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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Core Venture Capital
Core Venture Capital
Institutional venture firmWest Hollywood, CAcorevc.comSEC venture capital fund adviserfundraising evidence
We invest in startups unlocking wealth and health for everyday Americans. Pre-seed, seed, and series A investments. $500K to $5M check sizes.
venture manager, reported GAV $467M across 7 vehicles
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
90
high
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
28
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- West Hollywood, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 9255 SUNSET BLVD, STE 1100, West Hollywood, CA, 90069adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 323-951-1505adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.COREVC.COM
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 7 (7 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $768Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 323-951-1505adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
54 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, healthcare, logistics, industrial, media, b2b, b2c
- Stages
- pre seed, seed, series a
- Geography
- globally
- Check size
- $500,000 to $5.0M stated by the firm
- Self-described
- venture capital
“Our investments range from $500K to $5M across pre-seed, seed, and series A.”
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 54
Funds and vehicles
7 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Innovation Capital IV, L.P. | Fund | 2024 form d first sale | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $52.2M of $100M | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Core Mifit Fund III, LP | Fund | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $7.9M Mar 26, 2024 | 39 | $0 of $2.5M | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Core Innovation Capital III, LP | Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $221M Mar 26, 2024 | 30 | $117M of $125M | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Core Visionary Fund II, LP | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Harvest | $5.5M Mar 26, 2024 | 28 | unknown | unknown |
| Core Innovation Capital II, LP | Fund | 2015 form d first sale | Harvest | $137M Mar 26, 2024 | 19 | $71.5M of $75.0M | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Core Innovation Capital I, LP | Fund | 2011 form d first sale | Harvest | $95.4M Mar 26, 2024 | 20 | $44.2M of $44.2M | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Core Maverick Fund IV, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | unknown | unknown | $0 of $5.0M | Sep 16, 2024 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
12 current, 2 departed
Resident Ai
AssociateKitt is Core's AI teammate, built to help the investment team get to know founders beyond what's on a LinkedIn profile.
Diane Lee
OtherChief of Staff
Health Council
OtherPortfolio
Adam Shapiro
PartnerRegulatory Partner
Ansel Arjan Shutte
PartnerManager · since Mar 1, 2010
David Roos
PartnerPartner
Edwin Andrade
PartnerPartner
Susan Ehrlich
PartnerPartner
Celine Pintado
Platform and operationsExecutive Assistant
Zev Wexler
Platform and operationsCFO & General Counsel
Michael Hsu
Venture partnerVenture Partner
Kyle Treige
Vice presidentSenior Associate
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- Kathleen Bea Utecht · Manager · Jun 1, 2018 to Mar 27, 2023 Inference
- Michael Jude Harris · Manager · Mar 1, 2010 to Mar 29, 2016 Inference
Investments on record
54 edges, 54 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Nyca Management LLC 4 shared · strongVillage Global Management, L.L.C. 3 shared · recurringMac Venture Capital 2 shared · recurringSempervirens Ventures LLC 2 shared · recurringQED Investors, LLC 2 shared · recurringUpper90 2 shared · recurringFika Ventures 2 shared · recurringStory Ventures 2 shared · recurringCRV, LLC 2 shared · recurringGrdnt LLC 2 shared · recurringDiagram Corporation 1 shared · one timeInstitutional Venture 1 shared · one timeMtech Capital 1 shared · one timeMorpheus Advisors 1 shared · one timeHaun Ventures Management LP 1 shared · one timeAlleycorp Advisers, LLC 1 shared · one timeCompound Advisors, LLC 1 shared · one timeUrban Innovation Management LLC 1 shared · one timeAfore Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeRipple Manager Inc. 1 shared · one timeFlux Capital 1 shared · one timeAbbaei 1 shared · one timeFelicis Ventures 1 shared · one timeWebb Investment Network Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeAdverb Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeBlumberg Capital, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeDAG Ventures 1 shared · one timePortfolia Venture Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeParade Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeFirstmark Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeHelios Investment Partners LLP 1 shared · one timeBAM Ventures 1 shared · one timeNoemis Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeActivant Capital Group LLC 1 shared · one timePioneer Square Investment Advisor, LLC 1 shared · one timeDeciens Capital 1 shared · one timeBase Venture Management, Inc. 1 shared · one timeFJ Labs 1 shared · one timeK5 1 shared · one timeGlasswing Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
11 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026Jiko no longer listed on Core Venture Capital's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceJikoVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Conduit no longer listed on Core Venture Capital's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceConduitVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Mar 27, 2023Kathleen Bea Utecht (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Core Venture Capital
- Mar 30, 2020Core Mifit Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Core Venture Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,745,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCore Mifit Fund III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2020Core Innovation Capital III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Core Venture Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $78,156,006Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCore Innovation Capital III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 1, 2018Kathleen Bea Utecht joined Schedule A of Core Venture Capital as Manager
- Mar 29, 2016Michael Jude Harris (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Core Venture Capital
- Mar 29, 2016Core Visionary Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Core Venture Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,640,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCore Visionary Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2016Core Innovation Capital II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Core Venture Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $29,360,208Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCore Innovation Capital II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Core Venture Capital first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Core Innovation Capital I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Core Venture Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $44,218,750Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactCore Innovation Capital I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $467M across 7 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $467M across 5 vehicles
Evidence
61 observations from 3 sources