In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider, recorded on March 24, 2026 at the Global Corporate Venturing Innovation Summit in Monterey, Nicolas Sauvage sits down with Hoolie Tejwani to unpack one of the most unconventional models in venture today.

With over 600 investments since 2018, Coinbase Ventures has taken a radically different approach—prioritizing speed, breadth, and ecosystem development over concentrated ownership and control. Tejwani shares how the firm scaled from a decentralized experiment into a high-velocity investment platform, why conviction matters more than consensus, and how Coinbase Ventures operates as an “API” for founders rather than a traditional lead investor.

The conversation explores the tradeoffs behind investing at scale, the role of corporate venture alongside traditional VC, and how Coinbase Ventures supports founders without imposing structure too early.

Tejwani also reflects on the importance of humility, continuous learning, and regularly “disrupting” internal frameworks to stay adaptive in a fast-moving market.

For investors, operators, and founders alike, this episode offers a candid look at how venture models are evolving—and what it takes to build at the edge of an emerging ecosystem.