I'm a software engineer, entrepreneur, and investor based in San Francisco, CA with over 10 years of experience building impactful software and companies.
- Software Engineer & Entrepreneur: I’ve spent a decade working at the intersection of technology and business—building software, launching startups, and investing in emerging technologies at places like Coinbase and founding companies that went through programs like Y Combinator.
- Founder at Thrive: Thrive is my passion project, blending advisory, consultancy, holding company, and fund to support innovative ideas and companies in my network.
- Coinbase Alum: I started my career at Coinbase, advancing to Senior Software Engineer. My work spanned commerce, decentralized and centralized exchanges, and core financial infrastructure. I contributed to systems that moved trillions of dollars, secured hundreds of billions, and served hundreds of millions of users.
- Investor: As the sole technical member of the Coinbase Ventures investment committee, I led early-stage cryptocurrency investments (about 40 direct investments and many more contributions). Before that I worked on the fund of funds at Foundry Group.
At Thrive, I combine my extensive experience in software, entrepreneurship, and investing to:
- Build Software: From simple SaaS applications to complex data infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Entrepreneurs: Partnering with founders to bring innovative ideas to life.
- Deploy Capital: Investing in ecosystems and startups I believe in.
- Thrive: thrivepointgroup.com
- X (Twitter): @carlcortright
- LinkedIn: Carl on LinkedIn
- GitHub: My GitHub Profile