“We’re at a time called Fintech Maximalism,” says GP Mark Goldberg, founder of Chemistry. “That means that companies that grew up in the last five to ten years at FinTech have emerged as comparers in the way I took my breath away,” he said.
After nearly a decade at Index Ventures, supporting outstanding fintech companies such as Plaid, Persona, Lithic and Pilot, Goldberg left in 2024 to launch an early-stage venture, Chemistry. The $350 million fund, founded with Kristina Shen and Ethan Kurzweil, is part of the venture capital growth trend. Skilled investors escape from the large platforms and build more focused boutique outfits.
Today, in Equity, Mary Anne Azevedo caught up with Goldberg about what he made him move, what chemistry is, and how the venture landscape has evolved over the past few years.
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The state of Fintech, Goldberg in the sector has been attracting attention for a long time. And why is he watching “a lot more high-tech fin than fintech” and why is the one waiting for the waves of fintech IPOs holding what he’s seeing in 2025 for so long?
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