtech·Seed and later Seed II; Core also considered or led a Series A investment

Offers flexible, pay-as-you-drive auto insurance with incremental payment options.

PA

PadSplit

Proptech / affordable housing·Seed and Series A

Operates a technology-enabled marketplace for affordable, flexible room rentals.

SP

Spinwheel

Fintech / debt infrastructure·First institutional funding round; commonly described as a seed or early round

Provides APIs that let companies embed consumer debt-management and loan-payment tools into their applications.

AS

Assured Allies

Insurtech / aging and healthcare·Series A; Core later participated in Series B

Develops technology and services intended to help people age successfully and remain independent longer.

AT

Atomic

Fintech infrastructure / payroll APIs·Series A; Core co-led the round, and later participated in Series B

Provides payroll-connectivity APIs that let financial companies connect products to consumers’ employment and income data.

AS

Asepha

Healthtech / pharmacy technology·Seed; Core co-led the round

Uses AI agents and clinical-decision tools to automate pharmacy operations and support pharmacists.

How to pitch Core Innovation Capital
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Fintech, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Arjan Schütte, Founder & Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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