Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Real Estate (& Construction) |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • Canada |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $10,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $250,000,000 |
Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with a strategic focus on public blockchains. With $250,000,000 in assets under management, they specialize in Seed, Series A, and Series B equity investments ranging from $100,000 to $5,000,000, with a sweet spot of $1,500,000. The industries they target include PropTech, FinTech & Financial Services, Retail & E-Commerce, Blockchain & Cryptos, and Real Estate & Construction, demonstrating a diverse interest that aligns with their investment thesis. They believe that permissionless blockchains represent a new form of politico-economic institution capable of fundamentally altering market structures and facilitating the emergence of entirely new industries. Committed to enabling these transformative protocols, they invest in infrastructure and application companies that they see as crucial to extending the reach of these networks to serve the next billion users. The team at Castle Island Ventures brings a wealth of experience from within the cryptoassets sector of the financial services industry. The partners and investment team members have pedigrees from leading financial and crypto institutions, and they leverage this experience to support entrepreneurs who are pioneering the infrastructure services necessary for pushing these networks to their potential. As they focus exclusively on public blockchains, their contribution to the blockchain ecosystem is also educational, as evidenced by their 'On The Brink' podcast and their cryptocurrency-focused writings and analyses.