Carlos Arango, CFA, CAIA

VITALIZE Venture Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

We back the best university and recent alumni founders — like Cursor, Dandy, RapidSOS, and Shield AI — with a network of investors, mentors, and their first check.

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

VITALIZE Venture Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

We back the best university and recent alumni founders — like Cursor, Dandy, RapidSOS, and Shield AI — with a network of investors, mentors, and their first check.

We partner with experienced operators and entrepreneurs to offer business owners an operational succession plan alongside a financial exit. One of our Entrepreneurs in Residence takes a full time leadership role within each business we acquire and is committed to growing it for the long-term. This allows us to provide business owners a way to transition out of daily management responsibilities and know their legacy is going to be preserved and nurtured to further prosperity. We acquire businesses out of a committed fund, so there is no risk in our ability to close. Our team includes highly experienced entrepreneurs, operators and investors focused on long-term growth. Please visit our website at https://nextgengp.com to learn more.