Coreline Ventures

We’re a venture capital fund focused on investing in the best Australian and New Zealand technology founders. AirTree's mission is to back founders from the very start with strong conviction. We’re long term partners and we give founders an unfair advantage to turn their audacious visions into reality. We’ve had the privilege of partnering with over 80 of the fastest growing and most impactful tech companies that are transforming a wide variety of industries. In 2022, we launched a new fund with $200 million dedicated to seed stage companies and $50 million to Web3 projects. We're excited to back the next generation of future builders. If that’s you, get in touch. $1.3B Funds Under Management 81 Companies Funded 1000+ Portfolio Jobs Our philosophy It’s never too early to reach out We back the audacious and unrelenting right from the start. Great ideas know no borders We back founders with global ambitions across all industries and sectors. You’re in the driver’s seat It’s your vision, your dream. You know what’s best for your customers and team. We’ll be hands-on when you need, clear air when you don’t. In it for the long haul, through thick and thin It’s easy to be there when you’re on a winning streak. We’ll be your unfair advantage when the chips are down too. Opening up the black box that’s VC Fundraising is a stressful distraction. We’re open, transparent and responsive, so you can focus on building.

Core was founded on a simple conviction: the greatest returns come from the most overlooked markets where businesses outperform because they create value. Born out of the Financial Health Network and inspired by pioneers like Grameen and ShoreBank, we’ve spent over a decade investing in fintech and use that experience to invest where others won’t - massive, regulated, and operationally complex sectors that are broken and overdue for reinvention. We don’t chase what’s shiny. We deliver top-tier venture returns through disciplined focus on technology that can create step-function improvements in cost, access, and outcomes. We stay focused on what’s essential: rebuilding the core systems that shape American life - financial services, healthcare, real estate, insurance, and work. We invest $1-5 million primarily in Seed to Series A companies. We take meaningful positions, offer hands-on partnership, and provide founders with the strategic guidance needed to navigate complex, high-barrier industries. Our Values The core principles that guide us forward. Intrepid Investors: We make bold bets that will reinvent financial empowerment. Alignment Ambassadors: We back the most mission driven companies whose financial success aligns with creating value for their customers. Collaborative Colleagues: We are collaborative, low ego, and always willing to share our time, networks, and knowledge without quid pro quo. Compassionate Confidants: We are empathetic while direct, and engage others with integrity and confidentiality. Perpetual Pupils: We are always willing to change our minds, learn from our mistakes, and embrace new ideas. Disciplined Dealmakers: We are selective in the founders we back and win deals as the best partners, not the highest price.

Our partners possess knowledge and experience that has generated more than $1 billion in value across all of their associated companies. Link Equity Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in Internet and technology companies with a capital-efficient road to profitability. Our success is rooted in our ability to identify unique business opportunities and to partner with our portfolio companies to drive rapid growth through application of cutting-edge Internet traffic generation techniques in combination with sophisticated mathematical modeling and behavioral analysis. Our competitive intelligence assets give us insight into 1million+ consumers'​ online activity. Resources like our startup incubator Cogo Labs allow our companies to succeed quickly while bypassing many of the struggles early stage startups face. Cogo's employees are data scientists, engineers, and analysts with deep understanding of how to identify and reach a target audience enabling us to identify new investments or turbocharge existing ones. We are the Link between conception and realization...

Marquee Ventures is an early-stage fund that spun out of the Chicago Cubs. Like the iconic marquee that has illuminated Wrigley Field for almost 100 years, our investment strategy shines a light on companies with innovative ideas and exceptional growth potential. We actively partner with visionary founders and management teams, providing them with the resources, guidance and networks required to reach scale. How We Win Powerful Global Network: We can unlock a powerful global network of builders and leaders across the ecosystem. We know what our strengths are, and we know where we can help companies scale. Throughout our decades of combined leadership in these sectors, we understand that people ultimately drive results, so we have cultivated relationships with advisors and potential partners for our portfolio companies. True Partners: We are collegial and work as true partners. Early-stage companies are hard and working with people who share our "people first" attitude makes it a meaningful journey focused on shared success. We like to work with people who are just as happy debating ideas in the board room as they are doing it at an afternoon Cubs game. Expertise in Brand and Customer Experience: We have a unique understanding of the power of brand and customer experience. Nothing is more powerful than trust that a brand builds through its ongoing relationship with its customers. We have seen this firsthand both scaling new brands and managing historic ones. Transforming regular customers into meaningful fans can be the ultimate moat.

We help visionary founders build the future. We are specialists Our expertise is what sets us apart. We apply our industry experience and knowledge of emerging technology to develop specific themes that guide our investments. We recognize greatness Our process is selective and primarily outbound. We look for founders at the forefront of fintech, deep tech, and enterprise technologies and move with speed and conviction when we find them. We are every-stage Our capital is flexible. We can enter and lead deals at any stage and can stay with a company through the entirety of their growth journey, from seed-stage to IPO. Our investments are grounded in thematic research and the expertise of our people Investing in the spaces we know best allows us the opportunity to be better partners to our portfolio companies. Fintech We back founders who are disrupting legacy fintech infrastructure, democratizing access to financial products, and providing new tools to financial services consumers. Deep Tech We focus on the real-world application of groundbreaking technologies, including robotics, next-generation manufacturing, and self-learning algorithms. Enterprise We invest in the decentralized future of business through companies specializing in cybersecurity and enterprise applications. We are expert capital Point72 Ventures is a global venture capital fund that builds on Steven A. Cohen’s decades of public and private market investing experience. We are primarily based in New York and Menlo Park, with team members across the U.S. and Europe. We are a diverse group of domain specialists who really like what we do.

Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa. Early-stage entrepreneurs across the region are creating innovative online and offline models responding to critical products and service needs. They enjoy large market opportunities and boast high growth rates, and yet still have scarce access to capital and support compared to other regions of the World. Capitalizing on Seedstars’ pioneering presence in African entrepreneurship ecosystems since 2012, Seedstars Africa Ventures is profoundly an African investor bringing smart capital for entrepreneurs and providing them access to pan-African and international support. Seedstars Africa Ventures is anchored by and part of LBO France, regulated under the AMF. The partnership has benefitted from investments from EIB Global with EU support under the ACP trust fund - UE compartiment in the text. Our blended entrepreneur-focused approach, backed by major corporate and institutional investors, is what helps us create prosperous partnership opportunities and paths to exit for the companies we support.