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Core Protocol Ventures

VC
Boston, MA

Core Protocol Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Core Protocol Ventures backs technical founders building core infrastructure for AI, with a focus on DevOps, middleware, and robust deployment frameworks.

How Core Protocol Ventures invests

Core Protocol Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer, E-commerce.

Core Protocol Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.0M per investment.

Core Protocol Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including FabricFlow, AnchoredAI.

Partners & Team

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Ethan Rockwell

General Partner

Middleware
MLOps
AI Deployment

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
E-commerce

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FA

FabricFlow

ML Ops
AN

AnchoredAI

Middleware
How to pitch Core Protocol Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ethan Rockwell, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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